GATORTHON VII RUNNER REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!... After a one year absence, Gatorthon returns on Sunday, February 27! If you would like to run in the 2022 Gatorthon event (Sunday, February 27), now is the time to sign up (if you are new to Gatorthon, see the explanation of this awesome event below the 3 requests). Our club officers will form a team and the Spring Valley Y staff will also have a team... Sign up to join them today! How do you sign up? Just post a comment, send a DM via Messenger to Don Mack, or send an email to gatorstri@gmail.com indicating the following: 1) What are the min and max number of miles you would be willing to run? You can complete anything from 1 to 26.2 miles. We'll work out the details later. 2) Are you part of a full 26.2 mile team? Or are you a "free agent"?... If you are not currently part of a team, we'll put you into our pool of runners and place you on a team with other Gators so that your team runs 26.2 miles. 3) Do you have a preference for morning shift or afternoon shift? If you do not indicate one, we'll assume you are flexible. Note that we sometimes have to switch runners from one to the other for balance (especially from morning to afternoon), but if that is the case, we'll discuss it with you first if it affects you. WHAT IS GATORTHON? It is our annual club event where we have teams of runners complete a marathon utilizing the treadmills in the Spring Valley YMCA's Wellness Center. The primary purposes of the event are... 1) Teambuilding/networking event... It's a great chance to meet your fellow Gators! 2) Fundraising for the YMCA's Annual Campaign... The Annual Campaign raises money to be used within our local community to support participation by those that cannot afford it in YMCA programs such as youth camps and sports teams as well as adult programs. We will have some information soon about the fundraising part of the event, but right now we are only seeking runners (there is no fee required to run), so if you'd like to run, post a reply today!