Interesting Times

We are nearly there out goes 2009 in comes 2010 so in advance have a happy new year.

I hope your aims and goals are taking shape and please bear in mind the club champ series, which is a great way of getting together and racing. As a club we are planning events and sessions to spice up 2010, for those who read the committee notes may have already spotted a few things. Track sessions, beginners incentive, new website design, moneyless sessions, using Oxsrad more, extending swim sessions, survey are all things we are working towards.

Help is needed on a couple of issues ,

Open Water swimming – Unfortunately we have lost the use of Cassington lake for the 2010 season. For reasons beyond our control and nothing to do with our conduct ie new building work, the owners have regretfully declined to let us in there next year. So we are on the lookout for a new venue. The open swims are a great part of the club and I’m sure we can find somewhere suitable even if just for the coming year. Anyone with an idea or info please e mail me and we will get something sorted.

Beginners Triathlon Scheme – With the notes from the last meeting was also a proposal to work with the go active scheme to bring people into sport aimed mainly at triathlon. This proposal is worth a read. In essence members of the public can sign up for a 5 week course to introduce the skills needed for triathlon with an aim for them to compete in our open event in Aug. As a club we give time and effort to bring more people from the community to triathlon, in return we gain use of facilities such as Horspath track and further BTA coaching. This will take place from April till Aug with 3 sessions per week. A swim, run and cycle session. People from the club who feel a beginners session would help can also attend the run and cycle sessions. Therefore we ask for coaches and anyone who feels they can give a helping hand to step forward to help. You will not be tied in for the whole thing, just as much or as little time you can give to help others. Please contact me or Abbie aclare [at] oxford [dot] gov [dot] uk

We should have a 2010 session outline out soon giving training session dates times etc. Once Christmas is sorted we will have swimming ( Mon,Wed,Fri ), turbo ( Tue), cycling ( Sun) on as normal plus new sessions.

Hope it stops raining and warms up a little soon

Thanks

Ian