THIS WEEK IN TRI CLUB (January 2-8) and FINAL FALL GFC ROLL CALL! 2023 has arrived... 1/23 Let's Go! If you continued your training through the fall, now is the time to take advantage of your fantastic fitness in preparation for the upcoming running and triathlon season! If you took a break, hopefully you are well rested and ready to get back to it! A couple of groups that have not taken any extended time off are your club leaders and coaches. We have been diligently preparing for 2023 and will be kicking things off early in the year with the following January/February activities... • Gators Pizza Club pizza party and the kickoff of a new club (details coming soon)! • Annual Training Plan / Training Peaks Usage seminar by the Gators Head Coaching team! • Sports Nutrition seminar! • Gators "endurance sports bingo" where you will have the opportunity to part with some items that you have never used or no longer need and where you might find the missing component to your endurance sports success! • Gatorthon! • Sponsor comp entries! We'll be raffling off more than a dozen entries to fantastic events offered by our spectacular sponsors! • Winter Gator Fitness Challenge! It starts TODAY and runs for 13 weeks through April 2. • Sponsor events! Scoogie Events offers "The Great Cupid Run" on Sunday, February 11 and French Creek Racing offers the "Frozen Hare 2" on Sunday, February 25! And besides all of that we'll continue to offer our full workout program including 5 swims, 3 cycling opportunities, and a run workout each week! And, even better, we're now including the Runegades 3 group runs in our weekly schedule! This means that you now have workout options 7 days a week! Speaking of workouts, we'll cover more about those right after these reminders... Get a BK Pint Glass! If you have not yet had a chance to pick up your special edition "Have fun, Gator Done, then drink a beer!... Coach Brian" pint glass, there are some opportunities this week (just let me know ahead of time so that I know to bring one for you). We'll continue to distribute them to all current members (1/person) until they are gone. Here is where you can get one... • Monday/TOINIGHT, 7pm-8:15pm before or after the swim workout • Tuesday, 7pm-8:15pm at the spin workout in the SVY cycling studio 2023 Membership Renewal: The renewal period (early December through January) has passed the midway point. Thanks to all of you that have already renewed your memberships! An email reminder will be sent to all others. If you do not plan to renew this year, please send me a message and we will remove you from our follow-up list. Otherwise, all 2022 memberships will stay in tact through January; on February 1 we'll update our databases, including Facebook group, email list, Training Peaks accounts, and USAT club roster to match our current membership at that time. Workouts Attendance Poll: To assist with workout planning, please check all workouts that you plan to attend. GFC Roll Call!: Last week was the final week of the fall Gator Fitness Challenge, week 13, so it's time for the weekly "Roll Call"! And watch for a signup for the winter GFC coming later today! If you completed any of the three challenges for week 13 (Monday 12/26-Sunday 1/1), please post a comment... • "SBR" if you completed the Swim/Bike/Run Challenge (30 minutes of each) AND/OR... • "SCF" if you completed the Strength/Core/Flexibility Challenge (30 minutes total of any combination) AND/OR... • "Plank" if you completed the progressive Plank Challenge that ended with a 5 minute monster plank! • "All 3" if you completed all 3 challenges This Week's Events: Following is a summary of what is happening, now through Sunday... • Monday 1/2, 7:05pm-8:05pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): Swim workout coached by Ginny Angus. • Tuesday 1/3, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (2 lanes): Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann. • Tuesday 1/3, 6pm, Spring Valley YMCA: Run workout coached by Karen Dunn. Watch for an event with details! • Tuesday 1/3, 6:30pm, Rec Room/Conshohocken Brewing, 230 Bridge St, Phoenixville: Runegades "Shoes 'N Brews" group run. See "Event" for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/440803451520537/440803501520532/ • Tuesday 1/3, 7:15pm-8:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Cycling Studio: Spin workout coached by Don Mack. • Wednesday 1/4, 7pm-8pm: Zwift Meetup - France "Casse Pattes" route coordinated by Don Mack, who will hopefully 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. • Thursday 1/5, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (2 lanes): Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann. • Thursday 1/5, 7:05pm-8:05pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): Swim workout coached by Dre Barber. • Friday 1/6, 6:30am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: Runegades group run. • Saturday 1/7, 7:30am-9am: Zwift Meetup - Makuri Islands "Makuri 40" 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 1/8, 8:30am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: Runegades group run. • Sunday 1/8, 11:15am-12:15pm: Uncoached group swim workout. "It's not about the event, it's about the adventure!" (Coach Brian) 💚🍺 💙KHx2💙HOme!