THIS WEEK IN TRI CLUB (November 28-December 4) and GFC WEEK 8 ROLL CALL Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with Keith and Katie. We will continue to provide updates through our Facebook private group and public page as we receive them. This week we resume a full workout calendar and also have a number of upcoming events and activities. Here are some of the highlights... • End of Year Party: The party will take place on Friday, December 9 at the Trappe Tavern. Tickets, which are $25/person, continue to be for sale, but ticket sales will be closing soon. All attendees will be receiving a very special gift plus there will be event raffles and the always fun White Elephant gift exchange. More information is available here... https://www.facebook.com/events/353968756941754 • Annual Members Meeting / Awards & Recognition Night: Mark your calendars for Tuesday, December 20, 7pm... We will have this annual event both in-person (at the Spring Vallley YMCA) and via Zoom. There will also be the usual "meeting after the meeting" at the Railroad Street Bar & Grill starting around 8:30pm-9pm. Watch for an event post coming soon! • Membership Renewals: On December 1 membership registration will open for 2023. Watch for a separate post coming with details about pricing and how to register. • Sponsors Update: We're putting the final touches on our 2023 sponsors document and will be distributing it shortly. On this Cyber Monday and throughout the holiday season, please keep our sponsors in mind as many of them have special offers. • 2023 Who's In? event calendar: The 2023 Who's In? calendar is "under construction" and will soon be distributed with a request for your first pass of your 2023 event calendar. We are especially focused on the 20+ club events that are included and were announced earlier this month (see post under "Featured" or "Announcements"). Besides all of that, the Gators Pizza Club and fall Gator Fitness Challenge continue, so keep getting your workouts in and you can earn points, toppings, and an invite to the January pizza party! Gators of the Month: Congratulations to our November Gators of the Month, Jennifer Gehret and Gleb Epelbaum! Workouts Attendance Poll: To assist with workout planning, please check all workouts that you plant to attend. GFC Roll Call!: Last week was Gator Fitness Challenge week 8 (of 13), so it's time for the weekly "Roll Call"! If you completed any of the three challenges for week 8 (Monday 11/21-Sunday 11/27), 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 progressed to 2 minutes (this week is 2:15). • "All 3" if you completed all 3 challenges This Week's Events: Following is a summary of what is happening, now through Sunday; REMINDER: Our Wednesday evening swim workout has moved to Thursday nights starting this week through February. Also, we will not offer a Zwift meetup on Saturday morning due to the Rehoboth Beach activities... • Monday 11/28, 7:05pm-8:05pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): Swim workout coached by Dre Barber. Earn the Pepperoni Topping by attending! • Tuesday 11/29, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (2 lanes): Swim workout coached by Logan Washburn. Earn the Sausage Topping by attending! • Tuesday 11/29, 6pm-7pm, Spring Valley YMCA, Wellness Center: Run workout (treadmill) and stretching coached by Karen Dunn. Earn the Green Pepper Topping by attending! • Tuesday 11/29, 7:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Cycling Studio: Spin/Strength workout coached by Logan Washburn. Earn the Mushroom Topping by attending! • NOTE EARLIER TIME: Wednesday 11/30, 6pm-7pm: Zwift Meetup - Richmond "UCI Worlds" route coordinated by Don Mack. 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. Earn the Ham & Pineapple Topping by attending! • Wednesday 11/30, 7:30pm-9pm: Quarterly Officers Meeting. Please let us know if there are any topics you would like us to include in our meeting. • Thursday 12/1, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (2 lanes): Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann. Earn the Sausage Topping by attending! • SPONSOR EVENT: Thursday 12/1 evening: Scoogie Events' "Peddler's Village Holiday Hustle (Lahaska, PA): This event includes 1 and 2 mile run/walk options! • Thursday 12/1, 6:30pm: Gators Zwift Team Time Trial Race #1. This is our first try at one of these events. If you are not already in the loop on how this works and would like to learn more, please contact David Stone. • NEW NIGHT: Thursday 12/1, 7:05pm-8:05pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): Swim workout coached by Don Mack. Earn the Pepperoni Topping by attending! • CLUB EVENT: Friday 12/2 through Sunday 12/4: Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon Weekend (Rehoboth Beach, DE). Tentative plans include a Friday night dinner, the Saturday morning race, lots of post race festivities following the race for the rest of the day Saturday, and the Sunday morning "RefrigaGator Swim" preceded by the "TailGator Party" at the Purple Parrot. If you don't already have plans for the weekend, come on down to Rehoboth Beach to support our 15 runners and participate in the festivities! And earn the Extra Cheese Topping by being there! • Sunday 12/4, 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): Uncoached group swim workout. Earn the Hot Peppers Topping by attending! "Let's have fun, Gator Done, then drink a beer!" (Coach Brian) 💚🍺 💙KHx2💙