Compassion and Commitment
Scrolling through Facebook reveals that despite 2021 being a tough year for most people, there have also been times of joy and celebration.
When it rains look for rainbows, when it's dark look for stars - Oscar Wilde
Since our launch in March 2021, 4Five+ have aimed to be a positive force, focusing on providing inspiration and support to help women 45+ maintain an active and competitive life.
Connection - with each other online and in person, through events and learning opportunities, and reaching out to universities, organisations and businesses who share our goals
Community – building something new and different, an organisation focused on women, but welcoming of all ages and genders (no woman is an island)
Communication – through social media, the 4Five+ website, and in person, showing our trust and support through sharing experience and resources.
Some of our actions have been big and public (the ToMR campaign), but more often they are small and private (chats over coffee). Every woman helped is a success story.
We aim to be compassionate in all our actions, and to focus on the things that matter.
We understand many of the hopes and challenges women face as they grow through midlife, because it is our lived experience too. We are committed to continuing our support in 2022, made possible in turn by the support of our members and sponsors. A calendar of proposed events is outlined below, and we invite your input into ways we can encourage an active midlife for women. We would love to hear from women who are passionate about sports other than cycling - triathlon, running, swimming, paddle boarding, golf etc etc - there are too many to list!
Wishing you all a fit, fun and fast 2022.
4Five+ Proposed Event Calendar 2022 - watch the 4Five+ socials for details
January
Wed 5 Jan - Sanctuary Summer Series Team Rego closes
Sat 8 Jan - 4F Saturday Gravel – South West
Sat 15 Jan - Sanctuary Summer Crit Event #1
Sat 29 Jan - Sanctuary Summer Crit Event #2
February
Sat 5 Feb - 4F Saturday Gravel - South West tbc
Sat 12 Feb - Sanctuary Summer Crit Event #3
March
Sat 19 Mar - 4F Saturday Gravel
Sun 20 Mar - 4F Seminar Series - details tbc
Fri 25 Mar - 4F First Anniversary Breakfast Ride
Sun 27 Mar - 4F CX Skills - date tbc
April
Sat 2 Apr - SeVen Training Ride - all levels
Sun 3 Apr - SeVen Training Ride - hard core
May
Sun 22 May - 4F Road Racing Skills - details tbc
June
Sun 12 Jun - 4F Seminar Series - details tbc
August
Sun 14 Aug - 4F Seminar Series - details tbc
October
Sun 9 Oct - Bike Month - bike maintenance - details tbc
November
Sun 20 Nov - 4F Crit skills - details tbc
January Racing Calendar
As always, the linked online calendar is available on the Members Only page
