All About Runs
Lead a run.
Contribute to the club.
Pay it forward.
What does it mean to lead a run?
It means
you want to go wheeling and you are inviting some friends.
How hard is that?
The leading of a run can be shared by more than one person.
One person might be comfortable with making the announcement but
not with driving the lead.
If there is another person willing to drive the lead then
they can combine their efforts.
The run organizer will make the announcement and the other
will be the lead driver.
Both will receive run leader credit.
On the run you don't have to babysit people.
There is always a mix of experienced people on a run.
The experienced 4 wheelers are available and more than
willing to help out the less experienced.
Good things about driving the lead: No dust and you get
to see the critters before they skitter off into the bushes.
The Phases of a Leading Run
You probably already have trails in mind.
We also have a fair amount of information on various trails
right here on our website at:
Trails.
On the
Day Runs
page are 17 trails good for day runs.
For each one there are descriptions, maps, pictures, GPS
tracks, and an example run announcement.
All that planning is already done for you.
Unless you're doing an exploratory run it is best for the
lead driver to have run the trail before.
There are more trail info resources on the web.
There are links on Trails page.
Post the who, what, where, and when in a run announcement
on the bulletin board.
More info at:
Run Announcements.
Just before rolling you'll have a drivers' meeting.
An outline of what can be covered is at:
Drivers' Meeting
Outline.
With a more experienced group you don't have to go into detail.
And of course our
Trail
Etiquette applies on the trail.
Post a synopsis how the run went.
Anyone on the run can write/post the synopsis and they
will receive contribution credit.
It doesn't have to be fancy or long.
Show the club what fun you had on the run.
(Post it as a reply to the original run announcement.)
Post pictures in the gallery.
Anyone can post pictures.
You'll receive contribution credit for posting pictures.
More info at:
Posting Pictures
to the Gallery.
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