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Sep 2013
11:50pm, 27 Sep 2013
5,532 posts
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rf_fozzy
Yeah, but we've got a club of wimps (this is a sweeping statement and in no way actually really true ;-). They (a) don't like doing "off-road" (as if XC is properly off-road anyway) and (b) won't do 2 races in a weekend and (c) if the race is more than 2 mins from their house and puts them into a slight inconvenience or under some pressure of running for the club rather than themselves, then they won't do it.
Basically, it's a long-winded way of saying that half the people who *might* run for the club in something like the Nationals in Nottingham would rather run for themselves at Snake Lane the next day. We could only drum up a dozen men's runners for the Nationals when it was in Leeds.....
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Sep 2013
12:00am, 28 Sep 2013
2,763 posts
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ndellar
I feel your pain on all those points!
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Sep 2013
12:24am, 28 Sep 2013
5,534 posts
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rf_fozzy
I'd mind less if those who purport to be "purely" road runners would show some inclination to run, say the yorkshire or northern road relays and those who say they *only* run fells, would run the fell relays.
I've also tried to get a number of people to *try* orienteering, but they're too afraid to do that as well.
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Sep 2013
7:42am, 28 Sep 2013
21,082 posts
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Sounds like my club fozzy 
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Sep 2013
8:53am, 28 Sep 2013
2,079 posts
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Curly45
All clubs are like that about something, no club can cover everything! Athletes come before club duties anyway. We wont have a team for nationals I reckon but no worries, I'm just going for the experience
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Sep 2013
9:06am, 28 Sep 2013
1,944 posts
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Lisa T
I'm in the process of changing clubs for this very reason! Got sick of being the only lady racing!
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Sep 2013
9:10am, 28 Sep 2013
257 posts
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Carlos Fandango Jnr
It's a strange one, a lot of runners will do the local XC league, and also come 5000th in a mass participation road race... but won't do a big XC because they don't see the point of coming 900th in it. I guess the lack of PB potential in the big XC might be the difference.
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Sep 2013
9:33am, 28 Sep 2013
2,080 posts
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Curly45
I think the key to getting teams out for xc is start with the low key stuff and build up! It is quite scary for the slower runners knowing you could easily be at the back, when in a road race there will be 1000s behind you. Getting a team out builds the level of shared experience and increases the fun in a "why are we doing this" kind of way.
All I would like this season is 5 runners for each of our 4 league events, so far I have 11 or so for the first which is ace Most of us wont be racing as we have a big race the next day but its all good. Hope it continues.
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Sep 2013
9:40am, 28 Sep 2013
1,946 posts
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Lisa T
I spent about 3 years trying to persuade people to race but tbh not a lot of women race full stop in my club anyway. It was a hard decision but I decided it's not really the club for me & I'm changing to one that is!
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Sep 2013
11:25am, 28 Sep 2013
18,766 posts
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SPR
XC and another race on the weekend would NEVER happen for me. That's a pretty tough ask IMO.
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