BEST WISHES FOR A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL EVENT... ... to all Gators who will be wishing upon a star and finding a finish line this weekend! Following up on last weekend's fantastic showing for 5KO and excellent results at the Love Run, this weekend we'll be taking on events in 3 states and 1 district; this includes an athlete who will be completing the longest ultrarun to date this year! We also have our first group outdoor riding opportunity on Saturday. Before we cover this week's starts, a few notes... • Congratulations to Jens Sydor who was announced as our male Gator of the Month for March! Be sure to check out the video announcement by Dr. Michael Connelly pinned under "Featured". We're lining up interviews with both Jens and Dre Barber, our female Gator of the Month for March, so watch for those coming soon! • Welcome to Ginny Angus, who has joined our Gators coaching team! If you missed the announcement, you can find it under "Featured"! • Next week we plan to ride outdoors on Tuesday and Thursday evening (6pm start time at Longford Park/Reynold's Dog Park). So use this weekend to prep your bike (or do it today if you plan to join tomorrow's ride)! Weekend Workouts: We have two opportunities... • Saturday, April 2, 10am: Cycling - 50 mile Lake Nockamixon Loop. See "Event" for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/506938134318395 • Sunday, April 3, 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool: Uncoached group swim workout Weekend Events: We have seven, make that eight, events with a half dozen Gators participating! Saturday, April 2: • Naked Prussian Trail Marathon (Blue Marsh, PA): Andrew Slysh bumps the mileage up to 50 on his way to 100 later this month in this 2 loop 90% single track trail course advertised as a "back to the basics low fee trail run". Go Andrew! • runDisney Springtime Surprise "Race for the Taste 10K" (Orlando, FL): Lindsay Inger celebrates her birthday weekend in style with 3 events including a virtual "Expedition Everest 5K" plus this 10K event and another taking place on Sunday (see below). Go Lindsay, go Lindsay, and go Lindsay! • Hot Chocolate 15K (Philadelphia): Carla DelFico participates in this popular Center City run that includes one of the sweetest finishes of any race. Go Carla! Sunday, April 3: • Run as One 4 Miler (Central Park, New York City): The adventure continues for Joe DeNicola and Susan Flavin in this New York Road Runners event through Central Park. Go Susan and Joe! • Cherry Blossom 10 Mile/5K (Washington, DC): Angela Epelbaum does a training 5K for her future performance in the 10 miler and checks out the cherry blossoms and a few monuments along the way. Go Angela! • runDisney Springtime Surprise "Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10-Miler" (Orlando, FL): Lindsay Inger brings her three event birthday weekend to an amazing close with this event that will take her through Epcot and Hollywood Studios! Finish strong, Lindsay! • Rattling MTB Marathon (Halifax, PA): We're doing more than running this weekend! Chris Townsley will be mountain biking it through Weiser State Forest on the challenging 25K course. Go Chris! Have a great weekend, have fun, and Gator Done! 🐊