A Logo and a Link for the RRCA
A logo and link isn't everything; however, it is the basic way to show support.
(And I don't have logos, but I do have links where they need to be.)
I must admit that I've learned an immense amount about the running community locally, across the state and nationally over the last two-plus years, including the RRCA (Road Runners Club of America). Therefore, in part of my information-gathering effort to prepare for the full launch of the 2006 National Convention web site, I decided to audit the websites of all of the Texas clubs listed on the RRCA web site.
There were 30 clubs listed and here was the breakdown of whether or not there was an RRCA logo and link displayed on the club's main page (which is the primary requirement of the club's website annual competition):
No internet presence at all: 2
(Sites that needed to have their URL address added or updated): 4
Logo and Link on the front page: 8
Logo on the front page, but no link on the site anywhere: 1
No logo on the front page, but a link elsewhere: 7 (HARRA has its own RRCA section)
No logo or link anywhere on the site: 12
Now here is the club-by-club breakdown:
No internet presence at all - Lone Star Pacesetters (Harlingen), Pineywood Pacers Running Club (Lufkin)
(Sites that needed to have their URL address added or updated): Abilene Runners Club, New Braunfels Running Club, Round Rock Road Runners, Lake Grapevine Runners and Walkers
Logo and Link on the front page: Carrollton Runners Club, Flower Mound Striders, Fort Worth Runners Club, Al Lawrence Running Club, West Texas Running Club, San Angelo Road Lizards, Team Texarkana USA, Lake Grapevine Runners and Walkers
Logo on the front page, but no link on the site anywhere: Bay Area Running Club
No logo on the front page, but a link elsewhere: HARRA, Abilene Runners Club, Corpus Christi Roadrunners, Bayou City Road Runners, San Antonio Roadrunners, The Colony Roadrunners, Seven Hills Running Club
No logo or link anywhere on the site: Sea Rim Striders, Cross Country Club of Dallas, Clear Lake Fitness Club, Houston Masters Sports Association, Houston Striders, Kenyan Way, Runner's High Club, Terlingua Track Club, North Texas Trail Runners, New Braunfels Running Club, Plano Pacers, Round Rock Roadrunners
(And I don't have logos, but I do have links where they need to be.)
I must admit that I've learned an immense amount about the running community locally, across the state and nationally over the last two-plus years, including the RRCA (Road Runners Club of America). Therefore, in part of my information-gathering effort to prepare for the full launch of the 2006 National Convention web site, I decided to audit the websites of all of the Texas clubs listed on the RRCA web site.
There were 30 clubs listed and here was the breakdown of whether or not there was an RRCA logo and link displayed on the club's main page (which is the primary requirement of the club's website annual competition):
No internet presence at all: 2
(Sites that needed to have their URL address added or updated): 4
Logo and Link on the front page: 8
Logo on the front page, but no link on the site anywhere: 1
No logo on the front page, but a link elsewhere: 7 (HARRA has its own RRCA section)
No logo or link anywhere on the site: 12
Now here is the club-by-club breakdown:
No internet presence at all - Lone Star Pacesetters (Harlingen), Pineywood Pacers Running Club (Lufkin)
(Sites that needed to have their URL address added or updated): Abilene Runners Club, New Braunfels Running Club, Round Rock Road Runners, Lake Grapevine Runners and Walkers
Logo and Link on the front page: Carrollton Runners Club, Flower Mound Striders, Fort Worth Runners Club, Al Lawrence Running Club, West Texas Running Club, San Angelo Road Lizards, Team Texarkana USA, Lake Grapevine Runners and Walkers
Logo on the front page, but no link on the site anywhere: Bay Area Running Club
No logo on the front page, but a link elsewhere: HARRA, Abilene Runners Club, Corpus Christi Roadrunners, Bayou City Road Runners, San Antonio Roadrunners, The Colony Roadrunners, Seven Hills Running Club
No logo or link anywhere on the site: Sea Rim Striders, Cross Country Club of Dallas, Clear Lake Fitness Club, Houston Masters Sports Association, Houston Striders, Kenyan Way, Runner's High Club, Terlingua Track Club, North Texas Trail Runners, New Braunfels Running Club, Plano Pacers, Round Rock Roadrunners
posted by WalkSports.com | 11:00 AM
1 Comments:
Jon,
Delighted if you want to update the links for the clubs you found. It's basically open - you can email for a userid and password, and it comes back immediately.
I've been bugging Lee for years to put RRCA, HARRA and the HARRA safety message on the Striders web site. PIM link, SMART yahoo group, etc. would be nice. These things take time...
Cheers, Steve
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