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*************************************************** RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 582 12th February 2021 Editor: Steve Rowland mailto: sandsrowland@btinternet.com *************************************************** NATIONAL VIRTUAL ROAD RELAY Registration closes at midnight on Monday 15th February, so dont delay! The Qualifying Round of this nationwide Virtual Road Relay took place last month. With 128 clubs taking part our target was to finish in the top 50 and thereby qualify for the National Round. In this we were happily successful as our team finished in an excellent 28th spot. Now to the National Round, which is already under way. The rules are fundamentally similar to those for the Qualifying Round any number of first-claim members can run, with the fastest four women and the fastest four men forming the team. The distance to be run is 5 miles / 8.05 km. Competitors in the National Round need not have taken part in the Qualifying Round. All runners must register, and registration continues until Monday 15th February. Performances can be reported up to Sunday 21st February. For more information and registration: click here to view new competition rules for the National Round and click here to enter via OpenTrack. RESULTS None! SITUATIONS VACANT Hon Sec Gordon Whitson writes: "Are you looking to contribute to Ranelagh Harriers? If so perhaps one of these two roles could be your way of helping out the club. 1) Assistant Treasurer Deepa Sharma will be standing down at the AGM in July 2021 and we need to line up a replacement. Chris Read, our Treasurer, writes: The task of assistant treasurer is not very onerous. It involves the following: 1. Carrying out a monthly online review of payments to check that they are correct. 2. Preparing from online bank statements and submitting to the membership secretary a monthly list of subscriptions received. 3. Other ad hoc tasks such as serving as a cheque signatory, approving payments and banking cheques. The key skills needed by the assistant treasurer are to be comfortable using Excel and online banking. I am happy to have a conversation with anyone who is interested to give them more information. 2) Fixtures Secretary Rick Jenner indicated that he wished to stand down last year, but we are still looking for a replacement. Rick has prepared a job description: Primary responsibilities - Creation and maintenance of the club fixture list each year: the key races for the club including mob matches, club handicaps, Surrey League XC, and other local races of interest to members - Liaison with other clubs to arrange dates for mob matches, around other fixture commitments, and with Royal Parks to secure permission for all home races - Presentation of club fixtures to club members through all suitable channels, including website, social media etc., working with relevant people in other teams (e.g. marketing) - Working with other members of the committee / club on prioritisation and communication Other information - In recent years the definition of a fixture list and how it is communicated to the members has changed from a static document, to an organic, digital entity - There is lots of scope to further improve the communication to members which races the club would like to prioritise, who those races are suitable for and other races that members might be interested in taking part in - This should be seen as part of a wider shift to making races more accessible to more people of varying experience and ability, while recognising the historical importance of races such as mob matches - This role does not entail any organisation of the actual races themselves, other than helping ensure the dates chosen are suitable for all involved and, for home events, permission to hold them has been obtained from the Royal Parks Authority that manages Richmond Park. - The current Fixtures Secretary will happily give the new holder much help to get acquainted with the role - Like so many roles in the club, this should not be seen as a fixed role specification: it is what you want to make of it Could members interested in taking on either of these roles or wanting further information please contact Gordon Whitson, Hon Secretary, in the first instance via email at ranelagh.hon.secretary@gmail.com Note that we are also without a social secretary or secretaries. We normally organise half a dozen or so social events per year and these could be handled by one person or by a small team. Please get in touch if interested. CARROT This comes from Nick Wright: Introducing my new 5km running game mobile app - carrot.run... I would like to invite all Ranelagh members to become some of the first consumers to download and play it in its beta form. And Its free! Essentially I have created a handicap method game, mixed it with social competition (private leagues) within a weekly 5km format. Runners follow their friends (like Strava), upload their best time for the week (before Sat 18:00), create their own private leagues (like WhatsApp groups) which are gamified within a points system (like a fantasy football league)... Runners can now compete anywhere, but together, on a level playing field, thanks to the Carrot Target Time method. Anyone can win. The app (on Apple and Android) is in final testing stage and is hopefully available for download next week. Have a look at the website / holding page. here: KEEP IN TOUCH 1. Join the Strava group: 2. Log your run and give it a catchy title. 3. Give our segments a shot! 4. Check back every week for highlights 5. Note that Activity and Profile Privacy settings will need to be set to Everyone if you want the rundown team to be able to see your individual runs Follow us elsewhere on social: Twitter: @ranelaghharrier FB: Ranelagh Harriers Insta: @ranelaghharriers FINALLY Dont try this at home: Video:. TO STOP RECEIVING the Ranelagh Harriers e-news, please reply with the word UNSUBSCRIBE