ladnday wrote:
Agreed, parking in the park is a headache. And, with knowing the roads around the park will be closed off for the run I bet it will be worse than expected. At least the FQ has many different entry and exit points as well as a variety of places to park.
With the prospect of a cancelled swim, the less than smooth 56 mile ride (small amount of redemption when you get to ride on 510, which is completely shut down on one half for the race), and the relocated finish I am so glad I hadn't signed up for this event yet.
Logistics will still be a headache:
- expo down at the Hilton Riverside
- bike drop up at UNO
- back downtown to stay the night -- I imagine most athletes from out of town will still stay somewhere near the FQ/downtown/Garden District
- drive up to UNO for race start
- finish in the park
- hop a shuttle back to UNO
- back to hotel/hit the road for home
For athletes, there is no logisitical improvement with this plan compared to what has gone on the previous 3 years for this event. And, the best part of the race has disappeared (i.e. running down Esplanade/Decatur and into the Quarter).
Since I'm already signed up....is it hard to find parking at race start area? And I do assume they will be re-doing the shuttle from the finish to UNO instead of from the FQ to UNO.
I *was* thinking....stay at Hilton; drive bike to UNO; shuttle to start in morning; after finish get car at the Hilton and go fetch bike from UNO.
Now, I guess: stay in FQ; drive bike to UNO; DRIVE to race start; shuttle from finish to UNO; drive back to hotel.
So maybe not too bad.