THIS WEEK IN TRI CLUB (May 10-16)! Headlines/In Case You Missed It... • Blue Marsh OWS/Cujo Loop Ride this coming weekend!... Our first of six planned uncoached group workouts at Blue Marsh are scheduled for Saturday 5/15 and Saturday 5/29. Due to some construction in the usual swim spot (lasting until Memorial Day weekend), we are using a new swim location on Old Church Rd. for the 5/15 workout only. See event for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/513591436441953 • First Half IRONMAN Interview coming Thursday night!... Recently Sean Lodge and Shawn O'Malley both completed their first official Half IRONMAN event in Galveston, TX. Tune in this Thursday evening at 8:30pm to hear about their first time experience as they answer questions that may help you in the leadup to your first 70.3 adventure! Stay tuned for an event coming soon! • Comp Entry Tuesday returns tomorrow!... Learn who won last's week's DelMo Sports "TRI AC" voucher as well as about this week's opportunity to win! • Gator of the Month Interview with Angela Epelbaum (and watch for the May Gator Guy of the Month coming this week)!... https://www.facebook.com/groups/msgators/permalink/1669657769885655 • Sponsor Events this weekend!... There are three club sponsor events next weekend... Scoogie Events' "UnWINEd 5k / Terra Vino Trail Run 5k / Kid's Grape Juice Run" on Friday 5/14 and Saturday 5/15 and then for Sunday 5/16 there are two... Steelman Racing's "Open Water Classic" and Chester County Running Store's "Coventry Woods Trail Run" • Evening Ride Start Time... 6:30pm... Last week was our first week of 6:30pm start times for our Tuesday and Thursday night rides. This will continue until mid-August and then we'll move back to 6pm. • Run for FREE Ice Cream and Beer! All Gators receive free entry into the May 25 edition of "Tuesdays in the Park Ice Cream 5K and Kids' Fun Run" and all participants receive free ice cream at the end (and, new for 2021, adults over 21 will also receive a voucher for free beer!). For more details see the event... https://www.facebook.com/events/500202664350986 • Run Faster... In preparation for the Ice Cream Run 5K and the June Saucony Mile and other shorter running events, Gators run coach Karen Dunn is focusing on how you can improve your speed in her Wednesday night track workouts. So plan to attend if you'd like to get faster! So what else is happening this week? It's another busy week! We're offering 6 coached workouts and 2 uncoached workouts over the next 7 days plus French Creek Racing OWS training options are available on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday! Also, a reminder to please observe social distancing before, during, and after any group workouts in which you participate and always have a mask with you as those are the best way to ensure that we can continue to offer club cycling, running, and swim workouts. • Monday 5/10 , 7:00pm-8:00pm, Spring Valley YMCA: Swim workout coached by Dre Barber • Tuesday 5/11, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA: Swim workout coached by Logan Washburn • Tuesday 5/11, 6:30pm-8:00pm, Reynolds Dog Park/SRT: Cycling intervals ride coached by Jeffrey Stango • Wednesday 5/12, 6:00pm-7:30pm, Phoenixville HS Track: Run workout coached by Karen Dunn... Get ready for the "Tuesdays in the Park Ice Cream 5K" (5/25) and the "Saucony Mile" (6/18). See "Event" for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/528669618286457 • Thursday 5/13, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA: Swim workout coached by Logan Washburn • Thursday 5/13, 6:30pm-8:00pm, Reynolds Dog Park/SRT: Bike ride coached by Don Mack • Saturday 5/15, 8:30am-11:30am, Blue Marsh Lake / Old Church Rd. Parking Area: Uncoached group OWS and bike ride. See event for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/513591436441953 • Sunday 5/16, 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA: Uncoached group swim. Have a great week!