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Hey Sean — Sorry you weren’t able to ride with anyone. Participation in the Saturday Rides can dwindle dramatically during winter, even when we have good weather like today. I’d suggest writing on the forum at least a few days beforehand to let people know you plan on riding. That might motivate some people to get out of bed and outdoors! You might not always find people to ride with during winter, but don’t let that stop you from posting here and getting your training in!
I am nominating myself for a position on the DC Tri Club’s Board of Directors. For those of you that don’t know me, I’ve been member of the Club for two years. In that time I have learned much about the Club, its offerings, and its members by participating in a whole host of programs and events. For instance, I was a participant in the 2018 New Triathlete Program, and during the last year I have coached Wednesday evening swim practices for the Master Swim Program. I’ve also attended a club race (Splash n’ Dash 2019), a training camp weekend (Deep Creek 2019), and a handful of other events, including happy hours and bricknics.
My experience with the Club has been entirely positive, and I’m constantly impressed by the work it does for its members. That being said, I always keep an eye out for improvement. If I were to join the Board, I would identify areas of improvement by reflecting on my experiences, as well as listening to the Board and the general membership about what problems they think exist, and then work with the Board to solve those issues. That may mean changing Club offerings, improving communication, and/or finding ways to make the Club more appealing to prospective and current members. (My millennial self firmly believes that the Club logo and kits need makeovers. Think old MasterCard logo versus new MasterCard logo.)
While I have only been involved in triathlon for two years, I’ll be well-equppied to handle Board responsibilities because of the knowledge and experience I gained while serving as the Administrative Chair of my law school’s flagship law review journal. In that position, I was responsible for overseeing our staff (sixty editors), managing the multi-stage editing timeline for the articles we were to publish (we published more than seventy in the year I served as Admin Chair), and handled other administrative tasks, such as organizing the grading of the “write-on” (the three-part writing and editing skills test given to prospective editors). During my time as Administrative Chair, my biggest achievement was streamlining our editing process, which had the effect of significantly reducing our backlog of articles without sacrificing the quality of our editing. If given the opportunity, I would bring the knowledge and experience I gained from my role as Admin Chair to the DC Tri Club Board.
Thank you for reading, and I hope I get your vote!
Member of the year: Bryan do-it-all Frank
Rookie of the year: Jules Bilowich (female)
Veteran of the year: David Jiang, Cindy Hutchings
We’ll be starting from the Front Royal entrance to Shenandoah. This is my first time doing Skyline, so I don’t know many details beyond that.
We’re planning to ride for three or so hours. I really don’t know how many miles that will get us!
PM me if you want to coordinate by phone/text
Courtney Waltimyer and I are riding Skyline this Saturday. Clipped in and rolling at 7:30. Let me know if you plan on joining!
Awesome. I’ll see you at 8:30 AM at PNC Bank in Georgetown. I only plan on riding for two hours, so I’ll be turning back at the BP and adding a lap or two at Hains Point.