From an earlier thread:
In the mid 90's we all discussed where and when to race longer than an Oly. Which race had the 'right stuff' to insure it wasn't their issues that made for a really bad day: lack of aid stations and volunteers, lack of security personnel, poor swim course management and a REAL medical team at the end in case we really wanted to push at that distance for a PR.
Don't be fooled by organization that don't have the professional experience to produce these monster logistical sporting events. Are we perfect? No. But there are very few organization that have produced these 2 distances RIGHT for years and years.
My dog could post a race registration, build a cute web page, design a course on map-my... and call themselves a 'triathalon' organizer.
Many Part-time or weekend only organizers DO NOT have what it takes to manage 70.3/140.6 miles of course. Period.
Race with professionals or you could be doomed to a seriously bad day; not of your own making.
The time to find out your race organizer sucked is not mile 10 on the run!
STIndiana
America Multi-Sport, Inc.
America's Half June 10, 2017
USAT RD Century Club
http://www.americamultisport.com
In the mid 90's we all discussed where and when to race longer than an Oly. Which race had the 'right stuff' to insure it wasn't their issues that made for a really bad day: lack of aid stations and volunteers, lack of security personnel, poor swim course management and a REAL medical team at the end in case we really wanted to push at that distance for a PR.
Don't be fooled by organization that don't have the professional experience to produce these monster logistical sporting events. Are we perfect? No. But there are very few organization that have produced these 2 distances RIGHT for years and years.
My dog could post a race registration, build a cute web page, design a course on map-my... and call themselves a 'triathalon' organizer.
Many Part-time or weekend only organizers DO NOT have what it takes to manage 70.3/140.6 miles of course. Period.
Race with professionals or you could be doomed to a seriously bad day; not of your own making.
The time to find out your race organizer sucked is not mile 10 on the run!
STIndiana
America Multi-Sport, Inc.
America's Half June 10, 2017
USAT RD Century Club
http://www.americamultisport.com