BEST WISHES (belated in a couple of cases) FOR A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL EVENT... ... to all Gators on the fast track to success in 2023 with an early January event this weekend! 1/23, Let's Go! is already off to a fast start with 7 Gators already having crossed a starting and finishing line within the first 48 hours of the start of 2023! This includes Sarah Barkley, Susan Flavin, Joe DeNicola, Carla DelFico, Lylly Darling, David Stone, and Megan Stone. Additionally, 2 Gators started (and one has already finished) run challenges... Sarah Barkley began new club sponsor RUNegades' "Resolve to Run Winter Challenge" to complete 125 miles between January 1 and March 31 and Whitney Chadwick completed the Disney World Virtual Dopey Challenge of 48.6 miles (includes total of 5K + 10K + half marathon + full marathon) and she is also running an in-person marathon this weekend (see below)! Besides all of that we have a total of 5 athletes taking on 6 events either today or tomorrow! Regarding our weekend best wishes, as always, if you have ANY type of event and are not included in this post, please post a comment so that we can also send good Gator vibes your way. This weekend more than most I'm not certain I have everything recorded. Before we get into who is racing this weekend, a few important notes... • 2023 member registration is open! See the post under "Featured"/"Announcements" for all of the details and be sure to register by January 31 in order to avoid any membership disruptions. • Welcome to the Gators! Speaking of member registration, we already have 3 new Gators including Mike Jurski, Seth Benjamin, and the return of Gator alum Teresa Byrne! Teresa, Mike, and Seth, welcome to our Gator family! • The Gators Pizza Club party will take place on Friday, January 20 at the Spring Valley YMCA at 6:30pm-8pm! Did you make it on to the invite list?? Watch for an announcement/event with more details coming later this weekend! • Who's In 2023? is in progress! I hope to distribute it shortly. In the meantime, please see the post inder "Featured" / "Announcements" and post a comment with any January and February events! Weekend Workouts: We have three workout options over the weekend... • Saturday 1/7, 7:30am-9am: Zwift meetup. Well, this one has already happened... We had 4 Gators in attendance including Gina Stango, David Stone, Sheri Kuss, and Don Mack. We'd love to have more of you join us for the weekly "Breakfast Club" edition Zwift meetup! • Sunday 1/8, 11am, under Gay Street Bridge, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run! Continuing the kick off of our new relationship with the RUNegades, all Gators are invited to participate in this weekly run! • Sunday 1/8, 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Uncoached group swim workout. Weekend Events: Here's who raced or will be racing this weekend... Friday, January 6: • Walt Disney World 10K (Orlando, FL): Lindsay Inger is making it a "Jon Crosby" kinda weekend with events on back-to-back days as part of the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. Congrats on a great race, Lindsay! Saturday, January 7: • NYRR Joe Kleinerman 10K (Central Park, NYC, NY): They're back! Susan Flavin and Joe DeNicola pick up where they left off, back in New York City! Congrats on a great race this morning, Susan and Joe! • Walt Disney World Half Marathon (Orlando, FL): It's part 2 with Lindsay Inger following up on Friday's performance! Keep going, Lindsay! Sunday, January 8: • Walt Disney World Marathon (Orlando, FL): Just a week into the year and we already have our first 2023 marathoner! Whitney Chadwick Lessar follows up on her Virtual Dopey Challenge with a magical run! Go Whitney! • Tyler Challenge (Newtown, PA): As part of the BCRR Winter Series, Carla DelFico takes on the first of a series of events scheduled throughout January and February with this 10K event! Go Carla! Have fun, Gator Done, then drink a beer! 💚BK🍺 💙HOme and HOpeful💙