Monday, 17 May 2021

The wet one - Arundel Lido Tri 2021 gallery now live

Ominous skies at the Arundel Lido Tri 2021 - didn't disappoint..


The race gallery for the Arundel Lido Triathlon 2021 is all live and online here: http://sspimg.com/REP-Arundel-Tri-2021-Gallery  all done and ready by the office team by 5pm Sunday !

Remember all the photos are FREE to download (just "order" the free ones) - so make sure you use them widely and brilliantly to share your achievements and memories - and a reminder to enter next year !! 

If you're a club webmaster - check the rules of personal copyright licenses here -  https://sussexsportphotography.com/terms-and-conditions/copyright-licensing 


The Arundel Lido Triathlon is a fab event, a little different to previous years because the swim was changed to a simple up/down+change lane - but that actually makes things significantly easier to administer from the perspective of marshals and explaining to competitors what to do. Possibly keep it for next year - but make people on the standard tri get out and get back in again to do a longer distance - because everyone was doing the shorter one lap this time. Anyways it seemed to work very well - although next time I'm a race referee about the last ten Standard tri competitors all doing tumble turns would be a straight time penalty in my book... (I should never be a race referee by the way).

There was also an impressive display of racking out for the bike section - so much to keep you all socially distant from each other that the finish area was a bit shorter than usual, which meant I was sat in the rain rather than under a tree as usual - so I got very very very very wet, so wet I had a swim afterwards to dry off. Yes that's how wet it was, my chair morphed into a puddle that I was sat in.

Next weeks events are the exciting UltraX South East Challenge, and the Three Forts Challenge - both of which are fully sold out and taking place over the south downs. UltraX are using the full www.Pic2Go.co.uk technology for live gallery updates on the day direct to registered competitors - which given some of them are running 100Km - gives us a bit of a time advantage !

Anyway - here's your guide to the next few months ahead, assuming that the latest variant of Covid doesn't prove various incompetence's about our government, and back them into a U-turn for a decision that is too little too late. Fortunately most of these are in the depths of the countryside - so unlikely to be impacted - here's to everyone still being sensible, and remember - you still need to ask for consent before hugging... (ie "would you like a hug?").

Date Event
Sun-25/04/2021 REP Bluebell - DONE!
Sun-16/05/2021 REP Arundel Tri - DONE!
Sat-22/05/2021 UltraX South England
Sun-23/05/2021 3Forts
Sat-05/06/2021 Mighty Hike - South Coast
Sun-13/06/2021 Mid Sussex Tri
Sat-19/06/2021 Parish Walk
Sat-19/06/2021 Mighty Hike - Lake District
Sun-20/06/2021 Hampshire Hoppit
Sat-26/06/2021 Mighty Hike - Giants Causeway
Sat-26/06/2021 REP Arun Swim
Sun-27/06/2021 Oxford 10k
Sat-03/07/2021 Mighty Hike - Yorkshire Dales
Sun-04/07/2021 Bewl 15
Sat-10/07/2021 Mighty Hike - Gower Peninsula
Sat-17/07/2021 Mighty Hike - Northumberland Coast
Sat-17/07/2021 Mighty Hike - Thames Path
Sun-18/07/2021 Harry Hawkes 10
Sat-24/07/2021 Mighty Hike - Peak District
Sun-25/07/2021 REP Dawn on the Downs
Sat-31/07/2021 Mighty Hike - Dedham Vale

And now for some photos from Arundel...

A frown is a smile upside down

This is Ed. I've known Ed for 26 years now, and he's the fittest he's ever been - go Ed !

The sun poked through the clouds, and decided to dapple off the water - blinding me. No winning.

Some lovely technique on display...

Ripping it up through the water

Everyone had a go and made a great effort at it

The surprise in the eyes !

Almost jumped in to warm up at this point. The gap in the clouds didn't last.

was a bit windy and wet on the ride

He was smiling the whole way round

Go Ed !!

Goth cycling, needs a darker helmet.

He was crying all the way round

Don't hold on too hard - keep the gel safe !

And with that, the Sun went in.

practicing his chin ups

The run was this big !

Way to go Ed !

Correct number display - Thank you !

Proper Victory Arms !!

why are people shouting at me ?

ah, yes, my number, you couldn't read it...

It has to be very very heavy rain to show up like this on a fast shutter - he seemed happy enough

Well done Amanda !

Double thumbs is a sign of a good day's racing !

For the win !!

Always nice to see your wife's namesake do well !

All over finish surprise !! No surrender !

Genuinely happy that's all done !

Yes ! Nobody died !! Medics celebrate, and rightly so !!



And yes - if you're a business owner - local or national - and want to reach that ABC1 profile, as well as all their friends - then please get in touch for a confidential initial chat - because we have some fantastic win-win-win-win (runners, sponsors, charities and the event) sponsorship opportunities for you - for what is incredibly affordable and great value for money !


so until next time - keep dry, keep running and stay covid safe !
Anthony

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Races to enter and call for sponsors

Next Up this weekend - the REP Arundel Lido Tri

So a bit of a gap these past weeks as we get ourselves ready for events returning with something every weekend through to August from this Sunday. Suddenly everything is back to full speed.

The influx of events means some races have opportunities for sponsoring race photos. If you're a reader of this blog, you probably like your free race photos and we're working hard to keep up with our promise of free race downloads (or better - with Pic2Go technology) at the races we cover, along with our legendary coverage and quality - everyone is a winner.

I even made a groovy poster - using the 2019 start picture from the Basingstoke Half Marathon and 10k. That race used Pic2Go technology to share images on the day with participants - which meant we could measure the social media sharing directly, which as ever blew the roof of what they usually get for a social media campaign.

So if you think you know someone who might benefit from sponsoring race photos, or might be interested yourself - then just pick up the phone for a confidential conversation and we can see if we can help ! Just read the poster below - it's all true...

Why are you not sponsoring race photos ? ask your marketing manager at work !


 So, here's our list of future events that are coming up - and two more that need adding into this list - 

1. we are going to see you at the new UltraX race on the 22 of May, over near Haslemere, 
2. as well as the Oxford Town and Gown 10k on June the 27th. Go and have a look to see if entries are still open !!


DateEvent Website
Sun-25/04/2021REP Bluebell - DONE ! GALLERY
Sun-16/05/2021REP Arundel Tri
Sun-23/05/20213Forts
Sat-05/06/2021Mighty Hike - South Coast
Sun-13/06/2021Mid Sussex Tri
Sat-19/06/2021Mighty Hike - Lake District
Sun-20/06/2021Hampshire Hoppit
Sat-26/06/2021Mighty Hike - Giants Causeway
Sat-26/06/2021REP Arun Swim
Sat-03/07/2021Mighty Hike - Yorkshire Dales
Sat-10/07/2021Mighty Hike - Gower Peninsula
Sat-17/07/2021Mighty Hike - Northumberland Coast
Sat-17/07/2021Mighty Hike - Thames Path
Sat-24/07/2021Mighty Hike - Peak District
Sun-25/07/2021REP Dawn on the Downs
Sat-31/07/2021Mighty Hike - Dedham Vale

Easier single image downloads
Also to make things more userfriendly on the gallery we have added the instant "download file" text link above an image if you've searched for it. This works perfectly on mobile phones - where ZIP files traditionally don't work. No logging in required on the free galleries ! but it is one image at a time.

It is still easier get all your free images and get them as a single ZIP download together by "selecting all" and ordering the free ones (just add the free product in your order basket and checkout) - but if you want a single image quickly and easily for use on your mobile phone so you can put it on facebook/instagram/twitter etc - it should make things super easy ! (and don't forget to add the #SSP to your post for us if you do, or tag us in with our full @uksportphoto !)
(NB if it's an old gallery that is not free to download - then it will ask you to log in or contact us, in which case you will have to order it)

New distribution mechanism
Other than that, this is the first test of the new blog distribution with follow.it instead of feedburner - so we will see how well that happens ! All previous subscriptions have been transferred (in a fully GDPR way) across, those 21,000 of you who had not double confirmed on the confirmation email were not transferred across (in line with GDPR double-opt-in policy), so that left just the 29,100 subscribers on the list - a bit of a big job, but we got there safely and securely.
Fingers crossed for that later then...

Otherwise this is almost the end of the old new normal, and welcome back to the new normal, (no hugging me yet during races, although I've had both jabs now) keep training, keep that mental health ticking over, and enjoy the slightly warmer evenings for that run !

until next time
Anthony