An update on the status of the club England Athletics registration.
So far most race organisers have been happy with either a blank, or a simple ‘registration applied for’ statement when they ask for registration details. In future, when the system is fully in place, we will have to quote a personal registration number. Judging by the rate of progress to date, it might still be a while before all UK runners have their own number!
Wilmslow Running Club is fully affiliated, and has even paid the fee of £50. Furthermore all club members are now personally registered, and the club has paid the individual fee of £5 each! However, as their normal mode of operation seems to be glacial slowness, England Athletics have not yet fully processed the registrations, and so the numbers exist only in their database, which can be viewed by Paul, Dave and Andy.
Next steps are that England Athletics will send out individual registration cards, and will also provide everyone with a userid and password to enable you to maintain personal information such as address, phone number etc. If anyone is interested in seeing the process, it is documented on the EA web site at http://www.englandathletics.org/welcome/
So to summarise:-
- the Wilmslow Running Club Affiliation Reference is 2658808. Use this number on any entry for the time being.
- personal numbers are available if you need them – just send me an e-mail.
- You should shortly get a registration card in the post to your home address, and also a password for your entry in the database Please get back to me (or Paul or Dave) with any questions or if you need your personal number.
Andy