Member Training Series @ Oneida Shores
WEDNESDAY NIGHT CANCELLATION POLICY
In the event that we do not have enough volunteers for the training sites we will cancel the site practice on Wednesday.
The Volunteer Director will post on the clubs Facebook page and Listserv ONE WEEK PRIOR that the training night is in danger of being cancelled and what volunteer positions need to be filled. If volunteer spots have not been filled by 5 p.m. SUNDAY BEFORE THE TRAINING SERIES the Wednesday Night training will be cancelled. WE WILL ONLY GIVE ONE WARNING.
We will notify members about the cancellation via Facebook page, website and Listserv.
MORAL OF THE STORY? VOLUNTEER. CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW: http://cnytriathlon.org/volunteer/
Click on the Oneida Shore link below for the site’s volunteer spreadsheet with all the dates and positions needed. Fill in your name in the date and position you can fill.
IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS OPENING THE SPREADSHEET email Deborah Armstrong at volunteers@cnytriathlon.org
Oneida Shores County Park info
WEATHER CANCELLATION
If a site is going to cancel before 4 pm due to bad weather, we will send out an email and post an announcement on the club’s Facebook page. If we have to cancel after 4 pm it will be an on-site decision and it will only be posted on Facebook. Members are to use their own discretion and won’t be penalized if they don’t show up due to the bad weather.
Also remember the follow people are the ONLY people who will ANNOUNCE A CANCELLATION of the Wednesday Night Trainings on FACEBOOK: Thomas Stern, Sam Sampere and Ginny O’Connor (Jamesville); Mindy Lu Gaffney, Bridget Lichtinger and Stacey Keefe (Oneida Shores); Mike Gasparek and Eric Prager (Gillie Lake); Maura Donovan (President).
IF YOU ARRIVE BEFORE 5:00 p.m. there is a $4.00 daily parking fee! You can purchase a $31.50 beach season pass so you don’t have to worry about parking! This pass can be used at Oneida Shores and Jamesville Beach. To purchase a beach pass go to Oneida Shores website.
DUATHLON TRAINING SERIES: May 8; May 15; May 22; May 29
- Duathlon distances: 1.7 mile run, 8 or 12 mile bike and 3.1 mile run
TRIATHLON TRAINING SERIES June 5 -August 14
- Triathlon distances: 400m swim, 8 or 12 mile bike and 3.1 mile run
WEDNESDAY NIGHT TRAINING INFORMATION
The club is growing by leaps and bounds so we have been required by the Parks Department to put a cap on our most popular training event – Wednesday night practices. The safety of our members and the community is of the utmost importance and we will be requiring pre-registration for Wednesday nights with a cap of 200 people PER SITE. If you get locked out of your first choice, go for your second, and then your third.
The CNY Tri Club offers three different venues for club members to choose from on Wednesday night to train. These trainings happen at the same time at the three locations. It is the responsibility of the member to REGISTER and come prepared to CNY Tri club training events: bring proper hydration (water is not supplied at training sites), nutrition, and equipment (helmet, bike pump, repair kit, etc.). You must also be a CURRENT member BEFORE registration.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT REGISTRATION
- Registration for each Wednesday night training will open the Thursday before at 8 a.m. and will close the Monday before at 5 p.m. For example, registration for the July 17th Wednesday night training will open Thursday, July 11th, at 8:00am, and will close Monday, July 15th, at 5:00pm.
- If you joined the club on a Tuesday, you cannot participate in a Wednesday night until the following week.
- Registration will either close automatically on Monday or when the 200 cap has been reached.
- Registration links will not open until the week before event.
WAITING LIST: Members can request to be on a waiting list for their site of choice. To get on the waiting list, email the site director directly. Email addresses are located on the club website under each training site’s page. The site director will let you know by 3 p.m. on Wednesday if a spot has become available. This means you will need to have your stuff with you in case a spot does open up.
CANCELLATIONS: Due to the cap, it is really important for you to let us know if you cannot make a training you registered for so other members on the waiting list can fill the slot. If you are unable to attend, you must notify the membership director as soon as possible at membership@cnytriathlon.org
NO SHOWS: If NO attempt has been made to notify the membership director, we will send a polite note letting you know that you forgot to tell us you couldn’t come to the training. If you have a 2nd no show, we will issue a warning that your privilege of attending Wednesday nights is in jeopardy. A 3rd no show will result in being locked out of Wednesday nights for the remainder of the season.
VOLUNTEERS: Members who volunteer will be granted an automatic spot for the following Wednesday. Dates cannot be reserved. Notify the volunteer director by 5 p.m. Tuesday what site you wish to participate in the following week.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RULES
The most IMPORTANT rule for Wednesday night:
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- MEMBERS MUST SIGN IN AND SIGN OUT.
- During the height of the training season we will get 200 members attending the summer training sessions. When participating in the summer training sessions at Gillie Lake, Oneida Shores or Jamesville, you must sign in before starting and sign out before leaving. This is to ensure everyone is safely off the training course.
- If you fail to sign out the event director will call to verify that you are okay and you will be issued a warning.
- If you fail to sign out a second time you will issued another warning and told that your privileges of using the summer training sessions are in danger of being revoked.
- If you fail to sign out a third time you will no longer be allowed to participate in any of the summer training sessions. It is the three strikes and you are out rule. We really don’t want to ban anyone from the training sessions so please remember to sign out.
- All members must be signed out no later than 8 p.m. Watch your time carefully and do what only what time will allow you to do.
SWIMMING
- When signing in you will be “marked” on the hand. This is so volunteers will know who you are in case of an emergency. Everyone must be signed in and ON THE BEACH by 5:55 p.m., to swim. If you are NOT signed in by 5:55, you will not be allowed to participate in the OWS.
- At the height of the training season we will be starting the OWS in waves. Volunteers checking hand stamps at the start of the OWS.
- You must enter the water by going in-between (not around) the two swim counters.
- Once you exit the water you not be allowed to re-enter.
BIKING
- You must wear a bike helmet, strapped, when riding on the bike course or event area. No exceptions!
- NO headphones while on the bike.
- Do not ride two across – cyclist must be in a single file.
- NO drafting – cyclist must be at least two bike lengths from each other.
- If passing, you MUST announce “ON YOUR LEFT” EACH AND EVERY TIME.” We don’t care if you say it once or a million times.
- OBEY all traffic laws.
- Know the course! We have maps available on the CNY Tri Club website.
RUNNING
- Do not run 3-4 people across. All runners are to be running on the shoulder of the road. Not IN the road. We’ve received numerous complaints about runners taking up the entire road or not moving for cars. We need to leave a positive lasting impression with the people that live in/around the area.
- Run facing traffic.
- No headphones allowed on the course. No exceptions.
- EVERYONE must be CHECKED OUT NO LATER THAN 8:00 p.m. (park closes). Not 8:02 p.m. Be courteous of the volunteers that are staying to allow you to train. Be finished and checked out BY 8:00 p.m. Be mindful of your time.
- Know your limitations.
- Know the COURSE!!!!! If you haven’t been out to the site before, visit a day or two before and DRIVE the course. It is your responsibility to know the course. DO NOT create your OWN course. If you want to do something different than the course the club has then you MUST CHECK OUT. We are NOT responsible for members going rogue.
COURSE
WE DO NOT TRAIN USING THE IRON GIRL SWIM AND/OR BIKE COURSE!
Oneida Shores Training Series Registration and Transition Area
Oneida Shores Training Series Bike Course
For more information or questions contact the Director at oneidashores@cnytriathlon.org
