Graded Meeting next week

Domer

The Gradeds start again next wednesday....

Quick question....

Do you have to be member of a club or the AAI to participate? Can any Joe Bloggs go to Santry, pay their entry fee and run? I am not in a club, and haven't run a track race in 15 years, but would love to give it a lash over 400 just to see how slow I really am!

Domer

ecksor

You're supposed to be registered with the AAI. The entrance form has spaces for your club and your registration number.

stepperupper

Don't mind that. You'll be allowed run. You can enter on the day. Just ask to run as a guest if all else fails. ecksor we're trying to promote the sport here.

Domer

Thanks stepperupper,

Didn't think I could so did a run at lunchtime instead. May try one in the next meet.

Thanks for you help,
Domer

ecksor

stepperupper wrote:

Don't mind that. You'll be allowed run. You can enter on the day. Just ask to run as a guest if all else fails.

Do you know that for a fact? It wasn't the impression I got whenever I entered them.

ecksor we're trying to promote the sport here.

That's a pretty useless rebuke. He asked a question which I believed I was answering correctly. Would you rather I gave him incorrect information and he wasted his time just so he was told what he wanted to hear and I can feel like I am promoting athletics? I wouldn't have created this forum if I didn't have a small interest in promoting athletics.

Pherekydes

As far as I know the fee for the meet or meets covers AAI registration. Only one way to find out: pick up the phone!

http://www.dublinathletics.com/us/default.asp

Domer

I couldn't get anyone to answer the phone last week... I will try again next week.

I dont think that the entry fee includes membership of the AAI, but you may be able to enter as a guest. I saw one name in the results and he was declared as Unattached.

I wonder will AAI ratify the world record I am going to run if I am not a member of the association

I will try again at the next one... think its in a few weeks in Irishtown.

Thanks for all the advice.

Domer

ecksor

I always understood unattached athletes to be registered athletes who are not members of clubs. Surely insurance policies don't cover unregistered athletes.

DaveH

You do need to be an AAI member to run in the Graded's. You are also supposed to wear your club singlet. There is a part of the entry form that requests your AAI number. You can try and chance it.

One thing im used to at graded meets is being screamed at to tuck my singlet into my shorts!! . But that is a rule!!!