The Dub Runners recently held our annual general meeting for 2016.

Apols: Maureen Oliver

Chairman’s Address – Brian Grimes

• Minutes accepted and approved from 2015.
• Now have 95 club members, would like to push to get 100 onboard.
• Giant’s Trail Race 2016 has been launched – 100 registered online so far.
• Coaching money approved from Athletics NI and is available for level one and two. Please approach any committee member if interested.
• Approached Athletics NI to bring in coach from outside – update soon.
• WAVA league update from James Trainor – updates continually on the website.
• Club day out is the Glenmore Challenge, a bus has been organised – enter yourselves.

Treasurers Report – Ronan O’Flaherty

• Financials to be circulated upon request (provided on the night).
• Some money to be spent.
• Moving banks to a fee-free Santander club account.

Election of Committee

• CHAIRMAN – Brian Grimes
• VICE CHAIR – Ryan Love
• TREASURER – Paula Owens
• SECRETARY – Roisin Byrne
• MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY – Geraldine Coyle
• SOCIAL SECRETARY – Nessa Agnew and Marcella Cassidy
• CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER – Ronan O’Flaherty

Giant’s Trail Race

• Second race is being held on 29th July.
• Providing entrants with buffs this year.
• No members are allowed to run the race.
• We require, at minimum 30 marshals from the club.
• Everybody needs to contribute and will do several dry runs prior to the event to ensure positions and responsibilities.

Club kit

• Sean O’Hagan is to organise the distribution of the new club kit.
• Other items for club kit (hoodies, shorts, etc.) – we are awaiting news from the new supplier.

Summer BBQ

• Annual summer BBQ to be held on Saturday 20th August.
• This is the same date as the Dambusters 10k and Half Marathon races.

Coaches

• How many coaches are required? We regularly have 50 runners on a Tuesday evening.
• We are taking names now to go on waiting lists for courses.
• We have two currently at Level 2 Brian Grimes and Andy Burrows.
• Level One course: 1 day.
• Level Two: Numerous days.

AOB

Pre-Training Core Work

• Suggestion from Stephen to meet before for stretching / core work.
• Anyone from the club willing to load this?

Calendar of Races

• Alastair suggested that we have a calendar of upcoming races that the club is taking part in.
• Will look into a digital calendar using the website or Facebook pages.

More Varied Runs

• Suggestion from Brian D to vary our routes in the summer and winter sessions.
• Divis run, Black Mountain, Cregagh Glenn suggested – potential start times?
• Possibly some head torches for winter run routes?
• New routes and suggestions are always welcome.