If they delay it for 2 hours because the weather is that bad then they would have to find a place of shelter for all athletes, spectators, and volunteers at the start as well as for the on-course volunteers. If they don't do that then people would bitch that there was a delay, but no plans to shelter everyone from the rain. Then people would bitch that during the shelter period, there weren't enough water/food for the athletes waiting out the storm. Then they would bitch that they didn't get any time to warm up or re-check their transition to make sure everything is in order in case the rain/wind blew stuff away. Then they would bitch that they didn't get their full 17 hours. WTC could then say because of the long delay and the time it would take to get all support/safety staff in their proper position, it would be a dual instead and then people would bitch about not being able to swim .... and so on
WTC is damn if they do, they are damn if they don't.
No one is talking about evacuating the entire course, necessarily. (In fact, it's a lot shorter that that since every leg is two loops.) Regardless, you do what you can if the weather is dangerous. The point many of us is arguing is that the race should have been delayed by two hours so you wouldn't have to evacuate anyone.
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My marathon PR is "under three, high twos. I had a two hour and fifty-something."
WTC is damn if they do, they are damn if they don't.
devrock wrote:
lhpoulin wrote:
How do you evacuate 140.6 miles of race course?No one is talking about evacuating the entire course, necessarily. (In fact, it's a lot shorter that that since every leg is two loops.) Regardless, you do what you can if the weather is dangerous. The point many of us is arguing is that the race should have been delayed by two hours so you wouldn't have to evacuate anyone.
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My marathon PR is "under three, high twos. I had a two hour and fifty-something."