BEST WISHES FOR A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL EVENT... ... to all Gators adapting to the circumstances and taking on an event this weekend! And particularly we'd like to offer a shout out to our Jr. Gators and Gator Tots participating in the "ISO-Gator Duathlon" event hosted by our youth program leads Cindy Kelecic and Angela Epelbaum! For more info on it, see "Events"... https://www.facebook.com/events/2660417297395573/ Below is a list of virtual events taking place this weekend with some spanning a range of time and already underway. If you are participating in any of these events or others that are missing from the list, please post a comment so that we can virtually send real Gator vibes your way... It's a scientifically proven fact that this will improve your finish times! Also, we had our largest showing to date at a Zwift race a couple of nights ago in the "Bullseye Points Race #5" with Chris Townsley, David Stone, Ralph Owens, Maureen Hoffman, and Don Mack all participating. If you are a Zwift user and have not yet participated in a race, I encourage you to check one out... It's surprising how much like a real race it feels including the pre-race anticipation/butterflies, in-race intensity/motivation to push, and finish line satisfaction/"I can do better next time" feelings. This weekend's events include the following (and just a reminder that links to all events can be found in our "Who's In?" calendar posted under "Files"); all are FREE unless otherwise noted... • Ongoing ◦ USAT Virtual Run Bike Run (through May 17): This event includes sprint and Olympic distances. ◦ The Great Virtual Race Across Tennessee 1000K (through August 31): Ruth Subach's event is underway! ◦ Quaranteam Strong Virtual Challenge (through June 30): This event is offered by club sponsor Scoogie Events and Scoogie Snyder and includes completing the following run distances over the timeframe of the event... 5K, 10K, 10 mile, half marathon! ◦ SRT Union Meadows King and Queen of the Hill Virtual Race (through May 17): This event is offered by club sponsor Chester County Running Store and Don Morrison. It includes your opportunity to be crowned King or Queen of the Meadow Hill! • IRONMAN VR6 (May 8-10): IRONMAN's virtual race series continues for a 6th weekend and this time it's back to the Olympic distance duathlon, which includes run 1 (approx 2 miles), bike (approx 25 miles), and run 2 (10K; approx 6 miles). Renee Schuck is participating for sure and I'm guessing that at least our other IRONMAN VR series regulars are as well including Shawn O'Malley, Doug Raab, and Jennifer Raab... Anyone else in this weekend? • Gator Tot and Jr. Gator ISO-Gator Duathlon (May 9-10): This virtual event for fun is in place of the postponed Scoogie Events Peace Valley Duathlon and is open to ages 5-15 and includes three distances (although creativity is 100% permitted on the distances)... Ages 5-9 (run 1/2 mile, bike 1.5 miles, run 1/2 mile), ages 10-12 (run 1/2 mile, bike 3 miles, run 1/2 mile), and ages 13-15 (run 1 mile, bike 3 miles, run 1 mile). Our participants will include at least Jack Epelbaum, Juliana Kelecic, Kaitie Kelecic, and Belle Stone... Let us know if your Jr Gator/Gator Tot is in! Have a great weekend!