Volunteers Required - British Elite Series Triathlon

British Elite Series Triathlon - Strathclyde Park, Sunday 17th May

This event is one of several recently introduced to the British Triathlon calendar and replaces the Corus Series event held at Strathclyde Park over the past two years. It is an Elite Standard Triathlon to be staged over what we know as the “Sprint” course. Plans are afoot to operate a Scottish Junior Super-Sprint race as a curtain raiser to the Standard races.

Senior prize money is excellent and it is expected both the Female & Male fields will comprise internationally known Triathletes as well as some of the new “talent” coming on to the scene. The longer term plan is that this event should develop into a bigger and better spectacle leading eventually to the 2014 Games Triathlon.

I am coordinating the engagement of volunteers to assist in the set-up, marshalling and break down of the event over the weekend in question. At this stage I would point out this event is NOT a GTC Club activity but a “general Triathlon-Community event”.

triathlonscotland needs you and there is valuable experience to be gained by working at these big events in terms of where we are positioned in the years ahead to demand a prominent role in helping at the 2014 Games.

In the past it has worked well to split the tasking in to several Phases and to ask you to consider making yourself available for one or more Phases as best suits you:

PHASE 1: Saturday 16th May; Course Set Up; 2.30pm to 6.00pm

PHASE 2: Sunday 17th May; All Day; 7.30am to 4.00pm

PHASE 3: Sunday 17th May; 7.30pm to Noon

PHASE 4: Sunday 17th May; Noon to 4.00pm

Since this is a BTF event at which their representative is the “Race Director”, I’m not in a position to allocate roles or make any specific promises.

Leave a comment or email me if you can help with anything, thanks.