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Future of RunningCommentary
Andy,
To me - and already noted by many others - the forum is already a running club. All that's missing is the club vest and the discounted race entry. It occurred to me recently that the latter would be the biggest benefit that forming a running club would confer!
Also it's clear that the forum is a huge part of the site. I think it's fair to say that some of the forum diaries are almost as good as your front-page blog. So there is a case for you moving your diary to the forum and using the front page for wider issues. Incidentally, if that was the case, then perhaps the front page should show some kind of "most recent post" view, to direct visitors to the most prolific diarists (which would of course include you... in about third place!).
I like the idea of focus on races. Perhaps it could be structured to list upcoming races, who's entered, a link to their preparation (forum thread) and then eventually list results, link to race reports and to photos.
As for club name, runningcommentary works well for the website, but sounds a bit odd for a club. But then again, to me odd is exactly what you should be aiming for. I would even include the .net on the end - anyone sees that at a race and they immediately know it's web-based. And the name is appropriate - our primary focus is providing a commentary on our running. Runningtotal doesn't grab me, and in fact I've only just got the pun some 15 minutes after reading it.
So in summary:
- actual running club - yes
- race / club focus for site - yes
- bring forum to the forefront of the site - yes
- club name - ain't broke so don't fix it
Dan
PS - Sweder - purple on white, surely. In purple on black you'd look like some kind of 80s metal fan... Oh, I see now.
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