GMAN19030 wrote:
davetri1 wrote:
I thought this race was awesome! I liked it much better than IMLP. AC is a great place for a triathlon.
You and 150 others agree. ;-)
Full disclosure...I have never done a Challenge race. I do not have tons of money to throw at risky projects, so I would tend to go to races that I know will provide a good experience. Not sure Challenge can do that. Literally everything from afar about the Challenge events looks bush league. Just a few examples:
The Challenge Family website STILL lists CAC as the next event.
The CAC website has absolutely nothing on it to indicate the event even happened.
The CAC website gives as the number one reason to do the event this year is to be part of history by doing the inaugural event. Apparently, even Challenge forgot they held this event in 2014.
Past Results take internet sleuthing to find. They may be back up now, but the 2014 CAC results were down. Almost as if Challenge does not want to admit their races are losing entrants
Compare the video of the last finisher at CAC (almost dead silence) with the raucous finish at IMLP (or any IM)
CAC athlete tracking compared to the WTC tracking on Sunday was not even close.
Challenge regularly announces races that never take place (Minorca) and never even provide an announcement the event is cancelled. At least WTC owns up to it with an announcement when they cancel a race
Challenge races cost practically the same amount.
That whole Roth program is idiotic.
I know, I am being picky. Putting up good websites does not equal putting on a good race. But I do not think putting up a decent up to date website is that hard. And the Challenge sites show a lack of attention to detail. That same lack seems to show up on race day based on reports (low signs, confusing course) based on some posts on this thread. So, good luck Challenge. I will keep watching your websites to see if at any point you are worth risking my money.