THIS WEEK IN TRI CLUB (APRIL 4-10) and WINTER GFC WEEK 13 ROLL CALL! The winter GFC officially ended at midnight last night and I saw several signs of spring on Saturday's Harleysville to Lake Nockamixon and back ride... A convertible, a motor cycle, a baseball game, and dandelions. So now we just need the weather to cooperate and we'll be outside for all of our rides and runs, and, before too long, some open water swimming! We have a lot going on this week and this month. More about this week further down in the post, but here are a few activities to mark on your calendars taking place in April after this week... • Saturday 4/16: SPONSOR EVENT: Steelman Racing's "Rock the Nock" (Lake Nockamixon). Includes 5K, 10K, and half marathon options and our sponsor discount code is available! See event website for details... https://www.steelmanracing.com/rock-the-nock • Saturday 4/23: CLUB EVENT: Schuylkill River Relay. This popular 50K relay event (previously known as the SRT 50K Relay) takes place on the SRT between Phoenixville and the Conshohocken Brewery. See event website for details... https://www.greatamericanbreweryruns.com/schuylkill-river-relay • Saturday 4/23: SPONSOR EVENT: Scoogie Event's "Great Peace Valley 5 Miler & 5K" (Doylestown, PA). See "Event" for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/474960034137568 • Wednesday 4/27: Indoor OWS Swim Workout (Spring Valley YMCA). Practice your OWS skills indoors to better prepare yourself for when we take it outdoors! See the "Event" for more details... https://www.facebook.com/events/295558646024994 • Saturday 4/30: Healthy Kids Day (Spring Valley YMCA). We'll have a Gators "mini-duathlon" practice area for attendees at this event and would love to have you and/or your kids participate! Watch for an "Event" coming soon! • Saturday 4/30: CLUB SOCIAL: Join us as Chris Oswald's band "Junior's Grades" and Owen Bellino's band "Crave" perform at Chaplin's in Spring City! Watch for an "Event" coming soon! GFC Roll Call! This week's Gator Fitness Challenge "Roll Call" covers week 13 (March 28-April 3), the FINAL WEEK of the winter GFC! If you completed at least one of the two challenges, please post a comment... • "SBR" if you completed the Swim/Bike/Run Challenge (40 minutes of each) AND/OR... • "SCF" if you completed the Strength/Core/Flexibility Challenge (45 minutes total of any combination) AND/OR... • "Both" if you were a week 12 superstar and completed both challenges! Weekly Workouts and Events: All of the following take place over the next 7 days... • Monday 4/4, 6pm, Perkiomen Valley High School: Run workout coached by Karen Dunn. See "Event" for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/555494962376058 • Monday 4/4, 7:00pm-8:00pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (lanes 1-4): Swim workout coached by Dre Barber. Note that the planned Indoor OWS practice session originally scheduled for this slot has been canceled. • Tuesday 4/5, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (lanes 5-6): Swim workout coached by Ginny Angus • Tuesday 4/5, 7:15pm-8:30pm, Spring Valley YMCA Cycling Studio: Spin/Strength workout coached by Logan Washburn... The weather is still not cooperating, so it's one final week inside! • Wednesday 4/6, 7pm-8pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (3 lanes): Swim workout coached by Logan Washburn • Wednesday 4/6, 8:30pm: Club Officers Meeting... Let us know if you have any questions for us or any topics you'd like us to discuss. • Thursday 4/7, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (lanes 5-6): Swim workout coached by Logan Washburn • Thursday 4/7, evening: TBD cycling workout... We'll either be outside for a 6pm-7:15pm SRT out and back ride (starting at the Dog Park) or inside for a 7:30pm-8:30pm Zwift meetup... A decision will be announced by end of day Wednesday. • Saturday 4/9: SPONSOR EVENT - DelMo Elite Sports' "Mudhen Brewing Co. IPA 5K & Beer Mile Island Championships" (Wildwood, NJ). Club sponsor discount is available. See event website for details... https://www.delmosports.com/events/mudhen-race-series • Sunday 4/10, 8:45am: CLUB EVENT: KO to KC Ride... Join us as we ride from Kristen's bench to club sponsor Keswick Cycle's University City store for a brief get together before we turn around and head back. You can join us for the entire 50+ mile ride or start with us and turn back earlier or start late and catch us on the way back. See "Event" for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/795220461868537 • Sunday 4/10, around 1pm-1:30pm: CLUB SOCIAL: Fitzwater Station (264 Canal St, Phoenixville). Whether or not you join us for the KO to KC Ride, stop by to socialize for a bit at Fitzwater Station, which is very close to our ride start/end point at Longford Park/Reynold's Dog Park. • Sunday 4/10, 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA, Indoor Lap Pool (lanes 3-6): Uncoached group swim workout... Note that it's possible that this workout could be preempted by the Tri for the Y... You can assume it's on unless we announce later in the week that it is not. Have a great week! 🐊