Penticton Triathlon Club

July 5, 2005

Minutes

 

Present:  Trish Stathers, Ellis Andrews, Brad Lee, Richard Szabo, Gord Spelay, James Palanio, Sharon Otke.

 

  1. Last meeting was reviewed, most notably the unanimous vote in favour of amalgamating with the Pounders, followed by a rejection of the motion by the Pounders the following week.  This process has been stopped.
  2. Finance update from Richard was currently $3867.18.
  3. New business

 

    • The Peach Classic is need of some volunteers for the July 17 race; contact Pat Clements at pat-clements@shaw.ca.  They need helpers for setting up on Saturday and for the race on Sunday.
    • Gord Spelay will have the jerseys for local ironman-ers here hopefully by the 15th of August.  There are 4 local sponsors this year: thanks to Lynne Schoene, Ellen Spelay, Chris and Lisa Prowse and Steve Brown.  Any questions regarding the locals jersey can be directed to Gord at gordspelay@telus.net.
    • The supported Ironman route ride on July 23 will begin at 6:30 am at the Peach, for a 20 min swim, during which James Palanio will watch the bikes and Brad, Abigail, Trish and Christine will organize peoples gear in the coolers.  Participants will be responsible for bringing their own nutrition.  We will supply coolers, ice, water and Gatorade, as well as some basic technical assistance.  Brad and Sharon will supply the coolers, and we will have to purchase ice, 4 L water jugs and powdered Gatorade, as well as a few spare tubes (650 and 700cc).  We will have radios to communicate between vehicles and will try to group slower and faster riders and their gear by vehicle.  We plan on having 4-5 stops where people can access their food and drinks.  We need to have an indication on who will be participating BEFORE THE DAY, so please contact Brad Lee if anyone is interested.   The fee is $10 for club members, $20 for non-members ($10 goes towards a club membership).
    • Suggestions for improving the club and maintaining membership involvement:

 

-Keep track of members race results, post them on the website and periodically contact the newspaper with the information.

-Review our mission statement and make any necessary changes.

-Appoint a media liason person to contact newspapers, radio etc with members race results and to publicize various events.

-Host a Try-a-Tri for BRAND NEWBIES, like a Bare Bones idea, but focussed on making new people feel more comfortable with triathlon.  This could be a duathlon instead for ease of organizing.  This is a project for next year.

-Enter a team in the local Sandcastle Competition for some light hearted fun and letting people know we are here.  (anyone interested in trying out for Mr Muscle or Miss swimsuit whatever??!!!)

 

If anyone is interested in being involved, please contact Sharon at sharonmcleish@hotmail.com.

 

4. Check TriBC for upcoming events in racing; July 15 there is a lecture/seminar/discussion with Tom Evans, Gillian Bakker and Jonny Varon.  Various topics will be addressed and it is sure to be an interesting eveing.  Contact Brad Lee at Investors Group or James Palanio at ReMax for tickets.  Also, be sure to let anyone know who may interested in the supported ride on July 23.