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Ok, just picked out my first race for 2010.  I'm signed up for th half at the Heels and Hills in Los Colinas, TX on Sunday, May 2.  http://www.heelsandhills.com/About_Us/Event_History.html

Scott.  IMHO I think it starts with the shirts.  Once the members have one in hand and run local races with them on, they will take ownership in the team and most of what you want to accomplish will be easier.  I know that it sounds stupid and the idea has been blown off before but that's how I feel. 

Looks like it was a fun chat.

Just a word of caution.  The Disney half usually sells out in mid march so there is about 6 weeks to get into that one.

I know this is late, not sure who will actually even see this but here it goes:
1/2 marathon @ Flying Pig
sprint triathlon in early June
June 27  Ironman Ceour d'Alaine
1 or 2 potential sprint triathlons in July
Detroit Marathon October

Considerably lighter than last year, but getting married this summer + an full Ironman at the beginning of the summer limits my opportunities.  I'll miss doing the extra sprint triathlons -- they're not super taxing, but I won't miss trying to do 2 HIM + 3 full marathons -- that was a bit much!
--Dan 

I don't think we can make decisions in Chat. Some of us can never make the current chat time. Does that mean we get no say in how this group is run? That's not right. A group like this has to allow for the people who only come by once or twice a week to have their say as well. We have a message board and the ability to post polls. Why not use it?

As for this group, we started it to spread the word about how an active lifestyle combined with WLS can combat obesity. The races were a means to an end because they get attention.

I am against having any criteria for belonging to the group. We need to remember where we came from. A year ago, I had never run more than 2 miles at a time. My first 5k was coming up and I was scared to death. Now I'm signed up for an Ironman.

I don't think I was any less a legitimate a racer a year ago than I am now. I was just at the beginning of the journey to be an endurance athlete. I think it's a bad idea to cut out people who are interested in racing just because they are starting out.

OTOH, I completely agree that we don't need another Exercise group on OH. The focus of this group should be on spreading the word of our mission via races and events. If people join who aren't interested in doing events, well, that's their prerogative, but their needs shouldn't take precedence over the mission of the group.

To that end, we have business to accomplish that we need to get cracking on. We need to get the web site up. We need to get our bios collected and on it. We need to find some sponsors. We need to set up a group calendar. We need to decide on a logo. We need to design a racing kit. We were invited to do the Muddy Buddy and there has been no follow-up on that.

These things are essential tasks that need to be done or we are just another OH message board and not an active group spreading a message through the activities of our members.