THIS WEEK IN TRI CLUB (MAY 8-14)... LOG YOUR GATORS SURF & TURF CLUB BADGES! The Gators Surf & Turf Club is now fully open for business and you can log your earned badges (including Baked Potato toppings tiers) at our official "badge logging" post that is available here... https://www.facebook.com/groups/msgators/posts/2243028729215220/ And remember that it only takes one badge to get an invite to the July Prime Rib Party! You can earn badges for participation in ANY club workout (including those from our sponsors Mid-Atlantic Multisport, French Creek Racing, RUNegades, and Keystone Running Store) as well as for participating in an event and for creating a post on our Facebook group. And our youth Gators are also in on the fun with the "Junior Gator Edition" of the Surf & Turf club! See Cindy Kelecic's post for more details... https://www.facebook.com/groups/msgators/posts/2238635832987843/ So what's happening this week? A lot! This includes 13 workouts, 3 club sponsor events, a course preview ride/run opportunity on Saturday, a special Mother's Day run offered by the RUNegades on Sunday, and a club social on Thursday night that will include "The Changing of the Shoe Laces", which unofficially kicks off triathlon season! Other workout news for this week... • Gators run workout on Monday instead of Tuesday: Last week we transitioned to Tuesday night pre-bike intervals run workouts. Due to a schedule conflict we will offer the run workout on Monday at 6pm-7pm instead. • "Tri Tuesday" opportunity: For anyone that would like to complete the rare weekday evening triathlon, it's easy... Just participate in the FCR OWS race, then join the Gators intervals ride, and complete the tri with a short brick run! And for extra fun, ride to the OWS race site from Reynolds Dog Park (it's less than 5 miles). As often as possible this will be our usual approach on the 6 event dates for the FCR OWS race series. Workouts Attendance Poll: To assist with workout planning, please check all workouts that you plan to attend. This really does help us plan, so PLEASE take 1 minute to mark the workouts that you plan to attend. This Week's Events: Following is a summary of what is happening, now through Sunday and keep in mind that French Creek Racing is now offering open water swim workouts 3x/week... • DIFFERENT DAY (this week only): Monday 5/8, 6:00pm-7:00pm, Hilltop Field, Royersford: Gators run workout coached by Karen Dunn. See event for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/1632197643953181?ref=newsfeed • Monday 5/8, 6:30pm, 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 • Monday 5/8, 7:15pm-8:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): Swim workout coached by Ginny Angus • Tuesday 5/9, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (2 lanes): Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • CLUB EVENT: Tuesday 5/9, 5pm-7pm, Norristown/Trooper: French Creek Racing's OWS Race #1. Options for 1/2 mile and 1 mile with selectable start time. You can also join the 5 mile ride to the event venue departing from the Reynolds Dog Park at 5:15pm and join the Gators intervals ride after the swim. Club discount available to all participants. For details... https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Norristown/OpenWaterSeriesandVirtualTri • Tuesday 5/9, 6:30pm-8:00pm, Reynolds Dog Park: Cycling intervals workout on the SRT coached by Logan Washburn • Tuesday 5/9, 6:30pm, Rec Room/Conshohocken Brewing, 230 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • Wednesday 5/10, 7:15pm-8:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): Swim workout coached by Logan Washburn • Thursday 5/11, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (2 lanes): Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • Thursday 5/11, 6:30pm-8:00pm, Reynolds Dog Park: Cycling out and back ride on the SRT coached by Don Mack • SOCIAL: Thursday 5/11, 8:15pm-10:00pm, Lock 29, Phoenixville: The Changing of the Shoelaces. Open to all Gators! See event for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/242595411711368 • Friday 5/12, 6:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • CLUB EVENT: Saturday 5/13, Doylestown, PA: Scoogie Events' Peace Valley Duathlon, 5 miler, and 5K. Club discount available for all Scoogie Events races. • SPONSOR EVENT: Saturday 5/13 - Sunday 5/14, Spotsylvania, VA: Kinetic Multisports' Kinetic Triathlon. Club discount available for all Kinetic Multisports events. • Saturday 5/13, 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 • Saturday 5/13, 8:30am, Lake Nockamixon: Independence Triathlon Course Preview Ride/Run. See event for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/595513995863568 • Sunday 5/14, 8:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: Mother's Day with the RUNegades! See event for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/909586996927224 • Sunday 5/14, 11:15am-12:15pm: Uncoached group swim workout "It's not about the event, it's about the adventure!" (Coach Brian) 💚🍺