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Some comments on the Wolverton 5 threard abouut whether you can put URWFRC down as your team (of course) and whether you can pay the affiliated rather than unattached fee (no).
However it does raise the question whether we should seek to affiliate URWFRC. Anybody know what it takes, got any views, who started this club anyway ?
However it does raise the question whether we should seek to affiliate URWFRC. Anybody know what it takes, got any views, who started this club anyway ?
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Bizarre though it seems, this has only been going less than 6 months so whilst some bits feel like they've been here for ever we're still in very early days.
I quite like the way the URWFRC is at the mo'.
As OB says, this was debated at very great length fairly recently and the overwhelming majority felt we should not go down the route of affiliation. For those who didn't see it originally, I have bounced the relevant thread entitled 'So everyone sees this' up to the top again.
As for entry forms, by all means put URWFRC down as your club, but make it clear that the club is NOT an affiliated one. Please do not try and claim reduced entry fees by using the name URWFRC because we are not an affiliated club.
Cheers,
DW
Hey - no two timing where's badger (and all her alias'?)
Joking aside, if you really want to us to be affilicated whos actually going to volunteer to put the hard work in. Enough said I reckon. Snicks you volunteering?
Sorry, not meaning to be rude.
Do you really want to talk about this now Fiona?
If it is too late for you let me know.
Off to consider sleep and another kiddie. AHHHHHHH!
Hope the blisters improve. Nursing at ITB myself. Will return to Bad Knees soon.
Night night
Hope that you sleep well, is this considering another kiddie or have you already started on this!!
Gone now
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Seriously, I like it the way it is, it works for me and I am proud to wear the team colours, the extra hassle wouldn't be worth it..
We can still be proud of ourselves without the hassle of affilation. I've decided not to go down the affilation route with my running club at work for similar reasons (plus, they wouldn't like a club that wasn't open to the public).
OK so keep it informal but maybe enter the odd team when appropriate and motivated. I'll give you a race report after Luton and let you know how we go. I am a member of the Road Runners Club as well so affiliation isn't a problem for me either.
DW saw your post and will read it and come back with some thoughts.
Just a loose (no slur intended!) connection of cyberspace friends with a common interest. Anything 'official' would completely remove the charms of logging on here.