BEST WISHES FOR A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL EVENT... ... to all Gators who will be getting it done in New Jersey and elsewhere! Last weekend was FANTASTIC! We had outstanding performances by our lady Gators at the Women's Philadelphia Triathlon, 5K, and kids splash and dash and this included us welcoming FOUR FIRST TIME TRIATHLETES, Sarah Barkley, Jennifer Gehret, Christa Kachline, and Rachel Truckley, who were all AMAZING! We also had success at IRONMAN Musselman 70.3 going 6 for 6 in finishes and Shawn O'Malley qualifying for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships! How do we follow up on that? This weekend is New Jersey State Triathlon weekend, an event put on by club sponsor CGI Racing (who also direct the Love Run). The event takes place on Saturday and Sunday and we have four athletes participating; see details below! A couple of previews for next week before we cover the rest of this weekend... • Tuesday morning run workout: Based on your feedback to run coach Karen Dunn's survey, we're trying something new with occasional weekday morning run workouts starting next Tuesday 7/19 at 8am at the Pope John Paul II high school track. See "Event" to register and for more information... https://www.facebook.com/events/804351010947681 • Wednesday evening swim/run workout: We're going to offer another swim run option for our Wednesday 7/20 evening outdoor swim. It will start with a run around the Spring Valley YMCA's 1k (0.6 miles) outdoor track and then continue with a 200-300m swim and then a swim/run rotation for the duration of our one hour workout. How many can you do? Watch for an event post coming this weekend! Weekend Workouts: We have two options for your consideration... • Saturday 7/16, 8:15am: Blue Marsh OWS and/or Cujo Loop (with Crosby Extension) Bike Ride. We'll start with a 1:15 swim entering the water no later than 8:30am and then continue with a 20 mile challenging bike ride with LOTS of hills starting at 10am (and maybe a little extra for anyone looking for a 2 hour ride). See "Event" to register and for additional details... https://www.facebook.com/events/1234856580590212 • Sunday 7/17, 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Uncoached group swim workout • Do you want to lead a group bike ride or run? Many of us are training for events of all distances. We highly encourage you to share on our Facebook group any rides or runs (of any length) that you are doing where you'd like some company! Weekend Events: Jersey boys, and girls... Saturday, July 16: • CLUB EVENT / SPONSOR EVENT, Part 1: CGI Racing's New Jersey State Triathlon. To kick off the first day of this two day event, both Whitney Mc Chadwick Lessar and Lindsay Inger will be participating in the sprint distance triathlon! Go Whitney and Lindsay! Sunday, July 17: • CLUB EVENT / SPONSOR EVENT, Part 2: CGI Racing's New Jersey State Triathlon. Continuing Saturday's fun, we have two athletes, Dre Barber and Jens Sydor competing in the Olympic distance triathlon! Go Dre and Jens! Have a great weekend training and racing, and don't forget to check out the continuation of the exciting Tour de France! 🐊