LuckyMe wrote:
Not everything has to be black OR white. At Kona, you have several races inside of one event. You have the "world championships" that happens in the 8-10 hour time frame and then all the older age group stuff, disabled athletes, etc... then you get the "everyman" sideshow in the later hours. So what? I think it's all just sour grapes for people who don't have the gumption to get there themselves.Well I guess that's my small beef about it. WTC is having it both ways. And again, it's their race, and they can do it however they want to. Just the competitor in me, cringes every time I see a race recap and I see the coverage being of the lottery people or TV slot (again, this year were more stories of people who legitly qualified), who are struggling to beat the swim cut off or the 17 hour time finish (it's just now where the coverage is half "racing/ half "stories". IF, IF it's a world championship event, to me it slightly cheapens the actual "competitiveness" of the event, and the way WTC markets it, it's more of an "event" than a competiton. BUT, again, thats done because it makes WTC alot of money, and it's more about marketing than actually showing the racing and again, they most certainly can do it however they want to. Just for me, the competiveness of the race seems to get forgotten sometimes, and considering it's a "world championship", that kinda sucks.
Edit: But, I will say, the small beef I have with the event has certainly decreased over the years. I do cringe a bit, but just basically accepted that it is what it is.
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