pre-season meeting summary

For those that could not make the meeting last night here is a summary:

• Eamon outlined the rational behind the new safety measures being introduced and explained the insurance criteria.
• Enda showed off the new roadside lights and LED armbands.
• We agreed that on each night there will be 1 safety officer and 2 timekeepers. Some courses may need one more marshal.
• The role of the safety officer will be:
• bring the 2 equipment boxes containing lights, stopwatches, disclaimer form, timesheets, hi-viz vests, etc
• recce the course and report any hazards to the timekeepers or brief the competitors directly before the start
• sweep the course at the end collecting lights and and potentially any riders with a mechanical
• If the equipment boxes cannot be handed over on the night they should be left to QUB PEC asap, where they can then be picked up. QUB Tri have a store room near the dry changing we can use for this.
• An online spreadsheet is going to be available soon so people can log their preferred marshaling dates. Otherwise marshals will be assigned on the night for the next week.
• There are about 50 people entered into the TT. We do not require marshals for the BBQ night or the three QUB Tri duathlon nights. Hence, people should only ever have to marshal once per season.
• A few commonsense suggestions were made:
• when overtaking, shout to the person "STAY LEFT", to alert them
• put your name and blood group type on a label inside your helmet
• a RED REAR LIGHT is compulsory but if you have a front light then use it
• Punctuality was discussed. Riders should be present to sign on between 6:30 and 6:40pm. The TT starts sharp at 6:45pm. Anyone running late and not going to make it for 6:40pm should not bother and do their own thing for that week. We agree that TOUGH LOVE rules.
• Bad weather. If it looks like a washout is certain a post will go on the website around 5:30pm. The organisers will cancel the event on the evening if the weather turns bad just before the start.

The above ensures things run safely and  smoothly. Don't get bogged down by the rules and just enjoy getting out for a blast on a Tue evening.