Hulashark wrote:
So I decided to withdraw from the 70.3 and the full IM. This summer I have scheduling issues that would have made it hard for me to pull both races off. The offer of a refund sealed the decision for me. I completed the form before the deadline and waited. Today the cheque arrived. For $154.50 Canadian. For both races. Not a full refund. Not even close.
I went back and looked at the email and the message from Active. All correspondence used the phrase : “refund of entry fees.”
Maybe I was incredibly naïve thinking they were going to refund the full entry cost, but the messaging really made it look that way. Based on the discussion on this thread, I’m guessing I’m not the only one that was fooled.
I didn’t really blame Ironman for deferring races to 2021 from 2020. Lots of people were pissed off, but I was willing to cut them some slack. This on the other hand... now I’m mad! Having a choice, I would have forgone refunds and tried to at least do one race.
Just wondering if anyone else withdrew and you were surprised by the partial amount. I’m planning to write and request a reversal. I’ll probably be out of luck, but I want to do something...
The $150 refund is the standard stated policy if you request a refund, but that's different from what happened at Mont Tremblant. They offered everyone the option to receive a FULL refund in effort to reduce numbers since Quebec won't give them a permit for the normal race size and (this is speculation only) to resolve the class action lawsuit that was filed against them. My question stems from those circumstances and to whether or not Penticton will follow Mont Tremblant's lead on the full refund offer to get race numbers down. I can't imagine British Columbia is going to be willing to give out permits for a full size race.