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The first ever H.A.M.R. Hattiesburg Multisport meeting was a huge success. We had over 40 people attend the meeting at the Keg & Barrel! I knew most of the people in attendance but I also met a lot of new people! I know that the people at this first meeting merely represent the core of the community. There are a lot of people that wanted to be at this meeting but were out of town or had other commitments. In addition, I believe that most of us represent more than just ourselves. We can make this club great!

I presided over the event and spoke about what I wanted from a club and then we opened the meeting to discussions. Wow, there are a lot of great ideas and, even more important, passionate people behind these ideas!

Also, a lot of people said that they do not know what to do but that they were willing to help! That is exactly what a club needs. Looking around the room it was obvious that we have a huge pool of talent and skills from which to draw. I am sure that we will be able to bring many of our goals to fruition. This club is going to happen and it is going to be great. Here are some of the amenities that we would like the club to offer:

Website and members forum
Official club events with published results
Team gear – cycling jerseys / tri kits
Organized swim / bike / run events
Club library – books
Club library – multimedia
Group bike box rental
Access to coaching / training plans
Group gear swap meets / pay it forward meet ups
Club clinics – training / theory / mechanical
Prize purse / sponsored athletes
Local race representation – provide a meeting place at events
Camaraderie – club organized social events – annual banquet

I will elaborate ion each of these initiatives in the coming weeks.

In the coming weeks we will vote on our priorities and delegate the initiatives to individual committees. These committees, consisting of two or three members, will be the owner of their tasks. Whether the initiatives happen will rest entirely on their shoulders.

We have the passion, we have the numbers – now is the time to put these attributes together and make a great multisport club!

I would really appreciate it if you would leave a commit on what your tri club offers or what you wish your tri club offered. I think we have a great group of athletes and they will make this club first class.

We have only taken the very first step but the club will be up and running in no time!