BEST WISHES FOR A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL EVENT... ... to all Gators competing naked or otherwise! March has arrived which means that spring, extra daylight, and outdoor workouts are on the horizon! In our quarterly coaches meeting last night we discussed a lot of stuff pertaining to getting back to the great outdoors! Much more on this in the coming weeks including our April-June weekly workout calendar. Gatorthon Donations: We have successfully achieved our goal of raising the $1,000 amount donated by our lead club sponsor, CentreFor HealingArts in support of the great cause under the Spring Valley YMCA's Annual Campaign... In fact we raised over $1,200! If you'd like to make a donation, the site will remain open... here's the link... https://give.philaymca.org/fundraiser/3666148 Weekend Workouts: We have a couple of opportunities for you to train with fellow Gators this weekend... • Saturday, March 5, 8am-9:15am: Zwift Cycling Meetup... We are partially completing the London "Triple Loops" route during the 75 minutes. You can join us for part of it or the entire 75 minutes. And feel free to stay if you are looking for an even longer ride (completing the entire route will likely take 2+ hours); we typically have Gators with rides ranging from 30 minutes to over 2 hours. NOTE: Don Mack has set up the meetup, but will NOT be present for this week's ride. See "Event" for more info... https://www.facebook.com/events/684059073008226 • Sunday, March 6, 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool: Uncoached group swim workout Weekend Events: It's a lighter weekend, but we do have a few athletes competing in a variety of events including our first ultrarunner of the year! Thursday, March 3 - Sunday, March 6: • NOBULL CrossFit Games Open (virtual): Over three weekends (that started last week) AJ Kruppa and Kristie Bruno are completing the three stages of this CrossFit event that involves completing a workout that is announced at the start of each weekend. The top athletes after the third round will move on to the next level of competition. Go Kristie and AJ! Saturday, March 5: • Naked Bavarian (Leesport, PA): This ultrarunning event at Blue Marsh includes 20 mi and 40 mi options and we're pleased to announce that Andrew Slysh will be running in the 40 mi event (fully clothed 🙂). Go Andrew! Sunday, March 6: • Delaware Valley Masters Swim Championship (Fort Washington, PA): It'll be a busy weekend for AJ Kruppa who will also be competing in the 50 freestyle, 50 backstroke, and 100 freestyle events. Go AJ! Have a great weekend and Gator Done! 🐊