THIS WEEK IN TRI CLUB (JUNE 5-11)! We have a gigantic week in front of us with our usual array of workout options and an amazing 13 different events featuring our athletes including events on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! In all there are 43 event starts, culminating with 15 of our youth Gators participating in Sunday's Scoogie Events' Kids Rock Spring Duathlon/Triathlon! Included are 5 sponsor events from French Creek Racing, the RUNegades, Kinetic Multisport, DelMo Elite Sports, and Scoogie Events with three being club events! It all kicks off with tonight's youth run workout! So if you are looking for a week to train and/or race, this is the week for you! And besides all of that we're planning to have our 6th consecutive Thursday night post-ride club social! We hope to see you here, there, and everywhere! Log your Gators Surf & Turf Club Badges: You can continue to claim your "Gators Surf & Turf Club" badges as you complete events and participate in workouts. To date 96 badges have been claimed! Who will get us up and over 100?? You can find the badge claim post here... https://www.facebook.com/.../msgators/posts/2243028729215220 It only takes one badge to get an invite to the July Prime Rib Party! You can earn badges for participation in ANY club workout (including those from our sponsors Mid-Atlantic Multisport, French Creek Racing, the RUNegades, and Keystone Running Store) as well as for participating in an event and for creating a post on our Facebook group. And our youth Gators are also in on the fun with the "Junior Gator Edition" of the Surf & Turf club! See Cindy Kelecic's post for more details... https://www.facebook.com/.../msga.../posts/2238635832987843/ Workouts Attendance Poll: To assist with workout planning, please check all workouts that you plan to attend. This really does help us plan, so PLEASE take 1 minute to mark the workouts that you plan to attend. This Week's Events: Following is a summary of what is happening, now through Sunday, including 13 fitness and fun-focused training opportunities, and keep in mind that additionally French Creek Racing is now offering open water swim workouts 5x/week and Mid-Atlantic Multisport is offering a Wednesday night OWS several times a month (the next is this Wednesday 6/7). NOTE 1: The Monday and Wednesday evening swim workouts will be "uncoached group swims" this week. Don Mack will be there to swim and will have copies of the workouts, but there will not be a coach on deck. NOTE 2: Our weekly run workout will take place (if there are at least 3 registrants) on Wednesday evening at the Y prior to the swim workout. • Monday 6/5, 6:30pm, Keystone Running Store (200 E. High St, Pottstown): Group run! This week's course is a perfect prep workout for Friday's RUNway Mile as it includes a warmup run to the Pottstown HS track followed by "how many laps can you run in 15 minutes?" For details, go to Keystone Running Store's Facebook page... https://www.facebook.com/keystonerunningstorepottstown • Monday 6/5, 7pm, Reynolds Dog Park: Youth Gators Run Workout. A fantastic way to get ready for Friday's "RUNway Mile" and/or Sunday's Kid's Rock Triathlon! See "Event" for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/266665519258486 • Monday 6/5, 7:15pm-8:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): UNCOACHED group swim workout. The workout will be posted. • Tuesday 6/6, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (2 lanes): Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • CLUB EVENT: Tuesday 6/6, 5pm-7pm, Norristown (1400 S. Trooper Rd): CLUB EVENT: French Creek Racing's OWS Race #2. It's not too late to join in on the fun with either a 1/2 mile or 1 mile swim. And we are optionally offering a bike ride to the swim departing Reynolds Dog Park at 5pm then joining in with the Gators ride afterwards. • Tuesday 6/6, 6:30pm-8:00pm, Reynolds Dog Park: Cycling out and back ride on the SRT coached by Dre Barber • Wednesday 6/7, 6:00pm-7:00pm, Spring Valley YMCA Outdoor Track: Run workout that will include a Karen Dunn workout led by Don Mack. Meet at the parking lot close to the track and Township Line Rd. • Wednesday 6/7, 7:15pm-8:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): UNCOACHED group swim workout. The workout will be posted. • Thursday 6/8, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (2 lanes): Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • Thursday 6/8, 6:30pm-8:00pm, Reynolds Dog Park: Cycling out and back ride on the SRT coached by Ginny Angus • CLUB SOCIAL: Thursday 6/8, 8:30pm, Phoenixville area: Gators Weekly Social. Location TBD, but somewhere in close proximity to our ride location. • Friday 6/9, 6:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • CLUB EVENT: Friday 6/9, 6:40pm, Heritage Field Airport (50 Airport Rd, Pottstown/Limerick): The RUNegades "Runway Mile". How fast can you run a mile on a runway?? See "Event" for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/224235667033087 • Saturday 6/10, 8:00am, Keystone Running Store (200 E. High St, Pottstown): Group run! For details, go to Keystone Running Store's Facebook page... https://www.facebook.com/keystonerunningstorepottstown • CLUB EVENT: Sunday, 6/11, Pennlyn: Scoogie Events' "Kids Rock Spring Triathlon/Duathlon" • Sunday 6/11, 8:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNedages group run. https://runsignup.com/.../PottstownsTuesdayInTheParkIceCr... • Sunday 6/11, 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): Uncoached group swim workout. This workout is a "GO". "It's not about the event, it's about the adventure!" (Coach Brian) 💚🍺