THIS WEEK IN TRI CLUB (NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER 3) and GATOR FITNESS CHALLENGE WEEK 8 ROLL CALL! Hopefully you had a great Thanksgiving Day and weekend celebrating with family and friends! To assist you in burning off any extra calories you may have picked up and to help you get ready for the additional approaching holidays, this is your weekly list of our club workouts. It's also Rehoboth Beach week! We have another large group attending this weekend's events that include the race on Saturday, a Saturday afternoon pub crawl, Saturday evening and Sunday morning get togethers at the Purple Parrot, and the Sunday morning RefrigaGator Swim! Hotels in Rehoboth Beach are plentiful, the forecast looks favorable, and it's a lot of fun, so if you are not yet in and would like to join us, please contact Don Mack for details. Workout calendar changes: This week we begin Thursday night swim workouts at the earlier time of 6:30pm-7:30pm. Also, our Zwift meetup night is moved from Thursday to Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm, and they will only be offered if there is sufficient interest, which means at least 2 registered as attending on the attendance poll included with this post. There will be no other swim workout changes (i.e. Monday nights 7:35pm, Tuesday and Thursday mornings 10:15am), Sunday mornings 11:15am) and our Zwift Team Time Trial team will continue to ride on Thursdays at 6:30pm (same time as swim workout). Also, mark your calendars for our two fun end of year events... • Friday, December 8, 6pm-11pm: End of Year Party at Lost Planet Brewing Company (Royersford, PA) - LAST CALL for tickets, which are $25/person and are ON SALE NOW until this coming Sunday, December 3... (https://www.facebook.com/.../msgators/posts/2374757726042319) and that includes your entire dinner (there will also be a cash bar) plus event raffles, the always popular White Elephant gift exchange, and an end of year gift for all Gator attendees. Please indicate your "Going" or "Can't Go" status on the event (so that we can get a headcount for the venue)... https://www.facebook.com/events/224889630371995 • Tuesday, December 19, 7pm: Annual Member Meeting / Awards & Recognition Night. Will include the main event at the Spring Valley YMCA followed by the "meeting after the meeting" at the Railroad Street Bar & Grille. We'll also have an assortment of door prizes and event entries to raffle off to attendees. Please indicate your "Going" or "Can't Go" status on the recently posted event to assist with the planning... https://www.facebook.com/events/284089404598530 This serves as your weekly list of our club workouts and, for the 26 weeks of fall and winter, your opportunity to post any completed Gator Fitness Challenge weekly challenges including the SBR Challenge (i.e. complete at least 30 minutes of swimming AND cycling/spinning AND running), the SCF Challenge (at least 30 minutes total of combined strength, core, and/or flexibility workouts), and the Plank Challenge (the week 8 challenge was 2 minutes; the week 9 challenge this week 2:15). If you completed the SBR Challenge, the SCF Challenge, or the Plank Challenge, please post a comment indicating which challenges you completed. Your results will be added to our tracking sheet. Workouts Attendance Poll: To assist with workout planning, please check all workouts that you plan to attend. This helps us plan, so PLEASE take 1 minute to mark the workouts that you plan to attend. This Week's Workouts and Events: Following is a summary of what is happening, now through Sunday, including 14 workouts. • Monday 11/27, 6:00pm, Perkiomen Trailhead (near Collegeville Diner): Gators run workout coached by Karen Dunn. See "Event" for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/1836855436835717 • Monday 11/27, 6:30pm, Keystone Running Store (200 E. High St, Pottstown): Group run • Monday 11/27, 7:35pm-8:35pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Don Mack • Tuesday 11/28, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • Tuesday 11/28, 6:30pm, Rec Room/Conshohocken Brewing, 230 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • Tuesday 11/28, 7:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Cycling Studio: Spin/strength workout coached by Logan Washburn • NEW DAY: Wednesday 11/29, 7:00pm-8:00pm, Zwift: Gators group meetup • Thursday 11/30, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • NEW DAY AND TIME: Thursday 11/30, 6:30pm-7:30pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Ginny Angus • Thursday 11/30, 6:30pm: Gators Team Time Trial Race on Zwift. Contact David Stone if you'd like to join the team! • Friday 12/1, 6:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • Saturday 12/2, 8:00am, 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 • Sunday 12/3, 8:30am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNedages group run. https://runsignup.com/.../PottstownsTuesdayInTheParkIceCr... • Sunday 12/3, 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Uncoached group swim workout "It's not about the event, it's about the adventure!" (Coach Brian) 💚