THIS WEEK IN TRI CLUB (JULY 31-AUGUST6)! It's Steelman Tri week! And if you are looking for a swim only event (or swim run event), it's also French Creek Racing's River Day SwimFest / SwimRun week plus on Tuesday FCR is offering the 5th OWS race in their 6 event summer series! Three great event options to choose from and the USAT Nationals will be taking place next weekend as well and we have a Gator participating (more about that later this week in our "Best Wishes" post)! From a workouts standpoint, our full range of options is being offered. Note that several of our coaches are traveling this week, so our Thursday night ride will be an "uncoached group workout"; all of the other typically-coached workouts are covered. A couple of notes before we ge.t into the schedule details... • The ICE CREAM CLUB is back! Based on the popularity of our first ever "club", we've brought the Gators Ice Cream club back for another year! It's an expanded version of last year's club that was strictly tied to our Tuesday evening cycling intervals workout. That is still part of it, but you can also earn badges for attending other workouts. The club runs from Independence Day/Tuesday, July 4 through Labor Day/Monday, September 4 and then sometime in mid/late September we'll have a Ice Cream Club Party! Stay tuned for all of the details coming (sooner or later) in a separate post! • Get your 2023 club members t-shirt! We're continuing to distribute long sleeve navy blue tech t-shirts to all current members! You can get yours at the Steelman Triathlon including on Saturday at packet pickup or on Sunday before or after the race. Workouts Attendance Poll: To assist with workout planning, please check all workouts that you plan to attend. This helps us plan, so PLEASE take 1 minute to mark the workouts that you plan to attend. This Week's Workouts and Events: Following is a summary of what is happening, now through Sunday, including 13 workouts. 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 for season pass holders and is also offering single-session passes (the next is on Wednesday 8/9). • Monday 7/31, 6:30pm, 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 • Monday 7/31, 7:15pm-8:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): Swim workout coached by Dre Barber • Tuesday 8/1, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (2 lanes): Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • CLUB EVENT: Tuesday 8/1: French Creek Racing's OWS Race #5 (Norristown/Trooper)... https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Norristown/OpenWaterSeriesandVirtualTri • Tuesday 8/1, 5:40pm-6:20pm, Reynolds Dog Park: Run workout on the SRT coached by Karen Dunn • Tuesday 8/1, 6:30pm-8:00pm, Reynolds Dog Park: Cycling intervals ride on the SRT coached by Don Schlichtmann • Tuesday 8/1, 6:30pm, Rec Room/Conshohocken Brewing, 230 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • Wednesday 8/2, 7:15pm-8:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): Swim workout coached by Dre Barber • Thursday 8/3, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (2 lanes): Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • Thursday 8/3, 6:30pm-8:00pm, Reynolds Dog Park: UNCOACHED cycling out and back ride on the SRT • Friday 8/4, 6:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • Saturday 8/5, 7:30am-9:30am, Spring Valley YMCA Outdoor Pool: Uncoached group swim • CLUB EVENT: Saturday 8/5: French Creek Racing's River Day SwimFest/SwimRun. Event includes 1/2 mile, 1 mile, and 5k individual options as well as a 5k relay option and a SwimRun event (1/2 mile swim, 5k run, 1/2 mile swim)... https://www.trisignup.com/Race/PA/Norristown/RiverDaySwimFestandSwimRun • Saturday 8/5, 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 8/6: Steelman Racing's Steelman Triathlon (Lake Nockamixon State Park, Quakertown, PA): Registration is closed, but if you are not already participating, come on out to volunteer or support our 20+ Gators that will be competing! https://www.steelmanracing.com/steelman-triathlon • Sunday 8/6, 8:00am-10:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNedages group run. https://runsignup.com/.../PottstownsTuesdayInTheParkIceCr... • Sunday 8/6, 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): Uncoached group swim workout. "It's not about the event, it's about the adventure!" (Coach Brian) 💚🍺