NWRAC meeting

When you accept a position in a steering committee, it tends to come with some unexpected tasks. Being the newfangled secretary of the Eryri Harriers, I was busy sending emails to all sorts of people, taking minutes of the one in person meeting I had attended, and the one online one that I didn't mention on the blog. But then there was an invitation to a Welsh Athletics meeting. To be more precise; it was an online meeting of the north Wales Regional Athletics Council (NWRAC). It seemed I might not be fully needed there; the club should be represented, but Arwel often went. However; I was curious, and I also didn't mind having to skip a Thursday training. For some reason, I had come back from the track training that week absolutely exhausted, and I was still knackered the day after. And I also knew that the morning after the meeting (or alternatively, the hill training) I would have to go into the field with the students; that is quite knackering, and I would have to top that off with a lecture from 5 to 6 pm. That is not something you want to do if you are exhausted to start with. So this week I preferred a 7 to 8 online meeting to  running the rainy hills until 8pm! 

I recognised several of the faces on the screen. Two of them seem deeply involved in race organisation, and Welsh Athletics championships, so you see them a lot at starts and finishes and when WA hands out medals. They were doing both at the Twin Piers race. Kevin, one of the two track trainers, and also a prolific race organiser, was there, and our own Arwel. And then some people I didn’t recognise. 

The meeting’s highlight was a presentation by a lady of WA who spoke of all that’s going on in their corner. One thing she mentioned was the Track and Field rater.  everyone who uses an athletics track was invited to provide feedback on it. 

Aside from that, the meeting was mainly dealing with ongoing issues in the local athletics scene. Had all clubs paid their contributions to this, that, and the other? Were new competition rules fair? Had prize winners received their awards? Were all volunteer positions filled? 

It only overran for some 10 minutes. It was nice to get a look behind the scenes! I don’t know if I will be back next time; I’m sure Arwel can manage without me. But if he is not available, and I am, I should be there. And it is interesting to get to look under the bonnet!