kileyay wrote:
Question for you: at what point and under what conditions is it okay to shorten or cancel the swim? The point at which you yourself are no longer able to complete it? The point at which more than 1/3rd of the field is unable to finish the swim? Or the point at which an athlete drowns? Do you think IRONMAN made the right decision at St. George in 2012? I sure as hell don't. I'm not saying yesterday was one of those cases -- in fact, I do not think yesterday was such a case -- but having watched the back half of the female pro field flounder, whether they perceived it or not, I understand why they made the decision they did and I respect it. The reality is that this is an issue where there are shades of grey, and they have to draw the line somewhere, and the place to draw it is not the the place that best suits Bruce Gennari...it's not about you. Your comments remind me a lot of Lionel Sanders' and Josh Amberger's tantrums during draftgate 2016. Step outside yourself and look at the broader athlete populace.
Anyways, I agree with the sentiment that the race directors in general and IRONMAN races in particular pander to the lowest common denominator rather than the highest, but that seems to me the right way to err on this particular issue.
You are on the verge of losing your elitest prick image. Can you pull some pubes characteristics out of retirement for this thread at least?