The main issue I see with the T100, it is severly back loaded. So if your already skipping races now, at some point you dont get to "skip" races in the end and that 4 races in 9 weeks, 3 in 6 weeks oh boy....You suddenly are stuck traveling late season to US and Middle East in your schedule all in a 6 week period. So if I'm Sam Long, I'm striking early, skipping 1 of the 2 Euro races and then being able to "stay home" and race locally (yes it's not really local, but it's not going through international travel, etc). 2 more times in the US before racing GF in Middle East. That would give you 5 scores out of 7 regular season and then GF score. But with the break in the schedule, you could still race 2 Euro races and basically skip the 2 week prior regular season final before the GF 2 weeks later.

So it's about patience but also striking early, especially if you get people who basically purposely are skipping races already (either through not ready or "broken" themselves already). Those who have to race 3 of 4 in the final 6 weeks, that's a loooong time to hold "A" fitness with all that travel (that likely plays more on you with getting sick, and disrupting training than anything).

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Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
-USAT Level II