*Hello Gators,* In case you have not yet seen today's post to our club Facebook group... WHO'S IN 2018??... This is the first pass at our 2018 "Who's In?" event calendar? It includes 86 of the most popular events in which our club members participate. Please take a look at it and either post a reply, send me a direct message, send me a text, or send an email to gatorstri@gmail.com with "any events longer than a 5K run" in which you are likely to participate (if there is more than one race type or distance, please include that info as well). This can include events on the calendar and others... if it's an event that is not included, just include the event name and date and we'll add it (and I'll contact you if more details are needed). A few notes... - EVENT WEBSITES: Hyperlinks are included for easy access to just about all event websites. - EVENT DATES: Some events do not yet have dates posted, so we've included estimated dates for these... All are noted in red font. - CLUB EVENTS are highlighted in bright yellow... These are events that should have high Gator participation (6 or more), will include an "Event" on our FB group, may have our tent and/or flags, and will sometimes have an associated pre or post event get together. - ADDITIONAL CLUB EVENTS: Several events are likely to become club events... These are highlighted in light yellow. Participation level will dictate whether or not they become club events. - CLUB SPONSOR EVENTS/DISCOUNTS: Several of our sponsors... French Creek Racing (FCR), Chester County Running Store (CCRS), Delmo Sports (DELMO), CGI, and Virginia-Maryland Triathlon Series (PIRANHA)... direct events. These events are noted in the "Event Type" column. We will have discount opportunities for many of these events, so please check with us before you register. - TRIATHLON TYPES: For most triathlons, the event name is followed by "S" (sprint), "O" (Olympic"), "H" (Half Ironman distance), or "I" (full Ironman distance) to let you know which options are available. - YOUR NAME/EVENTS: For anyone that registers for at least one event, we'll add a column that includes all events in which you plan to participate... If your name is not currently included, do not despair... As soon as you add at least one event, we'll insert your column. Currently there are only 37 total entries listed and 16 of them are mine. I expect that number will grow rapidly as your input is received/added. - RACE SCHEDULE BLOCK MONTHS: There is a second tab on the spreadsheet with block months as another way of viewing the calendar... This is for 2017... It will be updated to 2018 in a future version of the calendar. - SPECIFIC EVENT NOTES: - PIRANHA EVENTS... The new event owner, Va-Md Triathlon Series... has updated many of these events to include both a sprint and Olympic distance triathlon and duathlon. Note that the changes include the elimination of the Devilman "half lite" distance as well as the Diamondman half Ironman distance. - PHILLY TRI... Consolidated to one day (Sunday)... Sprint and Olympic will take place the same day. - ESCAPE THE CAPE OWS... This event has been moved from September to June (it's actually the Saturday preceding Sunday's Escape the Cape Triathlon). Finally... We know that your schedule will likely evolve throughout the year as life circumstances often dictate. There will be MANY opportunities throughout the year to update your plans and we are regularly updating the calendar... So, for now, if you think there is at least a 50% chance that you will participate in an event, please let us know about it... You can definitely change your mind later. Let's Gator Done in 2018! *Don M*