Hello Gators, In case you haven’t heard J… This Sunday, March 1 “Gatorthon” will take place in the Y’s Wellness Center. We’d love for you to stop by sometime during the event to cheer on our 17 runners (split into four teams)! Teams will begin running between 8:15am-8:30am and we expect them all to finish between Noon-12:30pm. See below for some additional details! This week's news topics include...Who’s Next?... Gatorthon!… More details!!!About a Gator... Did you know that we have a multiple-time London Marathon finisher amongst us?!?!Recommended… Effortless Swimming and Endurance Hour podcasts and a book that explains how to become a better triathlete!!!Mark Your Calendars… Gatorthon, Indoor Triathlon, and more!!! Happy Birthday!: Best wishes to Heather Williams who celebrated a birthday last weekend! Welcome!: A warm welcome to our latest new members, Dominick Dayrit and Jeff Spillane! Dominick, we look forward to meeting you at an upcoming club event! Some of you have already met Jeff, but we also look forward to introducing him to those of you that have not yet had the pleasure. Who’s Next?... Gatorthon: Gatorthon will take place this Sunday, March 1 in the Wellness Center on the front row of treadmills closest to the windows. Following are the teams, treadmills, and approximate start times for each runner on each team.Treadmill 1 (closest to window): Lady Gators (starting at 8:15am) 1. Heather Tracey2. Suzanne Angelaccio (starting approx. 8:45am)3. Ruth Subach (9:25am)4. Melissa Moffa (9:35am)5. Tiff Pfluger (10:20am)6. Adrienne Foster (10:55am)7. Maureen Pinkerton (11:20am)8. Michelle Leonard (11:45am) Treadmill 2: Don Mack (starting at 8:30am) Treadmill 3: 2 Person Relay (starting at 8:25am) 1. Danny Friend2. Jon Wesler (starting approx. 10:10am) Treadmill 4: Gator Guys (starting at 8:20am) 1. Vince Bellino2. Doug Schmidt (starting approx. 9:05am)3. Byron Solvason (9:45am)4. Jason Brannen (10:40am)5. Frank Moffa (11:15am)6. Tim Pfluger (11:50am) The impetus for this event, besides another excuse to hang out with your Gator buddies, is raising funds for the Y’s Annual Campaign… If you are in a position to do so, please donate to this very worthwhile cause. You can donate in three ways…Click on the following link to complete an online donation. This can be a recurring or one-time donation. If you go this route, please select “In Honor Of” and enter “Tri Club” so we can track our progress… Click here to “Donate Now”If you’d prefer to offer some incentive to the runners, you can do a “per mile” donation (based on 26.2 miles). To do this, just send an e-mail to gatorstri@gmail.com with your desired per mile amount and we’ll follow-up with you after the event.We will also take cash or check donations anytime (there will be a donation jar at the event’s “aid station”! No donation is too small. About A Gator: Can’t sing, loves “dancing” (particular tiny dancers), and has a great role model! What else is there to say? Lot’s… Learn about Rob Fletcher in this week’s edition of “About A Gator”! Recommended: This week’s recommendations include two newly discovered podcast series…Effortless Swimming podcast (and “Triathletes in Motion” book): This podcast is focused on swimming and seems to be heavily biased towards triathletes. One of the recent podcasts at the link is an interview with “Triathletes In Motion” author, Marc Evans. I have a copy of this book if anyone would like to check it out… It’s like an encyclopedia of strength and flexibility training specifically for triathletes that includes some pass/fail tests you can do to determine areas of weakness to focus on. It’s heavy on the technical details. Perhaps listen to the podcast and then let me know if you’d like to borrow the book… http://effortlessswimming.com/Endurance Hour: This podcast offers a variety of triathlon related tips and information. I’ve listened to a couple of episodes and found them to include some useful information… http://www.endurancehour.com/ Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming Events:Sunday, March 1, starting at 8am… Gatorthon!Coming in April: Indoor Triathlon… We are starting to plan for this event… Details coming soon! Weekly Workouts: Remaining workouts for this week include...Friday, 2/27 and Sunday, 3/1: We do not have planned group/coached workouts on these dates, but just a reminder that run workouts are now being posted on Training Peaks in the Friday (shorter run with intensity) and Sunday (longer run with a small amount of intensity) slotsSaturday, 2/28, 7:15am-9:45am: Tri Club with Don M7:15am-9:15am: Bike Trainers on the pool deck… Note that the full workout is set for longer distance athletes (i.e. half or full Ironman distance). Athletes training for shorter distance events (sprint or Olympic) should consider only participating for a portion of the ride.9:15am-9:45am (or immediately after the completion of your bike ride): Brick Run (30 minutes) and Stretch (5-10 minutes) Go Gators! Don M