Hello,
We hope that this finds you well. You may already be aware but it’s less than three weeks until our Ox Aquathlon which takes place at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre on Sunday the 27th of April starting around 11am. We have been hugely excited by the sign ups with over 130 people currently signed up to take part and over 80 of those being junior athletes.
We have two areas in which we’d love you to consider if you can help us out.
Volunteering on the day
We know that volunteers have a huge impact on people’s experience, especially when it comes to sporting events. I’m sure you may even be thinking of your own personal experiences just now. We’ve already got a great number of volunteers signed up to help already however we would love approximately 10 more just to ensure that we have all areas covered.
The approximate commitment would be 11am till 3pm with the majority of roles being out on the course, there are some other roles such as course set up and registration that will have some slightly different timings. The committee has also agreed that those who do volunteer would earn a free ticket for one of our burgers and beers socials at the lake during the summer.
If you are able/interested in helping out on the day please do fill out the sign-up link below. If you have any questions about volunteering, please get in touch via events@oxfordtri.co.uk
Volunteer Link – https://forms.gle/TQF3o3p57NdAMHEX9
We are also looking for someone to take pictures on the day so if you have any interest in photography or know someone who might be interested please do get in touch!
Publicity
Secondly, entries for the event will stay open until the Friday 25th of April. This means that we still have a couple of weeks to get as many people as possible involved. We know it’s going to be a great event and we’d love to see as many people there as possible the target is 150 we are currently at 131. Here are some ways you can continue to spread the word.
Word of Mouth/Flyers
We know the power of a personal invite is huge so why not share the event with friends, family, colleagues, parents you meet at the school gates, perhaps event that person you always see out running at the same time as you. We should hopefully have flyers at most of our training venues so do feel free to grab a couple to share we’ve got lot’s left still. We’ve even had people flyering at Junior and Senior Parkruns this is the perfect audience for our event. We’ve also popped our poster at the bottom this email so you can drop it into WhatsApp groups or share via email.
Social Media
Social Media is also huge with it comes to sharing the event. We have both an Instagram and Facebook account for the event where there will be regular posts in the lead up to the event. We currently have a great little short promo video which is perfect to share. Please do consider if you could share the event on your own profiles or perhaps into certain groups who might be interested etc. The links are below for both of the pages
Instagram Page – https://www.instagram.com/theoxaquathlon/
Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570653837850
Event Webpage – https://www.oxfordtri.uk/the-ox-aquathlon/
Finally, a huge thanks you everyone who has signed up to help already or has been helping to publicise the event. We are really looking forward to the 27th of April, it’s going to be a huge success not just for the club but for our sport and local community. We hope to see as many if you involved if possible, volunteering or perhaps even taking part.
Thanks
Craig
The Ox Aquathlon Race Organiser
