Well you smashed it.

We gave you a challenge to run the distance of Portsmouth to Portsmouth USA during Lockdown 2.0 and you finished with days to spare whilst also raising £579 for the Poppy Appeal. Well done!

We would like to keep this positivity going so we have 2 things that we’d like to announce.

Firstly, we all know what a disrupted season this has been and we are starkly aware of how much of the clubs output has been curtailed. With that in mind we investigated a number of options around extending membership periods, or making refunds, but the complexities of the online system made this difficult to apply appropriately.

As an alternative that will bring some Christmas cheer, whilst also supporting charities that have also struggled with donations this year the club will make a donation roughly equivalent to 6 months fees on your behalf. This £2000 donation will be split across 4 charities that are either local or closely related to the club.

The four charities are:

Mind
Lupus Uk
Eastney Food Bank
Rowans Hospice

We will get a few lines on each charity in future articles and entries on FB when we have made your donations.

Secondly, with the success of the Poppy Run virtual event in these challenging times we would like to formally nominate Believe & Achieve Mistletoe, Medals, and Mugs virtual event as a club sponsored event. We want to see your race pictures while we go a long way to supporting this local business.

https://fitprorob.enthuse.com/ps/event/MistletoeMedalsandMugs

Of course club business is carrying on and you should have seen that we are pushing ahead with plans for the club duathlon at Goodwood; details can be found below.

We are also continuing to work on the club plan and we will soon be coming to you with a survey to guide our work. Look out for the link soon.

Fingers crossed that Santa has some pleasant surprises for you all. I hope to see you out and about. If you are completing your virtual miles be sure to give me a real wave!!

Merry Christmas
Alex Higgins
Chairman

Goodwood duathlon now live and taking entries all being well for March 28th at Goodwood.
all 2020 entries have automatically been rolled over to the new date
Entry link is here https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/PortsmouthTriathletesSpringDuathlonatGoodwood2021

Marshals will be required for the event and anybody wishing to add their name to the list please forward your details to fitprorob@gmail.com

Rob Piggott

COVID Update - 3rd December

BT issued the latest guidelines on 3rd December.

Return to play – British Triathlon

Our documentation can be found on our website.

https://www.portsmouthtriathletes.co.uk/welfare/

Please ensure that you adhere to the guidelines as well as the updated Code of Conduct - thank you

Kevin McTaggart - Welfare Officer and COVID Co-ordinator

Message from your coaches – November 2020

Detail of December Sessions and Christmas stoppages.

Pool Swimming – Waterlooville (Evenings)

We will be back swimming on a Weds evening at Horizon Waterlooville from Weds 2nd December, there will be 3 sessions before Christmas. Let me know if you would like to come swimming, we are extremely limited on numbers at the moment, but we will try to get you a space.

Weds 2nd, Weds 9th, Weds 16th

We will be stopping over Christmas and the New Year starting again on Weds 13th January 2021.

Pool Swimming – Havant (Mornings)

We will be back swimming at Havant in the morning on Friday 4th December, there will be 3 sessions before Christmas. Again, we are extremely limited on numbers but if we can find you a space we will. If you have never swum with us or a swimming club before you will need to attend a Wed evening before attending the morning sessions.

Fri 4th, Friday 11th, Fri 18th

We will stop for Christmas and start again on Friday 8th January 2021.

We are planning to get more Lifeguards qualified, as soon as that happens, we can add Monday mornings as well at Havant, hopefully in the New Year.

QE Park X Country Running – Saturday (Mornings)

These sessions will resume on Sat 5th and continue on the 12th and 19th there will not be a session on Saturday 26th but I am hoping to try to arrange our usual NAKED Run, in some form or another, for between Christmas and the New Year.

Date to be confirmed but I am thinking Monday 28th. I will let you all know as soon as I am sure. I have to talk to Alex Campbell yet about Mince Pies.

Mondays S&C – ZOOM

There will not be a session on Monday 28th or Monday 4th but will be back again on Monday 11th

Turbo Tuesday – ZOOM

These will stop for just one week, Tuesday 29th, Jo is a hero.

Well done to all those that took part we achieved our goal from Portsmouth UK to Portsmouth USA and we donated over £579 to the Poppy Appeal - well done all !

Thanks to Patricia and Rob for organising and the final numbers.

Ed.

Planning for the Future - Michael Hawkes

More in future newsletters - Ed.

Editors notes....

I am happy to receive any relevant articles for inclusion. Please ensure that photos sent to me are respecting the social distancing rules.

I plan to do a Newsletter every month and the timings will be as follows.

End of week1 I will ask on Facebook for input and there will be a 2 week window.

By around the end of the month the window will close.

I will then publish hopefully in the 1st week of the month.

You can send articles to me on direct kevmct54@hotmail.co.uk

Ed.

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The club will only retain personal information of members for the specific purpose it has been provided. The club will not pass, or sell on, the personal information it holds on it members. The club will ensure that any other party, approved by the club, which collects and retains the personal information of club members’ does so for the specific purpose required by the club. This can include on-line membership and race entry information.
The club will manage the data it holds on its members in accordance with the 2018 General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
If you have any queries or wish to make a complaint in respect of the way the club manages the data its holds on its members please contact the Club Secretary at secretary@portsmouthtriathletes.co.uk

COVID Update - 3rd December

Coaches Corner

2021

Planning for the Future - Michael Hawkes