Helping at Races
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 2:44 pm
Over the course of a year Fife AC puts on around 40 races and many hundreds of runners, from Fife AC and lots of other clubs, enjoy the events. These races vary from the massive Devil’s Burden to much smaller Midweek Series races. The races are a mixture of hard work and socialising, and it’s clear that many people very much enjoy the events, which is wonderful. However, behind the scenes, it’s not quite so positive. On the whole, the same people are responsible for organising the events, setting up the courses, taking registration, marshalling, recording at the finish, providing and serving the after-race teas, uploading the results and so on. They cannot be expected to continue doing so much. It’s become clear that without significantly more help, we won’t be able to continue putting on the same number of races and that seems a real shame. Recently 2 club members volunteered to take over and organise the Ceres 8 – with huge success. Some members of Kirkcaldy Wizards have taken over races in their area. Many thanks to them. We would like to encourage either individuals or groups to take over other events. We would also ask that everyone who runs in the Fife AC races chooses a few events a year to help at rather than to run in. It doesn’t even need to be runners who help – family and friends would be equally welcome. If everyone could do help out a couple of times a year, it would make a very big difference. We fully appreciate that there will be events when people can’t help but we hope that over 12 months there will be at least two or three events when everyone could volunteer. Helping out doesn’t require much, just time and good humour! Training and support in all aspects of putting on races can be provided.
We have 2 events coming up: the Trail Championships in Falkland (2.9.18) and Giffordtown 5K (7.10.18). We would really appreciate it if some people who’ve not been able to help in the past could volunteer to help at one of these races. Once the proposed race schedule for 2019 has been agreed, we’ll publish the list here and ask for help. Unfortunately, without more commitment to help, some races will have to be cancelled.
If you’d like to offer to help, please either post here or email secretary@fifeac.org and also president@fifeac.org
We have 2 events coming up: the Trail Championships in Falkland (2.9.18) and Giffordtown 5K (7.10.18). We would really appreciate it if some people who’ve not been able to help in the past could volunteer to help at one of these races. Once the proposed race schedule for 2019 has been agreed, we’ll publish the list here and ask for help. Unfortunately, without more commitment to help, some races will have to be cancelled.
If you’d like to offer to help, please either post here or email secretary@fifeac.org and also president@fifeac.org