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31st January 2025
Trialling or Temporary members

Last evening, connectMyClub participated in a webinar with the Welsh Triathlon association and some of its clubs. One of the questions raised during the Q&A session was about temporary or trial members.


According to Welsh Triathlon insurance, a trial member can join up to three training sessions before deciding to become a fully paid club member. Previously, the connectMyClub system allowed temporary membership based on a timeframe, such as three weeks. Starting this morning, clubs can now also specify the number of training sessions a trial member can attend, in addition to setting a temporary membership period.


Once a trial member reaches their session limit, they will no longer be able to book additional training sessions. However, they will still have access to other app features and will receive an automated email before their trial period concludes.


We believe this update will further support your club in offering trial opportunities to prospective new members.

8th January 2025
A huge thank you from connectMyClub

We want to extend our gratitude to all the clubs and club members who have already joined Swim Bike Run Around The World 2025.


This is the first year that we've put on an inter-club challenge, and while we were uncertain about how it would be received by clubs and club members across the UK, your members have been nothing short of extraordinary. They've embraced this challenge with passion and are absolutely smashing it!


We're only on day eight of the challenge, with 357 days to go. Your members have already raised an impressive £1000 just by entering.


Thank you !!

18th November 2024
Cat Calling Safety whilst running

How can we enhance the running experience for everyone, especially women?


We saw a BBC news segment yesterday morning about women being harassed while running alone or in groups. This got us to thinking about adding a new feature to our app to collect data on such incidents.


With over 13,000 runners using connectMyClub nationwide, we believe valuable data on harassment could be gathered.


We're envisioning a simple map where users can mark the location of the harassment and add the date/time. Alternatively, a one-click button could be used, though it might not be practical for someone to use their phone in that moment. Over time, this data could be compiled and presented to the relevant authorities. 

An in-app heatmap could be created to highlight the worst areas, helping runners know which places to avoid.

We'd love to hear your thoughts. Would this be a useful tool?

18th October 2024
A new way to display training sessions

We've just added a new way to display training sessions on websites Powered by connectMyClub.


If your club uses a website Powered by connectMyClub you can now show the club's upcoming training sessions in a simpler list view. This feature will show up to 10 sessions, displaying the session date & time and group details all in the one view. By using this view your website visitors will no longer need to click on each session in the calendar view so see the session and group details.


To select this feature visit the Website Builder on the club portal. Load the training page details, then select the view that you wish to use from the options available. 


We hope this, and the other new website features , give your website visitors a clear view of what your club has to offer.




Keep your eyes open for information about the new and exciting inter-club challenge   Swim Bike Run Around the World 2025


Follow connectMyClub on Facebook and Instagram for a sneak preview later on today!!

26th September 2024
Websites Powered by connectMyClub

Starting today, we've updated websites Powdered by connectMyClub.


Inspired by top global brands, we've given club websites a lighter, fresher look. The heavy, solid-coloured header bar is now replaced with a more appealing "Apple" style design. We've also revamped the clunky site buttons to enhance the user experience.


If your club isn't yet using a website Powered by connectMyClub and wants a more manageable and time-efficient site that integrates all existing club data from connectMyClub effortlessly, get in touch. We can set you up with a test site in minutes.

29th August 2024
What's that new icon

We've receive a few emails over the past week asking what the new '+' icon is on the training leader's attending list is.


This new icon allows your training leaders to see who in their group has saved medical notes in their ICE details. Obviously, some people do put N/A, or No medical issues in their medical notes, which are perfectly valid things for a medical professional to be made aware of. If everyone did this then having the medical + symbol next to people names becomes a little pointless. This morning we have been working through the various different ways people put "none" or "n/a" etc so these do not activate the medical +  icon. All medical notes are still viewable by tapping the "snowflake" icon no matter what they say. In a future app update we will add a "N/A" toggle to the in-app ICE details form.


We hope this proves to be a useful feature, albeit a rarely used one.


There is still the odd 'hilarious' medical note like "allergic to wife" that we have not done anything with.