THIS WEEK IN TRI CLUB (SEPTEMBER 4-10)! We have a busy week ahead culminating with some key events and close to 20 athletes in action! And congrats to our Donut Derby finishers Joe DeNicola, Susan Flavin, Don Mack, and David Stone for safely completing their dining and riding adventure yesterday morning! While none were able to hang in with the event winner who ingested 36(!) donuts and ended with a net time of 27 minutes (for 36 miles; includes 3 minutes/donut deduction off of his time), they all had a safe and successful finish! It's about time: A couple of updates on workout times... • Evening cycling: We will continue our outdoor Tuesday and Thursday coached rides through the end of September. This week's rides will start at 6pm and end between 7:15pm-7:30pm. For the rest of September, starting on Tuesday 9/12 through Thursday 9/28, the ride start times will be 5:30pm with finish times between 6:45pm-7:15pm. • Evening swims: We have a NEW START/END TIME for our Monday and Wednesday evening coached swim workouts starting tomorrow/Wednesday 9/6. Our new time slot is 7:35pm-8:35pm. The reason for the change has to do with the Spring Valley YMCA transitioning back to pre-COVID hours. Morning swims are back! The annual maintenance closure of the SVY indoor pool complex has ended and our morning coached swims, mostly led by Don Schlichtmann, will restart TODAY/September 5! These will take place every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 10:15am-11:15am for the foreseeable future. Additionally, Sunday morning swims return starting this Sunday 9/10; these are uncoached group swims taking place 11:15am-12:15pm. And now that the outdoor swim complex is closed for the season, the Saturday morning swim series is discontinued. Monday evening Run workouts are back! We have also restarted Monday evening coached run workouts. Karen Dunn will lead 6:00pm Monday evening run workouts through the end of September and beyond. Workouts Attendance Poll: To assist with workout planning, please check all workouts that you plan to attend. This helps us plan, so PLEASE take 1 minute to mark the workouts that you plan to attend. This Week's Workouts and Events: Following is a summary of what is happening, now through Sunday, including 10 workouts. And keep in mind that additionally French Creek Racing continues to offer open water and outdoor pool swim workouts every day and Mid-Atlantic Multisport will have one additional Wednesday night OWS taking place next week on Wednesday 9/13. • Tuesday 9/5, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • IT'S BACK: Tuesday 9/5, 6:00pm-7:30pm, Reynolds Dog Park: Cycling intervals ride on the SRT coached by Ginny Angus • Tuesday 9/5, 6:30pm, Rec Room/Conshohocken Brewing, 230 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • NEW TIME: Wednesday 9/6, 7:35pm-8:35pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Logan Washburn • IT'S BACK: Thursday 9/7, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • Thursday 9/7, 6:00pm-7:30pm, Reynolds Dog Park: Cycling out and back ride on the SRT coached by Don Mack • Friday 9/8, 6:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • Saturday 9/9, 8:00am, Keystone Running Store (200 E. High St, Pottstown): Group run. For details, go to Keystone Running Store's Facebook page... https://www.facebook.com/keystonerunningstorepottstown • Sunday 9/10, 8:00am-10:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNedages group run. https://runsignup.com/.../PottstownsTuesdayInTheParkIceCr... • IT'S BACK: Sunday 9/10, 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Uncoached group swim workout "It's not about the event, it's about the adventure!" (Coach Brian) 💚