BEST WISHES FOR A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL EVENT... ... to all Gators rolling the dice and crossing the starting and finishing lines this weekend! This weekend features 14 of our athletes participating in a signature club event, an amazing running challenge, and a Pennsylvania-based triathlon and running event! First, a workout reminder... We are back to our usual Sunday morning indoor swim slot at the Spring Valley Y's indoor lap pool; this is an uncoached group swim. And here's what is on tap for our weekend events!... Saturday, September 11: • Pine Creek Challenge 100 Miler (Wellsboro, PA): Andrew Slysh takes on what may be the most difficult challenge on our 2021 event calendar... At 6am Saturday morning, Andrew will begin his 100 mile effort on a challenging course... A bit more about it... The Pine Creek Challenge is just that, a place to challenge yourself and see how far or how fast you can run. It will be a scenic trail run along Pine Creek in northern Pennsylvania. The Pine Creek Rail Trail stretches 63 miles from Wellsboro Junction to Jersey Shore. The event includes an out and back course that uses 25 miles of the upper, “Canyon”, section that is through the Grand Canyon of the East, the Pine Creek Gorge. The Gorge stretches for 47 miles. It is nearly a mile wide and 1,450 feet deep at its deepest point. This section of Pine Creek is listed as a National Natural Landmark... Go Andrew! Sunday, September 12: • Warrington Cares Sprint Triathlon (Warrington, PA): AJ Kruppa will be racing in this event that includes an outdoor pool 300m swim, a 10 mile bike, and a 5k run... Go AJ! • Queen of Prussia 10K (King of Prussia): Amelia Blythe will be running in the 10K at this event that includes a 5K and multiple kids runs in addition to the main event 10K... Go Amelia! • SIGNATURE CLUB EVENT... IRONMAN Atlantic City 70.3 (Atlantic City): We have 11 Gators participating in this year's event that is directed by club sponsor DelMo Elite Sports! Our athletes include four 1st time 70.3 athletes including Paul Kratzinger, Kristen Lourie, Deb Rocco, and Beth Wysoczanski! Additional Gators racing include Holly Beauchamp (looking forward to running in more sand), Angela Epelbaum (fingers crossed for your back), Keith Ho (featuring a nifty watch band courtesy of Kerri and Jason Brannen) , Sean Lodge (back at it after IM Texas 70.3 and IM Lake Placid), David Stone (getting a jump start on his prep for IM Lake Placid 2022), Jens Sydor (continuing his tour of our club sponsor events that also included the NJ State Tri and the Steelman Tri), and Chris Townsley (putting a bow on an amazing year). We also have at least two volunteers with Paul Kratzinger (of course our current Gator of the Month is doing double duty!) and Don Mack (see you at the swim start!) plus Logan Washburn will be there to support and our tent and flags will be set up to let everyone know that the Gators are in the house! Go Gators! Have a great weekend!