Team Ethos

From 4LPH41337.com

4LPH4 1337 is a group of motivated individuals excited about adventure racing. The primary purpose of the team is to foster an environment with a plethora of opportunities to race with close friends as teammates on a recurring and consistent basis. The hope is that in aligning the team with this purpose, the following will occur:

• always being able to register teams that are in the category that qualifies for race prize winnings
• heightened team/team name recognition
• better overall performance and sponsorship possibilities
• race savings on early registration for races
• organized training events
• accountability to each other
• sense of community with each other and shared knowledge/experience of the team
• members never having to race with strangers or incompatible personalities out of desperation
• members never having to scramble to find a team at the last minute

Goals

Racing Mentality

Winning >= Competing > Finishing > DQ/DNF

Strategic Goal

To build a consistent, winning record in sprint races and a competitive placing in the 1-day races by encouraging members to excel during training and minimize risk to race performance.

Tactical Goals

• DONE Recruiting 1 more member to enable a more flexible race schedule for individual members.
• DONE Finding/registering for key 1-day races to build experience at longer lengths to the point of competition.
• DONE Gathering experience/winning tactics from racing frequent sprints.
• DONE Build copious group-based training opportunity for team members with tight schedules by exploring/establishing various training networks.
• IN PROGRESS Establish navigator role redundancy.
• DONE Establish workhorse role redundancy.
• IN PROGRESS To seek out sponsorship aimed at charitable giving by sponsors to a worthy cause based on team performance.

Membership Commitment

In pursuance of the team goals, it is important to have a close group of driven individuals with comparable ability--sizable enough to provide ample racing opportunities for each member; tight-knit to ensure role congruency and shared race experience among its members.

As a member of team 4LPH4 1337, one is committed to the following:

• When considering competing in an adventure race, other members of 4LPH4 1337 must be considered as racing partners first and foremost over non-members. Practically, this means extending an invitation to the team to see if other members are interested in participating. Note: Exceptions may occur when there are specific/personal desires to race with non-member partners. Examples include racing with a sibling or an old high school friend as a bonding experience.
• When racing with non-4LPH4 1337 team members, the team name 4LPH4 1337 must not be used. The exception to this commitment is during recruitment, when 4LPH4 1337 members are racing with a single recruit.