BEST WISHES FOR A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL EVENT... ... to all Gators who will be battling the elements in an event this weekend! Our race calendar is lighter this Mother's Day weekend, which extends through the start of French Creek Racing's OWS series next Tuesday 5/10. If you do not have an event on Saturday, you may want to check out the IRONMAN World Championship taking place in St. George, Utah. This is actually the 2021 world championship due to the postponement of last October's race; there will be a 2022 world championship (featuring Gator Brian Kozera) back in Kona, Hawaii in October. See the link below for how to watch the race that begins just after 8am on Saturday. Weekend Workouts: • Sunday 5/1, 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Uncoached group swim workout • Group bike ride or run? We do not have anything scheduled for this weekend, but we highly encourage you to share on our Facebook group any rides or runs that you are doing where you'd like some company! Weekend Events: This weekend's events span from Saturday through Tuesday and feature 6 Gators and 2 Gator offspring competing in 4 events. Saturday, May 7: • Dirty German (Philadelphia): In this ultra trail run event in Pennypack Park that includes distances up to 50 miles, Faith DeFreitas will be taking on the 25K course. Go Faith! • IRONMAN World Championship (St. George, UT): There are no Gators participating in this event, but it's worth checking out to see the best professional triathletes in the world battle for the world championship. Check out this link to see how to watch it on IRONMAN's Facebook page, the IRONMAN Now YouTube channel, and Peacock... https://www.triathlete.com/culture/news/how-to-watch-the-ironman-world-championship-in-st-george/?utm_campaign=TRI%20-%20NL%20&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=211890118&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--ccn0p7faEjc9kFMABVI-E2zNzsBZwkmeB7uiKXliAikowSiQkciyT14M_-DMQc0PwSJ0rD8DI8BiT4fvUwMYd6LPqZg&utm_content=211890118&utm_source=hs_email&fbclid=IwAR13N01kl0cqjOjqnbIGeH3nAGImFn17RqC2LA5pFkUkCMDZKjSZ1ALT_gU Sunday, May 8: Happy Mother's Day, Gator Moms! • SwimRun Maryland (Boonsboro, MD): This race primarily features 2 person teams that must stay within 10m of each other throughout the 8 legs (4 run and 4 swim). Gator AJ Kruppa and his son will be a team that will complete four 2 mile run legs and four 1/4 mile swim legs. Sounds like fun, go AJ and son! • Ainsley's Angels Yellow Stairway 6K/12K (Peace Valley Park, Doylestown, PA): We have both distances covered with Kristin Kozera participating in the 6K run and the team of Avery and Brian Kozera running in the 12K event. Go Avery, Kristin, and Brian! Tuesday, May 10: • CLUB/SPONSOR EVENT: French Creek Racing's OWS Race Series #1 (Norristown, PA): This 6 event series kicks off and Gators Jennifer Gehret and Don Mack will be participating. The event will feature the usual 1/2 mile distance and also a new 1 mile distance! And there are also virtual tri, duathlon, and aquathlon run options available along with a great post event food spread and an expo area. This event takes place just off of the Schuylkill River Trail close to our intervals ride turnaround, so arriving by bike works just as well as arriving by car. Go Jennifer and Don! Have a great weekend, have fun, Happy Mother's Day, and Gator Done! 👩‍👧‍👦🐊