BEST WISHES FOR A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL EVENT... ... to all Gators who will be tri-ing and getting it done this weekend! What an amazing weekend we have ahead with 9 of our athletes competing including a first time triathlete and and an IRONMAN event! In case you missed it... Before we get to that, over the past week we've posted Gator of the Month interviews with Ginny Angus and Sonny Dayrit, our April recipients, and Gator of the Month announcements for our May recipients, Beth Wysoczanski and Andrew Slysh. We also posted an announcement about our newest addition to the family, Camilla Marie, daughter of Justin and Angela Wychunis. All of these can be found under "Announcements" or "Featured" where we also have two polls, one regarding a Memorial Day Blue Marsh outing and another regarding best workout days for our youth Gator families. And finally under "Announcements" / "Featured", it's likely still not too late to volunteer at this weekend's French Creek Racing Tri Fest. Weekend Workouts: It's going to be a scorcher this weekend, so be sure to do all of the things you'd typically do in mid-summer such as loading up with sunscreen and hydration and avoiding working out in mid/late afternoon. Some workout options include... • Saturday 5/21, 7am, starting from Deb Rocco's house: Cycling with Deb and Patty Trainer. This is a 60 mile ride to Oley and back. If you are interested in joining, please contact Deb or Patty. • Sunday 5/22, 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Uncoached group swim workout • Do you want to lead a group bike ride or run? 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: Here's where our 9 athletes are participating in 6 events across 4 states... Saturday, May 21: • SPONSOR EVENT: French Creek Racing's "French Creek Triathlon" (Elverson, PA): HarryMan Triathlon (Harriman State Park, NY): French Creek Racing kicks off their TriFest weekend with the triathlon and new Gator Warren Anders will be competing in his first event as a Gator, the Olympic triathlon! And Sarah Barkley will be doing double duty serving as a volunteer in the morning before participating in an event later in the day. Go Warren and thanks Sarah! • Brooklyn Half Marathon (Brooklyn, NY): Susan Flavin and Joe DeNicola make a return to the Big Apple and take a 13.1 mile tour through the Borough of Kings, from Prospect Park to the Coney Island Boardwalk. Go Susan and Joe! • Relay for Life (Downingtown, PA): Following her French Creek Tri volunteer shift, Sarah Barkley heads to Downingtown West High School where she will walk around and around and around and around the track for 3 hours to support the American Cancer Society. Go Sarah! Sunday, May 22: • Upper Dublin Triathlon (Fort Washington, PA): This is a big one! New Gator Denise Kovatch will become a FIRST TIME TRIATHLETE and she will be joined by Lindsay Inger and Brian Kozera in this sprint event that includes a 350m pool swim, an 8.3 mi bike leg, and a 5K run leg. Go Denise, Lindsay, and Brian! • IRONMAN Tulsa (Tulsa, OK): Fire up your IM Tracker app, for the first time in 2021 we have a Gator taking on the 140.6 challenge! Multi-time IRONMAN finisher Christina Pitchford competes in the first of two IRONMAN events she has on her calendar over the next 6 weeks. The event officially starts at 6:30am Tulsa time, which is 7:30amEDT Go Christy! • Marine Corps Historic Half (Fredericksburg, VA): Fallen Comrades Half Marathon (West Point)... Check!, Valley Forge Revolutionary Run... Check! Holly Beauchamp continues her 2022 run(s) through American history with this 13.1 mile run that ends by running through the massive stars and stripes archway. Go Holly! Have a great weekend, have fun, and Gator Done! 🐊