The new website for The Nation's Triathlon is up, and the big change is in the swim. So as to accommodate more people, the swim will be two different courses - albeit mirror images of each other - running simultaneously. I can already hear the kvetching (and some of it might be coming from me, come race day!) about some people benefitting from swimming against the current on the return leg, rather than vice versa, but overall I can't imagine that the differences will be that noticeable. (I can envision conferable benefits both ways.) It will certainly allow for a less chaotic and possibly "safer" swim, and as the website says it will reduce the waiting times, but there will still be a very full bike course. I haven't done this one before; can the bike course handle an increase in participants?
I applaud the organizers of this race for not resting on their laurels, for listening to comments from previous participants, and for being willing to think outside the bubble. The Nation's was on my "maybe" list for '09, but it just got elevated up to "almost certainly". Any thoughts from the masses?
I applaud the organizers of this race for not resting on their laurels, for listening to comments from previous participants, and for being willing to think outside the bubble. The Nation's was on my "maybe" list for '09, but it just got elevated up to "almost certainly". Any thoughts from the masses?