Friend told me a statistic yesterday that I had to look up to believe
LA Triathlon was recently moved from a Venice Beach to downtown LA course to Torrance, small south bay town. Ocean swim, hilly bike with several loops on narrow residential streets (about as many vertical feet as Wildflower Oly) and a run with a substantial sand portion. It's a tough course that some people seem to really like. Has always had a September race date
In 2013 on the old course (which was also fairly dumbed down IMO races hosted 830 athletes between oly/sprint
In 2014, first year of the move the race had about 685 entrants between Oly (300) sprint (300) and super sprint (85). They also had a 5K on the run course with 900 entrants (it's near my house but i didn't do it, having all those runners on the course looked like a cluster to me....)
In 2015, total number of participants was nearly half that, 364 (133, 165 and 66), 630 in the 5K.
I am of the opinion that if a triathlon is going to be hosted by (or at least associated with) a major city it has to bring it. I wonder how long "LA Triathlon" can survive with this type of course / attendance
LA Triathlon was recently moved from a Venice Beach to downtown LA course to Torrance, small south bay town. Ocean swim, hilly bike with several loops on narrow residential streets (about as many vertical feet as Wildflower Oly) and a run with a substantial sand portion. It's a tough course that some people seem to really like. Has always had a September race date
In 2013 on the old course (which was also fairly dumbed down IMO races hosted 830 athletes between oly/sprint
In 2014, first year of the move the race had about 685 entrants between Oly (300) sprint (300) and super sprint (85). They also had a 5K on the run course with 900 entrants (it's near my house but i didn't do it, having all those runners on the course looked like a cluster to me....)
In 2015, total number of participants was nearly half that, 364 (133, 165 and 66), 630 in the 5K.
I am of the opinion that if a triathlon is going to be hosted by (or at least associated with) a major city it has to bring it. I wonder how long "LA Triathlon" can survive with this type of course / attendance