PLAY BALL!... BEST WISHES FOR A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND... ... to all Gators who are "playing ball" this opening weekend! As Major League Baseball and the Phillies start their season, we'll continue to do what we do best... swim, bike, and run... we have some virtual events starting/continuing/ending plus we have an opportunity to return to cycling the Cujo Loop and OWS at Blue Marsh on Sunday! Below is a list of what we are aware of that is currently taking place. If you have an event and your name is missing from the list, PLEEEAASE post a comment and we will add you to the roster below! This Weekend through next Tuesday: • Friday, July 24 - Sunday, July 26: ◦ IRONMAN VR15... IRONMAN's Virtual Race Series picks back up and will continue for the next 6 weekends! This weekend's race is a big one... a Half IRONMAN/70.3 distance duathlon... Our known participant so far is Doug Raab... Anyone else up for the challenge? ◦ Miami Marlins at Philadelphia Phillies (Citizen's Bank Park, Philadelphia)... Go Phillies! • Saturday, July 25: Trials of Miles Beat the Heat... Karen Dunn placed in the top 5 of the Women's Masters division at last weekend's 2 mile race in this 4 part multi-heat (in the heat) virtual track event! This week's event taking place July 20-26 is a 1 mile race where Karen will be competing against 20 other top runners (future rounds taking place in August feature the 5k semi-finals, and the 2k finals)... The top 12 runners (top 3 from each of 3 heats plus next fastest 3; Karen is in Heat B) will progress to the semi-finals! Go Karen! • Tuesday, July 28: French Creek Racing's OWS Race series continues with race #4 of 6! Would be great to see some additional Gators out there taking advantage of this nearby opportunity (right off the trail, so you can even ride/run to/from the event!) to work on your OWS skills in this half mile socially distant format! Chris Acosta is expected to compete... Any others participating? Ongoing: • Women's Philadelphia Virtual Triathlon/Duathlon (ends this Sunday, July 26): This virtual version of club sponsor DelMo Sports ultra popular event began on July 1... Known finishers to date (who else is finished?) include Beth Kramer (first triathlon!), Amelia Blythe, Kerri Brannen, Sara Dansbury, Karen Dieciedue, Angela Epelbaum, Susan Flavin, Lindsay Inger, Kristin Kozera, Michelle Louise, Diane Lynch, and Allison Wesler! At last count, there were a total of 28 Lady Gators planning to complete the duathlon or triathlon including...Triathlon: In addition to our finishers, other participants include Heather Williams Bloodworth, Jessica Celestin, Meg Huang, Cindy Kelecic, Rosemary Keller, Sheri Kuss, Jaydan Maree, Stacey Montgomery DeFreitas (and Faith DeFreitas for the duathlon), Renee Schuck, Carla Setzler, Gina Stango, Karen Thompson, and Logan Washburn! Duathlon: Deb Rocco, Megan Stone, and Michele Stroba! • Steelman Racing's Virtual Challenges (through August 31)... This set of events, offered by club sponsor Steelman Racing includes a "Race the State" challenge for adults that includes crossing the 350 miles of Pennsylvania in any self-powered way that you'd like over the course of 1-3 months and there is also a "Loop the Lake" challenge for children that involves completing the 20 mile circumference of Lake Nockamixon. Gators currently participating in various events continuing through July and August include Sheri Kuss, Sean Lodge, Diane Lynch, Michael Metry, and Shawn O'Malley! • Great Summer 2020 Virtual Challenge (through Labor Day, September 7): This event, offered by club sponsor Scoogie Events, features a summer long challenge to virtually run/jog/walk and/or bike across Pennsylvania (350 miles) or from Doylestown to the Jersey Shore (Cape May; 135 miles)! Sheri Kuss is in for the "run to the Jersey Shore" challenge! • The Great Virtual Race Across Tennessee 1000K (through August 31): Ruth Subach is continuing to work her way across this extra wide state! Go Gators! Have a great weekend!