THIS WEEK IN TRI CLUB (February 13-19) and WINTER GFC WEEK 6 ROLL CALL! There is nothing better to love about our club than a Valentine's Day evening spin workout featuring our youth Gators with some post-ride activities mixed in! That'll be happening on Tuesday night and it's open to full-size Gators as well! Additionally, our Gators HPT (High Performance Team) is meeting on Wednesday via Zoom at 8pm-9:30pm. If you are interested in attending or want to learn about the HPT, please contact Chris Townsley or see his post way down near the bottom under "Featured". And "Gators Club Philly" is fully up and operational! According to the self-service post, all of the following badges have already been achieved. If you have achieved a badge, PLEASE go to the post at the following link and check yourself off; this is how we are tracking who is in "Gators Club Philly" as well as who is on their way to earning the "Rocky Victory Chomp" badge by achieving at least 7 of the other badges (and, remember, if you don't report it, it didn't happen 🙂)... https://www.facebook.com/groups/msgators/posts/2179817945536299 • Art Museum badge (post something to our FB group): 9... Sarah Barkley, Jill Basile, Angela Epelbaum, Jennifer Gehret, Lindsay Inger, Cindy Kelecic, Don Mack, Gina Stango, Rachel Truckley • Tastykakes badge (attend an evening swim workout): 6... Sarah Barkley, Gleb Epelbaum, Kasey Fazekas, Lindsay Inger, Cindy Kelecic, Don Mack • Ben Franklin badge (attend a Gators Zwift meetup): 5... Cindy Kelecic, Don Mack, Gina Stango, David Stone, Chris Townsley • Cheesesteak badge (attend Tuesday spin workout): 3... Angela Epelbaum, Chris Townsley, Logan Rae Washburn • Liberty Bell badge (attend Tuesday Gators run workout): 3... Lylly Darling, Gleb Epelbaum, Don Mack • La Colombe Coffee badge (attend Tues or Thurs morning swim workout): 3... Holly Beauchamp, Teresa Byrne, Don Schlichtmann • Mummers Parade badge (participate in an event/race): 1... Sarah Barkley • Philly Sports Badge (attend Sunday swim workout): 1... Sarah Barkley • Penn's Landing badge (participate in a Keystone Running Store group run): No one yet... Who will be first?? • BADGE LEADERS (2 or more): Sarah Barkley (4), Don Mack (4), Cindy Takacs Kelecic (3), Angela Epelbaum (2), Gleb Epelbaum (2), Lindsay Inger (2), Gina Stango (2), Chris Townsley (2) Other headlines for you to be aware of... • Bingo postponed: Due to low interest, we have decided to delay this event to the fall. • Uniform Fitting and Orders! Our FINAL FITTING session will be Tuesday 2/14, 6pm-8pm at the Y during the weekly club run and spin workouts. The fit kits will be returned to Zoot after that. Contact Angela Epelbaum if you have any questions. And orders can be placed through Sunday 2/19 at the following link; this might be your ONLY CHANCE ALL YEAR; we need a minimum of 6 of any specific item for the order to be fulfilled... https://custom.zootsports.com/SVmultisport24337?fbclid=IwAR3ygRJKGJG_6Mt0b0twPQZFOpObx1c_xgKfydNbYqo6Zw9vN6Cv0x5igjM • T-shirt sizes/order: Our 2023 member t-shirts will be ordered within the next few weeks. Yesterday/Sunday 2/12 was the deadline for you to enter your shirt size in our survey, which is the only way to guarantee you'll get the size you want, but we may still consider your input if you enter it NOW... https://www.facebook.com/groups/msgators/posts/2174337116084382 • Annual Training Planning seminar recording: Our Head Coaches Logan Washburn and Dre Barber conducted a fabulous seminar last week and, in case you missed it or would like to rewatch it, you can find the recording here... https://www.facebook.com/groups/msgators/posts/2179803115537782/ 13 Workouts! This week we're again offering our full workout program including 13 opportunities to help you get fit; this includes 5 swims, 3 cycling opportunities, and, including our Tuesday run workout, the RUNegades group runs, and the Keystone Running Store group run (tonight!), 5 running opportunities! Workouts Attendance Poll: To assist with workout planning, please check all workouts that you plan to attend. GFC Roll Call!: Last week was week 6 of the winter Gator Fitness Challenge, so it's time for the weekly "Roll Call"! If you completed either or both of the challenges for week 6 (Monday 2/6-Sunday 2/12), please post a comment... • "SBR" if you completed the Swim/Bike/Run Challenge (45 minutes of each) OR... • "SCF" if you completed the Strength/Core/Flexibility Challenge (45 minutes total of any combination) OR... • "Both" if you completed both challenges This Week's Events: Following is a summary of what is happening, now through Sunday... • Monday 2/13, 6:30pm, 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 • Monday 2/13, 7:05pm-8:05pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): Swim workout coached by Dre Barber • ❤️Tuesday 2/14, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (2 lanes): Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • ❤️Tuesday 2/14, 6pm, Spring Valley YMCA: Run workout coached by Karen Dunn. See "Event" for details... https://www.facebook.com/groups/msgators/posts/2182682125249881/ • ❤️Tuesday 2/14, 6:30pm, Rec Room/Conshohocken Brewing, 230 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • ❤️Tuesday 2/14, 7:15pm-8:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Cycling Studio: Spin workout coached by Logan Washburn • ❤️Tuesday 2/14, 7:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Cycling Studio: Love to Spin youth Gators workout. See "Event" for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/1234544280794706 • EARLIER TIME! Wednesday 2/15, 6:30pm-7:30pm: Zwift Meetup - Makuri Islands "Island Outskirts" routecoordinated 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. • Wednesday 2/15, 8pm-9:30pm: Gators HPT meeting • Thursday 2/16, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (2 lanes): Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • Thursday 2/16, 7:05pm-8:05pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool (4 lanes): Swim workout coached by Ginny Angus • Friday 2/17, 6:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • Saturday 2/18, 7:30am-9am: Zwift Meetup - Makuri Islands "Countryside Tour" 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 2/19, 8:30am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • Sunday 2/19, 11:15am-12:15pm: Uncoached group swim workout "It's not about the event, it's about the adventure!" (Coach Brian) 💚🍺 💙KHx2💙HOme!