BEST WISHES FOR A SAFE AND SUPER SUCCESSFUL EVENT... ... to all Gators who will be doing one or more... or even four 😲... events this weekend! May your medals be heavy and your step be light and may good luck pursue you each morning and night! Happy St. Patrick's Day! According to our club event calendar we have one athlete in action this weekend and he's attempting to do the first ever Gator double double... That's two events on Saturday and then back for two more on Sunday! Who's In 2023? I've been periodically working on the club event calendar and have high hopes of posting it this month. So I think it's time for a big round of "What events are you doing in 2023?" Please post a comment here (that's the first preference) or send me a direct message with any 2023 events that you have planned (now through December); please include ALL endurance events including 5Ks, swim/bike/run only events, obstacle/adventure races, triathlons (of course), relays, and anything else that is endurance-related. I do have some of your input already in the calendar, but since some time has passed since the last time I asked and since event schedules often change, please include all events even if you previously posted them. Also, CONGRATULATIONS to Sarah Barkley who has achieved ALL 10 Gators Club Philly badges including being the first to achieve the Rocky Victory Chomp badge (by achieving at least 7 of the 10 badges)! A couple of news and notes items before we cover the upcoming events… • Gators Club Philly: Speaking of Gators Club Philly, it's up and running through the end of March, and it’s super easy to become a member… All that you have to do is get involved! Attend a Gators workout, you’re in! Attend a RUNegades or Keystone Running Store group run, you’re in! Participate in an event, you’re in! Post something to our Facebook group, you’re in! We are planning a fantastic party for all Gators Club Philly members in April and you don’t want to miss it! Receiving badges is a self-service activity; each time you earn one, check your name off at the poll here… https://www.facebook.com/.../msga.../posts/2179817945536299/ • INFINIT Nutrition Annual VIP Sale: We have scheduled our annual VIP sale with our club nutrition sponsor, INFINIT Nutrition, for Tuesday, March 28. This is a once a year opportunity to get a special 50% discount on INFINIT Custom Fuel & Hydration as well as Custom Protein blends (max 2) using our VIP Sale code: VIP-SVGators23! And to assist you if you are not familiar with how INFINIT custom formulas work and how they can benefit you in your training and racing, INFINIT is hosting a webinar next Thursday, March 23 at 8pm-9pm to explain and answer any questions that you have. Weekend Workouts: We have four workout options over the weekend plus an event for our youth Gators... • Saturday 3/18, 7:30am-9am: Zwift meetup… Earn the Ben Franklin badge! • Saturday 3/18, 8:30am, Keystone Running Store: Group run!... Earn the Penn's Landing badge! • Sunday 3/19, 8:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run!... Earn the SRT badge! • Sunday 3/19, 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Uncoached group swim workout… Earn the Philly Sports badge! • Sunday 3/19, 2:00pm, Central Perkiomen Valley Park: Sham-ROCK Scavenger Hunt Run for Youth Gators. See "Event" for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/734822451356800 Weekend Events: So who is it that's attempting to do four events in two days?... • All weekend and beyond: Kristie Bruno has recently completed and Sarah Barkley is in the final stages of the 125 miles of running RUNegades "Resolve to Run Winter Challenge"! CONGRATS to Kristie and Go Sarah! Saturday, March 18: • Spartan Trifecta Weekend (Conyors, GA): Our Spartan legend Jon Crosby will be attempting to complete both the Beast (21K with 30 obstacles) and Sprint (5K with 20 obstacles) events! Go Jon! Sunday, March 19: • Spartan Trifecta Weekend (Conyors, GA): On day 2 of this weekend event, Jon Crosby plans to complete in both the Super (10K with 25 obstacles) and second Sprint (5K with 20 obstacles) events! Go Jon! Have fun, Gator Done, then drink a beer! 💚BK🍺