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Re: ITU Edmonton Cxld [TriRugby]
Agree with above. The decision to designate a new qualification process for championship races will be closely watched, but likely pretty arbitrary... and political! I am personally not a fan of virtual qualification. The areas seeing the most serious morbidity and mortality are densely populated, have mass transportation, and scheduled large events after the pathogen had reached critical spread in the community. Fortunately, all indications are for a seasonal pattern and new normal. By fall 2020, the medical community will be prepared to identify, isolate, and treat smaller epidemic disease. Fortunately for endurance sports, there is a huge business involving professional (and college) sports. In fact, in many areas of the country, Friday Night Lights (high school football) is an important regional way-of-life. There will be tremendous pressure to delivery those products... triathlons and road races will follow their lead. Large championship events will probably miss a year, but Ironman will be applying pressure to present their plan for minimizing risk, and with little or no disease locally, I believe we will see a good number of late summer and fall races. Some of these may be designated “Championships.” This season will also be affected by the November election. Politics will be involved in decisions, and communities may be resistant to the potential for bad press. In the end,whether you show up is your decision. Antibody tests will not assure total resistance. I’m a healthcare worker, and have developed excellent habits over the past couple of months. We’ve even isolated and shut-down a few cases in several nursing homes. I’m risk averse, but see the right late season race as an opportunity to get back to the sport that I have loved for 40 years and take home some hardware in what will likely be weak fields. I will be the one with a surgical mask and alcohol wipes in transition. No, I will not wear a mask while racing, but I will keep my hands away from my face, and try to maintain my distance while running. The no-drafting rule has been in effect since inception. Rolling starts with 6’ social distancing are a simple addition for small to medium races. If anyone can prove that an athlete was infected during a triathlon swim, I’ll write a medical case report. Please support your local races!
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