2012 Fleet Feet Racing
The Fleet Feet Racing Team was created to increase awareness about Fleet Feet Sports, assist in marketing of the store and to provide unity amongst some of the most skilled runners in the local area. The 2012 team will be a collection of runners who will focus on building the sport in our community via stewardship, being a role model, participation in training programs, voluntarism and achieving competitive race results.
While we have had different methods for selection of the team in the past, this upcoming season we will follow an invitational process only. Runners will be selected to receive the invitation based on their competitive performance, ambassadorship and volunteerism from the 2011 season, according to the code of conduct listed below. In an effort to keep the numbers down over what we have supported in the past, only those who best meet the criteria will be extended invites.
Invites will be sent out in January 2012 and the team will be announced in early February.
2012 Member Requirements
A Fleet Feet Racing Team Member is someone who:
2012 Team Code of Conduct
Conduct
1. Conduct in an appropriate manner during the time you are in a Fleet Feet uniform and act as a role model to other participants, no matter the circumstance.
2. Understand that your personal behavior matters and failure to comply with any item in the code of conduct and Fleet Feet reserves the rights at any time to remove you from the team.
3. Recognize the importance of your visibility at races representing Fleet Feet, Nike and our secondary sponsors from the time you arrive through the award ceremonies to show your support.
4. Not participate in running for, or promote, any other specialty running or athletic store in the local area.
5. Understand that wearing Fleet Feet branded apparel for training is important and in races is mandatory.
6. Follow all other rules as noted in the formal code of conduct.
Competition
Volunteerism
Competitive Performance Guidelines
The 2012 team will have achieved these results within the last calendar year. These times are age/gender graded using the Runner’s World Calculator which is based on the 2006 age grading tables developed by WMA (World Masters Athletics).
Sponsors
This season the racing team proudly welcomes back Fleet Feet and Nike as the title sponsors. In addition, we have added Honey Stinger, Swiftwick socks and FuelBelt as partners as well. Every effort should be made by the selected team to support the secondary team affiliates/vendor partners through purchase/endorsement of their products and/or writing up gear reviews of their equipment in your race reports.
Contacts
If you have any questions, please feel free to email us and we will respond as quickly as possible at fleetfeetracinghuntsville@gmail.com.
The Fleet Feet Racing Team was created to increase awareness about Fleet Feet Sports, assist in marketing of the store and to provide unity amongst some of the most skilled runners in the local area. The 2012 team will be a collection of runners who will focus on building the sport in our community via stewardship, being a role model, participation in training programs, voluntarism and achieving competitive race results.
While we have had different methods for selection of the team in the past, this upcoming season we will follow an invitational process only. Runners will be selected to receive the invitation based on their competitive performance, ambassadorship and volunteerism from the 2011 season, according to the code of conduct listed below. In an effort to keep the numbers down over what we have supported in the past, only those who best meet the criteria will be extended invites.
Invites will be sent out in January 2012 and the team will be announced in early February.
2012 Member Requirements
A Fleet Feet Racing Team Member is someone who:
- Regularly finishes in the top 5% of events that they are racing or are likely to place in their age/gender group and meet the competitive performance guidelines listed below.
- Frequently volunteers for Fleet Feet sponsored events, including races, fun runs, social events or training runs.
- Supports Fleet Feet by being an ambassador to the brand and to the sport.
- Is a member of the Huntsville Track Club and promotes HTC events through racing and/or volunteering
2012 Team Code of Conduct
Conduct
1. Conduct in an appropriate manner during the time you are in a Fleet Feet uniform and act as a role model to other participants, no matter the circumstance.
2. Understand that your personal behavior matters and failure to comply with any item in the code of conduct and Fleet Feet reserves the rights at any time to remove you from the team.
3. Recognize the importance of your visibility at races representing Fleet Feet, Nike and our secondary sponsors from the time you arrive through the award ceremonies to show your support.
4. Not participate in running for, or promote, any other specialty running or athletic store in the local area.
5. Understand that wearing Fleet Feet branded apparel for training is important and in races is mandatory.
6. Follow all other rules as noted in the formal code of conduct.
Competition
- Competitively race in a minimum of 6 local races that are sponsored by Fleet Feet, though racing on a monthly basis on average is encouraged.
- Races will be logged by each member using a basic form accessible on the Fleet Feet Racing Team website.
Volunteerism
- Volunteer for at least 6 local races that are sponsored by Fleet Feet, where two of the six should be volunteer only and not racing
- Other examples of volunteering may include but are not limited to participate in Fleet Feet sponsored training programs as a coach or mentor, race directing a Fleet Feet sponsored event, taking active role at regular training or fun runs from Fleet Feet, working the team sponsored aid station at Cotton Row Training runs, etc.
- Volunteerism will be logged by each member using a basic form accessible on the Fleet Feet Racing Team website.
- Regularly communicate with the Team Captain via email on upcoming races and race results
- Strongly encouraged to contribute toward the team blog
- Complete an updated bio, including personal records and future goals (part of the application) that will be featured on the Racing Team Website.
Competitive Performance Guidelines
The 2012 team will have achieved these results within the last calendar year. These times are age/gender graded using the Runner’s World Calculator which is based on the 2006 age grading tables developed by WMA (World Masters Athletics).
- Men 5k - 19:00, 10k - 40:00, ½ Marathon - 1:30:00
- Female 5k - 21:30, 10k – 45:00, ½ Marathon - 1:40:00
Sponsors
This season the racing team proudly welcomes back Fleet Feet and Nike as the title sponsors. In addition, we have added Honey Stinger, Swiftwick socks and FuelBelt as partners as well. Every effort should be made by the selected team to support the secondary team affiliates/vendor partners through purchase/endorsement of their products and/or writing up gear reviews of their equipment in your race reports.
Contacts
If you have any questions, please feel free to email us and we will respond as quickly as possible at fleetfeetracinghuntsville@gmail.com.
