BEST WISHES FOR A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL EVENT... ... to all Gators taking the plunge and crossing the starting and finishing lines this weekend! Wow, what a weekend we have ahead of us!! There are EIGHT events on the weekend calendar featuring 27 Gators, Jr. Gators, and Gator Tots including 3 produced by club sponsors (Scoogie Events, DelMo Elite Sports, and Steelman Racing) plus the Collins Cup on Saturday to see which part of the world... USA, Europe, or everybody else... rules the triathlon world! And the icing on the cake... 3 Gators (and a Gator spouse and another Gator neice) will complete their first triathlon! SUNDAY WORKOUT UPDATE!: We are also again offering a Sunday morning swim slot at the Spring Valley YMCA... There are only 2 weeks to go before the outdoor pool closes, so take advantage of the opportunity... The swim will take place at 11:30am-12:30pm and it will be in the Y's outdoor lap pool area where we will have 2 lanes reserved. SATURDAY WORKOUT UPDATE!: Our Blue Marsh OWS/ride workout is canceled due to water conditions temporarily shutting down the swim area. On to the events!... If you have an event this weekend and are not listed below, PLEEEASE post a comment so that we can add you to the calendar and send good Gator vibes your way! Here's what's on the calendar... Saturday, August 28: • SIGNATURE CLUB EVENT... Scoogie Events' Kids Rock Summer Triathlon (Ambler, PA): Jack Epelbaum, Juliana Kelecic, Katie Kelecic, Belle Stone, and Lily Stone will all be rocking and rolling and swimming and running! • The Collins Cup (Samorin, Slovakia): This event features our sport's top professional triathletes grouped into teams of 12 (6 female, 6 male) representing the USA, Europe, and the reste of the world. They will be facing off in groups of three, with one representative from each team, in 12 races that will each start about 10 minutes apart starting at 7amEDT... The entire event is expected to be completed in about 7 hours... USA! USA! USA! For more details about the event and how to watch it... https://thecollinscup.protriathletes.org/ Sunday, August 29: • SIGNATURE CLUB EVENT... DelMo Sports' Escape the Cape Triathlon and OWS (Cape May, NJ): Our Olympic triathlon athletes include Chris Acosta, Holly Beauchamp, Gregg Heimer, Jeff Moyer, Gina Stango, and Joyce Williams. Our sprint triathlon athletes include Brittany Acosta, Kate O'Donnell, Randell Torres, and Jeff's neice Anna Karwoski who will be participating in her first triathlon! • Steelman Racing's Off Road Endurance Festival (Bear Creek Resort, Macungie, PA): This event includes 5K and 10K trail run options where you have the opportunity to run up and down a ski slope and ring the bell at the top! • Upper Dublin Triathlon (Fort Washington, PA): We have 5 Gators racing plus a Gator spouse in this sprint distance event... Our FIRST TIME TRIATHLETES include Kristie Bruno, Sean Cozart, Gleb Epelbaum, and Shawn O'Malley's wife, Kari O'Malley! Our other participants include Lindsay Inger and Shawn O'Malley! • The Philly 10K (Philadelphia): Another 5 Gators are running in this event including Andrea Caniglia, Joe DeNicola, Susan Flavin, Kristen Lourie, and Lynn Seuberling! • Hawk Mountain Off Road Triathlon (Schuylkill Haven, PA): Chris Townsley will take on this off road challenge that features a short swim followed by multiple mountain bike loops and a 2 loop trail run! • The Ben to the Shore Tour (Philadelphia to Atlantic City): Paul Kratzinger, our latest "Gator of the Month", will be road tripping it to the Shore via his bike in this 65 mile one way ride! Have a great weekend!