ddalzell wrote:
I'm pissed and I'm not even racing!!! If they downgrade this.... then why wouldn't they downgrade a full IM (IM Lou)..
This is Ironman.. This isn't family picnic time... lets go WTC.. very upsetting!
Technically they do do that for IM Lou. They just don't stock enough fluids at the tail of the bike, so the slower folks drop on their own, hence they shorten the race without having to announce it.
I can be mixed. There is something to be said for HTFU, but at the same time I think safety should be a large factor.
By the same degree, for people who are pissed off, the only reason you CAN race is the fact that the towns permit the races and the USAT or other org supplies the insurance... So if 5 people drop dead on the course and their are insurance payouts, it does make it harder for other races to go on, as well as gives the impression to the towns that we ride, bike, or swim through that what we do is "dangerous"
Littering is probably the number one reason events are cancelled / not renewed by towns.
Traffic and vocal citizens over such is likely number two.
Only reason we can "race" and have roads held for us, etc... is because there is insurance.
Now I would prefer to see more of a "conditions will be more extreme, if you have concerns with this affecting your ability, we will defer your entry"