THIS WEEK IN TRI CLUB (February 6-12) and WINTER GFC WEEK 5 ROLL CALL! Great News! Last Thursday Punxsatawney Phil, in a town that is interestingly just about 70.3 miles from Penn State University, saw his shadow and declared a full year of sunshine and great weather for the 2023 multisport season! To help you prepare for it, we have an array of activities this week, and every week, to assist you in meeting your fitness goals. And if you are not sure where to get started, this Wednesday evening our Head Coaching Team will also be offering an online seminar “How to plan your 2023 season” that will include an overview of Training Peaks and an opportunity for you to ask any questions that you have. This is one of our most useful and practical seminars of the year for new and experienced Gators, so we highly encourage you to attend! Other headlines for you to be aware of... Gators Club Philly! Last week we launched "Gators Club Philly". In the spirit of the Gators Ice Cream Club and the Gators Pizza Club, you can earn entry to the club through participation in club workouts (any of those in our poll) and other club activities. Once in the club you will have earned an invite to the Gators Club Philly Party taking place in April. If you earned a badge (see post under "Featured"/"Announcements" for a list of badges), please post a comment on this post or any Gators Club Philly post so that we can add you to the roster and check off the badges you have earned. Free entries! Congratulations to Jennifer Gehret who last week became our latest winner of a free event entry with the Love Run 7.6K entry we received from club sponsor CGI Racing! This is the first of a dozen 2023 event entries that you’ll have the opportunity to win over the next couple of months. Watch for more coming soon via posts from Rachel Truckley! Also, if you happen to be a parent of one of our youth members, there are also three entries to youth events that our youth leaders, Cindy Kelecic and Angela Epelbaum, will be distributing! BINGO! We're tentatively planning our "I Don't Want It, You Can Have It" Bingo for Sunday 2/19. We’re looking for a minimum of 20 attendees to proceed; there is a poll under “Featured”/”Announcements” that was posted by Jill Basile on . As of today we only have 8 “Going”, so if you plan to attend, please add your input. We’ll make a go/no go call later this week. Uniform Fitting and Orders! We had our first uniform fitting this past Saturday and the next will be TONIGHT/ Monday before and during the swim workout. See Angela Epelbaum on the pool deck who can assist you with the items you'd like to try. Angela will also be in attendance at Tuesday night's club workouts for another opportunity. What's your t-shirt size? We'll soon be placing our order for 2023 member t-shirts and to best assure we have your size, please respond to Rachel Truckley's poll posted under "Featured"/"Announcements". Sponsor Event: This Saturday 2/11 is our first official sponsor event of 2023 with Scoogie Events’ “The Great Cupid Run”. As a reminder, all club members receive a discount on all Scoogie Events races by using code “SVGators2023”! 13 Workouts! This week we're again offering our full workout program including 13 opportunities to help you get fit; this includes 5 swims, 3 cycling opportunities, and, including our Tuesday run workout, the RUNegades group runs, and the Keystone Running Store group run (tonight!), 5 running opportunities! Workouts Attendance Poll: To assist with workout planning, please check all workouts that you plan to attend. GFC Roll Call!: Last week was week 5 of the winter Gator Fitness Challenge, so it's time for the weekly "Roll Call"! If you completed either or both of the challenges for week 5 (Monday 1/30-Sunday 2/5), please post a comment... • "SBR" if you completed the Swim/Bike/Run Challenge (45 minutes of each) OR... • "SCF" if you completed the Strength/Core/Flexibility Challenge (45 minutes total of any combination) OR... • "Both" if you completed both challenges This Week's Events: Following is a summary of what is happening, now through Sunday... • Monday 2/6, 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 2/6, 7:05pm-8:05pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): Swim workout coached by Ginny Angus • Tuesday 2/7, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (2 lanes): Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • Tuesday 2/7, 6pm, Spring Valley YMCA: Run workout coached by Karen Dunn. Watch for an event with details! • Tuesday 2/7, 6:30pm, Rec Room/Conshohocken Brewing, 230 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • Tuesday 2/7, 7:15pm-8:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Cycling Studio: Spin workout coached by Logan Logan Washburn • EARLIER TIME! Wednesday 2/8, 5:30pm-6:30pm: Zwift Meetup - Richmond "UCI Reverse" routecoordinated by Don Mack, who will be riding with you. An invitation has been sent to all Gators Zwifters that are following Don. If you are not currently in the mix and would like to learn about Zwift and our meetups, please contact Don. • Wednesday 2/8, 7pm-8:15pm: Online Seminar – “How to plan your 2023 season”… https://www.facebook.com/events/733402624776395 • Thursday 2/9, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (2 lanes): Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • Thursday 2/9, 7:05pm-8:05pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): Swim workout coached by Ginny Angus • Friday 2/10, 6:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • SPONSOR EVENT! Saturday 2/11, Scoogie Events’ “The Great Cupid Run”… https://www.scoogieevents.com/events-list/the-great-cupid-run • Saturday 2/11, 7:30am-9am: Zwift Meetup - Watopia "Road to Ruins" route coordinated by Don Mack, who will be riding with you. An invitation has been sent to all Gators Zwifters that are following Don. If you are not currently in the mix and would like to learn about Zwift and our meetups, please contact Don. • Sunday 2/12, 8:30am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • Sunday 2/12, 11:15am-12:15pm: Uncoached group swim workout "It's not about the event, it's about the adventure!" (Coach Brian) 💚🍺 💙KHx2💙HOme!