Events Team

Whilst there is much to be done in the weeks leading up to events, it is the Just Racing Event Team that is responsible for creating the event venues, preparing the swim, bike and run courses at each race and delivering the field of play for the athletes to compete on.  The team consists of numerous volunteers from a range of backgrounds who, through a mutual interest, combine to make an effective team.  Each member of the team is an important and integral part and every person is an appreciated cog in the machine that is Just Racing.

The Events Teams weekend starts with a lot of behind the scenes pre planning and set up. Most of our events are set up the day prior to the race, some 2 days before, so that the event village is ready for when competitors arrive for registration, either later that day or the morning of the event.

Setting up the event includes a wide variety of tasks that arent always immediately obvious to the competitor, whether it be the guy that spends two hours filling up a dozen 4 gallon water barrels for the feed stations and finish lines; the team that layout and build the bike racking; the guys that move the fencing to create the layout of the various compounds; or the guys that follow them round and fasten the JRUK bannering to every available flat surface!
On the morning of the race their are the guys directing car parking from 6am with a smile on thier face; the guys in registration answering any last minute questions in a coherent manner and the guys on tranistion making sure your gear is racked in the right spaces and that you have all the right documentation.
During the race you have the swim starters, the lap counters, the tranistion team, the marshals out on the run and bike course, the first aid team, the timing team, the communications team and even the commentators!
And then after the race is finished you find all of these guys coming together to strip the event down and get it stowed away, leaving the venue as untouched as when we arrived.
These events dont put themselves on. They take a lot of preplanning and logitics, but they also wouldnt be as great as they are if we didnt have such a great team doing everything and anything that is asked of them; and the reason we have such a great team is because they all know that they are appreciated as individuals. At most events marshalls will receive an event tee shirt, food and drink and some expenses, as well as the opportunity to be part of the Just Racing family.

If this sounds like something you would be interested in being a part of, or if you feel you have a skill set that would be of value to us then please drop us an email events@justracinguk.com

or call us on 01933 663 516.