I hope you all enjoyed your Easter.  Right off the bat- congratulations to Jennifer McCarthy and Deena Balsama for completing the prestigious Boston Marathon on Monday.  An accomplisment of a lifetime!  

Tonight- Tonight is a BIG event. It is our typical Rode (Road-dee) Ride with a splash.

• 5:30 - 6:00 pm- Shifting Workhshop
• 5:30- 6:00 pm- Safety/Tire Pumping Workshop
• 6:00- 7:30 pm Ride ( A -20 miles, B- 16 miles, C- 8-10 miles)
• 7:30-9 pm- No Shower Happy Hour Sponsored by HFM.  The first drink is on them!  HFM is one of our premier sponsor.  Please stop by and  say hello to them tonight.
• Rode's Fireside is @ 533 Kings Highway, Swedesboro NJ

Queen of the Hill- We have been able to open about 50 more spots for Queen of the Hill. Thank you to Michelle Powell for making this happen.  Queen of the Hill is our club triathlon.  It is all women and FABULOUS!  It is a great tri for those of you who are new to the club!!  If you are interested in a ocean swim and a beach run check out our 2nd race: Queen of the Crest.  Click here for both events!

Queen of the Hill & Queen of the Crest Sign Up

• Date: November 7, 8 & 9 (with the race being on Sunday, November 9).  This is the NJEA week.
• Weekend Total Costs:  Flight, Bike Ship, Hotel for weekend, race registration: $1035.00
• Hotel is Fairmount Southhampton (check on that pretty place on-line.
• This includes: Race fee, welcome reception at Bacardi HQ, Rum sizzles upon arrival, Yoga, swim & ride the courses on Saturday, Awards reception of Sunday Eve, breakfast everyday.
• Remember Bermuda is only a 2 our flight from Philly
• A passport is required. 
• Families, Girls Weekend, Mom/Daughters get away...however you spin in.  It sounds awesome.

Queen of the Scale:

Queen of the Scale is almost done week three!  Here are the top five on our leaderboard!  Once again, thank you Lynn McCabe for organizing! Percentage weight lost.

Thomasson, C        6.29
Widmer, T               5.96
Faustino, K             5.66
Leamy, D                5.36
Love-Sakhleh, M      5.03

Tri Baby Sitting:

Starting the week of 4/28 we will have our Tri-Sitters available!

Our Tri sitters range from 13-15 years old and include Red Cross certified girls. All sitters will have a cell phone and an adult will be accessible on site or close by at all times. We will have sitters available at the following events (weather permitting) weekly for now until school is out then morning workouts will also be included! Tuesdays at Lake Gilman will be added after Memorial Day.

• Children must be 3+ years old and be potty trained.
• Price is $5 per child per work-out with a max of $15 per family. Cash only please!
• Sitting is available for the duration of the work out only!
• No food will be provided! The sitters will provide small water bottles for the children
• Mondays - Monday Night 5K at William Wilt Park. Sitters will be there by 5:45PM and play with children on the playground at the park.
• Tuesdays - Tempo Tuesday - Colleen's House - 110 Cromwell Dr.  Sitters will be there by 5:45PM and play with children in Colleen's yard.
• Wednesday's - Rode Ride.  Kids must be dropped off at Locke Ave Park, just a minute or so from Rodes.  SIGN UP BELOW!

Riverwinds Tri/ Goliathon/ Run the Vineyard.   Good luck to everyone who is doing the Riverwinds Tri, Goliathon and Run the Vineyards this weekend.  I am especially proud of Kym Stone who made her dream of creating an obstalce run come true.  A lot of time, energy and thought went into Goliathlon.  Good Luck Kym!  http://goliathon.com  She hasover 500 people signed up!!

Broad Street:  We are 10 days out of Broad Street. I love, love, love this race!!!!   If you are on the bus you will get an email from me by next Wed.  We do have a few more spots left.  Sign up for the bus on the link below.

Teen Tri:   As a reminder Teen Tri girls can join us for any of our workouts!!!   Lori Hartnett the director of Teen Tri is having a garage sale. Garage Sale to Benefit Teen Tri-Please  drop off anything you don't want but would possibly sell to her house.  If it doesn't sell she has a big truck to take it all away.  Lori will be accepting stuff on Thursday, May 1 ( 9 am- 8 pm) and Friday, May 2  (9 am- 8 pm).  Her address is 15 Hillside Drive, Woolwich NJ.

Monthly Lecture Seires: 

Next up .....Rothman Institute Presents "Pitfalls of Triathlon Training" 

• DATE: 5/15/2014 (Thu 7:00PM - 9:00PM)
• LOCATION: Running Co of Haddonfield 121 Kings Highway East Haddonfield, NJ 08033 
• Sign Up below

SPONSORS:  Here is the list of our 2014 Sponsors.  Thank you so much to all of them!  If you happen to speak with them or visit their business please mention you are part of our club and thank them!!!

Championship Sponsors: HFM 

Premier Sponsors:

Pat Settar Team/Berkshire Hathaway, Rothman, Senior Helpers

Olympic Sponsors:

Action Wheels, Angels in Action Team Isagenix, Blue Plate

Bucket List Training, Cardio Assoc of Delaware Valley (The Heart House), Dental Associates of Pitman, Dr. Mark Kemenosh

The Grasp Coalition, In the Village, Inspira, South Jersey Running Co, SouthWest Council

Sprint Sponsors:

ETA Sports, Koch Chiropractic Center, Dermatology Physicians of SJ, Family Practice Assoc @ Washington, PA, Fitness Yoga. Free to Be Me, GreenLane, H & O Denistry, Mood's Farm Market

O'Brien Denistry, Repeat Boutique, Robin's Nest, Rosies Farm Market, SP Auto Parts & Sweetsboro Pastry Shop

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