Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think?

Oct 17, 20 17:28

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I'm trying to decide about registering for Galveston 70.3 scheduled for Nov 22.

I was scheduled for the Apr 5 race, which was cancelled. Silly me, I thought the virus would be over by September and selected Augusta (sept. 27) as the substitute race. When Augusta was cancelled, my options didn't include Galveston next month. So, I selected Augusta 2021.

If I race Galveston, I'll have to pay the registration again. I guess if I register now I'll get an option for another event if it's cancelled, but don't really want to pay another registration only to be disappointed.

There's no other cost for me, as I live west of Houston and have friends I can stay with in Galveston.

I'm 90% sure it won't happen based on the recent cancellations and that the Houston Marathon (Jan) is cancelled already (although Houston/Harris County is a lot more strict than Galveston/Galveston County - which seems a lot like Montgomery County).

Without getting into politics, do you think it will happen Nov 22?

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [LEBoyd] [ In reply to ]

Oct 17, 20 20:27

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Fellow Houstonian here. I’ve given up on 2020, including trying to predict whether events will happen. I now have 4 events for 2020 that have been rolled to 2021 (Galveston, IMTX, Alcatraz, and an XTerra).

BUT if Galveston looks like it’s going forward, I’d be willing to go if I can register at the last minute. And I mean the laaaaast minute.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [dktxracer] [ In reply to ]

Oct 17, 20 20:33

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dktxracer wrote:

Fellow Houstonian here. I’ve given up on 2020, including trying to predict whether events will happen. I now have 4 events for 2020 that have been rolled to 2021 (Galveston, IMTX, Alcatraz, and an XTerra).

BUT if Galveston looks like it’s going forward, I’d be willing to go if I can register at the last minute. And I mean the laaaaast minute.

My only concern with the last minute is the additional $100 (assuming it goes to tier 4). Unfortunately no way to know anything - which is the biggest complaint I have with WTC.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [LEBoyd] [ In reply to ]

Oct 17, 20 20:41

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There’s been 0 communication, so still seems very much up in the air. I’m signed up as a deferral from the April date, but hoping to be able to just move it to next year (anyone had success requesting a transfer out of the Nov date??)

There was talk in one of the TX 70.3 Facebook groups that someone spoke with someone with the city of Galveston (a director of special events?) that said the race was officially approved. Others saying there’s a city hall meeting on the 22nd where we may learn more. Also talk of construction on the bike course...no idea if this is still ongoing or the magnitude of it.

I’d at least wait until after that meeting to sign up...Its been in tier 3 forever, so doesn’t seem in danger of selling out, assuming they’ve already capped it at a certain number.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [pw10] [ In reply to ]

Oct 18, 20 6:40

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I didn't know about the Oct 22nd meeting. I'll wait until Thursday to see if there's any additional information.

Thanks for the heads-up.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [LEBoyd] [ In reply to ]

Oct 18, 20 7:57

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im over in beaumont. im headed to lake conroe for oilman on nov 1... come race that one. there are still openings.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [damon.lebeouf] [ In reply to ]

Oct 18, 20 14:37

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Interesting. For some reason I thought that was a full IM. Since this is my first try, I'll have to consider if my training can be cut short by three weeks.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [LEBoyd] [ In reply to ]

Oct 18, 20 14:46

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come race and have fun. my training has fallen apart pretty bad the last two months. i just did long run day (13.1) and i’m embarrassed how my legs are so not ready for a solid 70.3 effort.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [pw10] [ In reply to ]

Oct 26, 20 8:30

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@pw10 or anyone.

Any updated news on this event. Oilman is Sunday and I need to schedule today if Galveston is off or unconfirmed.

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But I'm learning and making progress.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [LEBoyd] [ In reply to ]

Oct 26, 20 9:38

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Oilman is going to happen and is a better course anyways! If you're healthy, why not sign up and race?

Lars Finanger
Odyssey SwimRun

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [LEBoyd] [ In reply to ]

Oct 26, 20 14:30

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Still no communication from the race. My guess is they’re hopeful since they haven’t canceled yet, but I suspect they’re still working on approvals/permits and don’t want to confirm that it’s happening until that’s all in place. Purely speculation though, don’t have any info other than what’s being talked about in one of the unofficial Facebook groups for the race.

If it were me, I’d probably go with the more sure bet this weekend. A month from now is an eternity, and with the way things are trending throughout the country, I would think there’s a decent chance of a close in cancel. Just me though...sorry can’t be of more help!

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [pw10] [ In reply to ]

Oct 26, 20 15:44

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So I'm official registered for Oilman this Sunday.

It's my first triathlon, so, yes, I'm very nervous. Doing my tri at 60 years old is scary! I'm not worried about either specific discipline. I'm worried about doing all of them back to back to back. :0

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [LEBoyd] [ In reply to ]

Oct 26, 20 17:29

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horray!! come swim bike and run, misery loves company!! :-P

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [LEBoyd] [ In reply to ]

Oct 26, 20 17:41

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Gravel bike races have just started to pop back up

I hope the race goes on for you guys

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [mvenneta] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 5:44

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No talk on ST.

Is Galveston70.3 going off this weekend?

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 6:01

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I’d guess yes. We keep pretending Covid isn’t happening in Texas

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 6:02

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I posted above that I might sign up at the last minute, and went ahead and registered late last week. I haven’t been training for this specific event, so it’ll be a show up and do it kind of thing. I’ve been biking and swimming on a regular basis but not too much running.

I think there’s still a decent chance it gets cancelled but I was willing to risk it. Worst case is I’ll roll it over to Waco next year. I already have Galveston 2021 rolled over from this year.

Anyone else registered?

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 6:07

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I guess it’s full steam ahead with Galveston but this has race week cancellation written all over it. While the most severe COVID situation is on the opposite side of the state in the El Paso area, the rest of Texas isn’t doing all that great either with almost 12,000 cases yesterday and a positivity rate at 11%. The saving grace could be the redneck, business first politics of Galveston County. Nevertheless, positivity rates have increased and Galveston’s cases are up 50% from two weeks ago. So not sure what data metrics they’d use to justify approving the race given the supposed policies and protocols in place. 🤷‍♂️

No chance the race would happen if it was in neighboring Harris County (Houston).

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [dktxracer] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 6:10

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I’m waiting until Thursday to sign up

the world's still turning? >>>>>>> the world's still turning

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [Callin'] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 6:19

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Callin' wrote:

I’m waiting until Thursday to sign up

Registration is already closed, unless you have some back door way of registering.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [dktxracer] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 6:45

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dktxracer wrote:

Callin' wrote:

I’m waiting until Thursday to sign up

Registration is already closed, unless you have some back door way of registering.

I heard slowman is jacking up entrance fees at 100/100 but at least registration is still open and it is Covid19 safe

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 8:21

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Based on this new calculator out today, in Galveston County, in a group of 1,000 people, there is greater than 99% chance that someone in that group has COVID.

https://covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu/

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 9:17

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The GMAN wrote:

I guess it’s full steam ahead with Galveston but this has race week cancellation written all over it. While the most severe COVID situation is on the opposite side of the state in the El Paso area, the rest of Texas isn’t doing all that great either with almost 12,000 cases yesterday and a positivity rate at 11%. The saving grace could be the redneck, business first politics of Galveston County. Nevertheless, positivity rates have increased and Galveston’s cases are up 50% from two weeks ago. So not sure what data metrics they’d use to justify approving the race given the supposed policies and protocols in place. 🤷‍♂️

No chance the race would happen if it was in neighboring Harris County (Houston).

Always nice to read racist descriptions of an entire county. Keep being you GMAN.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 9:25

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Just so people are clear on distances, Galveston is closer to Atlanta than to El Paso.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [Upstaterun] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 9:56

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This race is happening and I’ll be there. Don’t care if 10% of them have covid. Can’t be worse than my job where I am guaranteed to see 1-2 covid people daily.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [Uncle Arqyle] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 9:59

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Uncle Arqyle wrote:

The GMAN wrote:

I guess it’s full steam ahead with Galveston but this has race week cancellation written all over it. While the most severe COVID situation is on the opposite side of the state in the El Paso area, the rest of Texas isn’t doing all that great either with almost 12,000 cases yesterday and a positivity rate at 11%. The saving grace could be the redneck, business first politics of Galveston County. Nevertheless, positivity rates have increased and Galveston’s cases are up 50% from two weeks ago. So not sure what data metrics they’d use to justify approving the race given the supposed policies and protocols in place. 🤷‍♂️

No chance the race would happen if it was in neighboring Harris County (Houston).

Always nice to read racist descriptions of an entire county. Keep being you GMAN.

Disparaging and derogatory? Sure. That was my point, Einstein.

Racist? Puh-lease.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [Traket92x] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 10:03

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Traket92x wrote:

Just so people are clear on distances, Galveston is closer to Atlanta than to El Paso.

Actually not true according to Google maps. 793 to El Paso and 813 to Atlanta.

What was your point?

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [dktxracer] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 10:08

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dktxracer wrote:

I already have Galveston 2021 rolled over from this year.

Anyone else registered?

Since I'm not trained and experienced enough to do in three weeks, I did not register.

I couldn't find a 2021 race on the schedule (could be because it won't show until after this race). I would love to have it scheduled around the "normal" time of early April. Do you have a date on your rollover?

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [LEBoyd] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 10:12

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I believe April 4th is the date next year.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [AchillesHeal] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 12:26

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AchillesHeal wrote:

This race is happening and I’ll be there. Don’t care if 10% of them have covid. Can’t be worse than my job where I am guaranteed to see 1-2 cover people daily.

I see from other posts that you work in the medical field. Do you get tested for C19 regularly? How confident will you be when you attend the race that you won't potentially spread C19? Not trying to troll. I think this is a valid question to ask given your post. Thanks for your work!

From the Ironman Group's response to COVID-19:

Self-care and Risk Minimization
Athletes who are sick or have been potentially exposed to an infectious agent must not compete or attend events, as this puts others at risk. As a community, we each have a personal responsibility to protect each other by complying with this rule.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 14:34

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In Texas, especially in Houston area, outdoor gathering of 10 people and more needs approval. Not sure what's going to happen to this race. If it gets cancelled, they might announce it tomorrow like Lubbock. If not, good luck everyone racing. Weather looks great for this weekend.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [s13tx] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 15:48

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s13tx wrote:

In Texas...

I not sure that this is true. I’m pretty sure the governor said his statements are recommendations and that each area of the state can decide (by county, I believe). So Harris count can decide what they want, Galveston what they want and Montgomery what they want.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 15:51

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The GMAN wrote:

I believe April 4th is the date next year.

I hope that’s the schedule! I’ve started a new training plan and picked that day as my A race.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [LEBoyd] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 17:19

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According to a deferral entry the 2021 date for Galveston is 4/11/21.

I could be wrong but 4/4 might be Easter.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [Schrute] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 17:40

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Schrute wrote:

According to a deferral entry the 2021 date for Galveston is 4/11/21.

I could be wrong but 4/4 might be Easter.

Yep, Easter is the 4th.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 17, 20 18:41

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Its listed as being on 11 April - as does the confirmation email from one of my deferrements.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [CPT Chaos] [ In reply to ]

Nov 18, 20 19:48

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Inside word... it's cancelled

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [Yeti racer] [ In reply to ]

Nov 18, 20 20:09

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What's cancelled, the race in 4 days? And by whose word? They held the pro pre-race meeting (virtually) pretty much at the time you posted that and not a word was said about there even being a chance of cancellation.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [adnama] [ In reply to ]

Nov 18, 20 20:15

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According to the Civic Alert posted today it's going down!

https://www.galvestontx.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1198

Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [adnama] [ In reply to ]

Nov 18, 20 20:38

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adnama wrote:

What's cancelled, the race in 4 days? And by whose word? They held the pro pre-race meeting (virtually) pretty much at the time you posted that and not a word was said about there even being a chance of cancellation.

Sorry guys. IM officials communicated it right before 8PM this evening. I was hoping this event would happen.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [Yeti racer] [ In reply to ]

Nov 18, 20 23:27

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⚠️ URGENT RACE UPDATE ⚠️

We regret to inform you that the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Texas triathlon cannot take place on November 22 due to the elevated public safety alert that is in effect for Harris County, in addition to the stay at home orders and recommendations for Dallas, Travis, and other surrounding counties based upon the continued acceleration of COVID-19 infections in Texas. The IRONMAN 70.3 Texas triathlon will now return on April 11, 2021.

All registered athletes of the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Texas triathlon will be receiving an email with further information. If you have additional questions or do not receive the email with further information, please contact texas70.3@ironman.com. While we are prevented from holding the event in 2020, we thank our athletes for their understanding at this late juncture and look forward to providing them with an exceptional race experience in the future.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [SayHey Kid] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 3:18

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Wow, I guess they tried to hold out as long as possible

Giddy up, there's no reason to look behind you, you're not heading that way.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [Yeti racer] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 3:54

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Yeti racer wrote:

Inside word... it's cancelled

Yesterday I reached out to a contact I have in Galveston and that person stated permits had not been approved as of noon yesterday. That person stated there was logistically no way the race was happening if the permits were not yet approved by that time. That person said that while Galveston County was okay-ish from a COVID perspective, they knew the vast majority of athletes were coming from the Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio areas which are not doing well from a COVID perspective. Ironman’s press release more or less says the same.

I didn’t want to post anything here because it was conjecture at that point.

Canceling the race on four days notice is pretty shitty. Sorry for those of you getting hosed here. Ironman knew the state of Texas was having 10,000+ cases per day and that Houston is a problem area. Didn’t take Nostradamus to figure this one out.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 4:18

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Is this their shittiest cancel yet? Plenty of friends of mine are already there.

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also rule 5

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [boobooaboo] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 4:30

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boobooaboo wrote:

Is this their shittiest cancel yet? Plenty of friends of mine are already there.

Wasn't Lubbock 70.3 also cancelled just days before the race?
It would be interesting to know how they decide how long to wait. The three WTC events in Canada this year were cancelled literally months in advance.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [boobooaboo] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 4:41

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boobooaboo wrote:

Is this their shittiest cancel yet? Plenty of friends of mine are already there.

It’s probably the worst. The Lubbock cancellation is right up there though. Lubbock was possibly worse because it’s in the middle of nowhere and further to drive from the major Texas metro areas than Galveston. Flip side is the Galveston race is far more popular and likely affected way more people. I bet the majority of athletes are just learning about it this morning and probably had hotels/VRBOs/AirBnBs booked for tomorrow. Best of luck getting out of those on one day notice.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [boobooaboo] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 4:43

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boobooaboo wrote:

Is this their shittiest cancel yet? Plenty of friends of mine are already there.

I think Puerto Rico 70.3 will hold that title indefinitely (one or two days before, after everyone had already traveled). These last minute cancellations are pretty terrible.

Dimond Bikes Superfan

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [ericlambi] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 4:45

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ericlambi wrote:

boobooaboo wrote:

Is this their shittiest cancel yet? Plenty of friends of mine are already there.

I think Puerto Rico 70.3 will hold that title indefinitely (one or two days before, after everyone had already traveled). These last minute cancellations are pretty terrible.

Forgot about that one. Agreed, Eric.

That was the beginning of the pandemic and folks were already there. Way worse since nobody can drive to Puerto Rico. My guess is that almost zero people were flying to race Lubbock or Galveston. That stated, it was easy to see where the data was heading in Texas in late November 2020 than Puerto Rico in the spring. Ironman should have canceled this race a couple of weeks ago at a minimum.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 5:33

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Wow! Maybe not as bad as PR, but WOW!

I really feel for the folks already on their way or already there, and for those packed and ready to leave today.

When they cancelled the early event in April, I defended their position of only allowing reschedules to other events. But really, I see no defense for this late action. Not wanting to cancel until the "last minute" is fine, but the "last minute" in my mind is a week's notice, not four days.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [Mark Lemmon] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 6:13

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Mark Lemmon wrote:

AchillesHeal wrote:

This race is happening and I’ll be there. Don’t care if 10% of them have covid. Can’t be worse than my job where I am guaranteed to see 1-2 cover people daily.

I see from other posts that you work in the medical field. Do you get tested for C19 regularly? How confident will you be when you attend the race that you won't potentially spread C19? Not trying to troll. I think this is a valid question to ask given your post. Thanks for your work!
.

I don’t get tested unless I have symptoms. And if I have symptoms I don’t go to work. Therefore I don’t get tested. I’m pretty sure I won’t spread it since most likely I’ve had it and am immune to it.

At any rate, there is no stopping covid unless vaccine really works. And anyone who is worried about getting it should not be at the race.

But that is all moot since the race is cancelled.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [LEBoyd] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 8:10

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Not a response to you in particular... just a curiosity.

When the M-dot circus rolls into madison for the 70.3 and for the 140.6, the semi trucks show up, their staff is on the ground, and the site prep happens in the week leading up to the race.

So I'm assuming team ironman was full steam ahead on the ground prepping in Galveston this week? Is there a half-finished transition area, registration area, barricades and porta potties and logistical supplies in staging areas etc on the ground right now in Galveston? Or was this just a game of chicken with the city and ironman would have pulled the plug anyways?

I'm wondering if the city had actually issued the permits, logistically, was everything else already in motion to still pull this off? Seems rather expensive thing for team ironman to have to pull the plug this close to the race if they were actually planning to go this weekend.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [MadTownTRI] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 8:42

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MadTownTRI wrote:

So I'm assuming team ironman was full steam ahead on the ground prepping in Galveston this week? Is there a half-finished transition area, registration area, barricades and porta potties and logistical supplies in staging areas etc on the ground right now in Galveston?

From my second/third hand knowledge of things that’s not an assumption I’d make.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [MadTownTRI] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 9:27

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Good question. I'm over an hour away when there's no traffic, so I don't have any knowledge on that. I suspect the trucks might have been there, but they would not have been able to start any setup without the permits.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [LEBoyd] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 9:30

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LEBoyd wrote:

Good question. I'm over an hour away when there's no traffic, so I don't have any knowledge on that. I suspect the trucks might have been there, but they would not have been able to start any setup without the permits.

I’m with you on that. I was told there was nothing setup yet. That doesn’t mean the trucks weren’t somewhere in the area though.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 10:01

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The GMAN wrote:

Yeti racer wrote:

Inside word... it's cancelled

Yesterday I reached out to a contact I have in Galveston and that person stated permits had not been approved as of noon yesterday. That person stated there was logistically no way the race was happening if the permits were not yet approved by that time. That person said that while Galveston County was okay-ish from a COVID perspective, they knew the vast majority of athletes were coming from the Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio areas which are not doing well from a COVID perspective. Ironman’s press release more or less says the same.

I didn’t want to post anything here because it was conjecture at that point.

Canceling the race on four days notice is pretty shitty. Sorry for those of you getting hosed here. Ironman knew the state of Texas was having 10,000+ cases per day and that Houston is a problem area. Didn’t take Nostradamus to figure this one out.

Galveston said it was good to go. What you have here is the Harris County Judge forcing shit to be cancelled. The same type of person that wants to fine people 1K for not wearing a mask when they're also likely unemployed. Harris County judge is also a politician and not a licensed attorney.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [TheStroBro] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 10:17

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TheStroBro wrote:

The GMAN wrote:

Yeti racer wrote:

Inside word... it's cancelled

Yesterday I reached out to a contact I have in Galveston and that person stated permits had not been approved as of noon yesterday. That person stated there was logistically no way the race was happening if the permits were not yet approved by that time. That person said that while Galveston County was okay-ish from a COVID perspective, they knew the vast majority of athletes were coming from the Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio areas which are not doing well from a COVID perspective. Ironman’s press release more or less says the same.

I didn’t want to post anything here because it was conjecture at that point.

Canceling the race on four days notice is pretty shitty. Sorry for those of you getting hosed here. Ironman knew the state of Texas was having 10,000+ cases per day and that Houston is a problem area. Didn’t take Nostradamus to figure this one out.

Galveston said it was good to go. What you have here is the Harris County Judge forcing shit to be cancelled. The same type of person that wants to fine people 1K for not wearing a mask when they're also likely unemployed. Harris County judge is also a politician and not a licensed attorney.

Do you agree that it was the right call? Or do you disagree?

Pink? Maybe. Maybe not. You decide.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [TheStroBro] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 10:28

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TheStroBro wrote:

Galveston said it was good to go. What you have here is the Harris County Judge forcing shit to be cancelled. The same type of person that wants to fine people 1K for not wearing a mask when they're also likely unemployed. Harris County judge is also a politician and not a licensed attorney.

No offense but you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Galveston is not in Harris County. The race comes nowhere near the Harris County border. The race uses none of Harris County’s resources. Does Galveston County take some cues from its bigger neighbor? Sure. But Harris County doesn’t make decisions for Galveston County.

The reason Harris, Dallas, and Travis (where Austin is) Counties were mentioned in their press release was because that’s where all the athletes were coming from. Dallas and Travis counties are four and five hours away. Did their County Judges make the decisions for Galveston too? Everyone loves to pile on the Harris Co. Judge for her decisions but she had fuck all to do with this. Despite your copy and paste from a Facebook page. 🙄

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [japarker24] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 10:29

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Generally speaking I've already talked about mental fatigue of the situation we're in. We're seeing suicide and OD rates continuing to climb compared to a normal year. Outdoor sport is not linked to transmission, so I think race cancellations only harm people.

Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 10:31

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The GMAN wrote:

TheStroBro wrote:

Galveston said it was good to go. What you have here is the Harris County Judge forcing shit to be cancelled. The same type of person that wants to fine people 1K for not wearing a mask when they're also likely unemployed. Harris County judge is also a politician and not a licensed attorney.

No offense but you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Galveston is not in Harris County. The race comes nowhere near the Harris County border. The race uses none of Harris County’s resources. Does Galveston County take some cues from its bigger neighbor? Sure. But Harris County doesn’t make decisions for Galveston County.

The reason Harris, Dallas, and Travis (where Austin is) Counties were mentioned in their press release was because that’s where all the athletes were coming from. Dallas and Travis counties are four and five hours away. Did their County Judges make the decisions for Galveston too? Everyone loves to pile on the Harris Co. Judge for her decisions but she had fuck all to do with this. Despite your copy and paste from a Facebook page. 🙄

Well it's not that clear from the email:

SayHey Kid wrote:

⚠️ URGENT RACE UPDATE ⚠️

We regret to inform you that the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Texas triathlon cannot take place on November 22 due to the elevated public safety alert that is in effect for Harris County, in addition to the stay at home orders and recommendations for Dallas, Travis, and other surrounding counties based upon the continued acceleration of COVID-19 infections in Texas. The IRONMAN 70.3 Texas triathlon will now return on April 11, 2021.

All registered athletes of the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Texas triathlon will be receiving an email with further information. If you have additional questions or do not receive the email with further information, please contact texas70.3@ironman.com. While we are prevented from holding the event in 2020, we thank our athletes for their understanding at this late juncture and look forward to providing them with an exceptional race experience in the future.

So would you think this is the first voluntary cancellation by Ironman since clearly Galveston said this is good to go in their comms? But thanks for the geography lesson :)

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Last edited by: TheStroBro: Nov 19, 20 10:33

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [TheStroBro] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 10:35

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So you were wrong.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 10:37

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Yeah, but they mention nothing of Galveston county in that statement. So, my question remains, is this the first voluntary cancellation?

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [TheStroBro] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 10:40

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As has been mentioned before, it is not the swimming biking & running to be concerned about during a triathlon. It is the before, the after, & quite frankly T1 & T2.

Pink? Maybe. Maybe not. You decide.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 11:09

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The GMAN wrote:

I bet the majority of athletes are just learning about it this morning and probably had hotels/VRBOs/AirBnBs booked for tomorrow. Best of luck getting out of those on one day notice.

That's my problem with this late of a notice. Can't cancel it now and get a refund.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [TheStroBro] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 11:14

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TheStroBro wrote:

So, my question remains, is this the first voluntary cancellation?

Galveston county didn't approve the permits.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 14:29

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The GMAN wrote:

TheStroBro wrote:

So, my question remains, is this the first voluntary cancellation?

Galveston county didn't approve the permits.

Any idea how far out permits are normally issued for something like this? I would think a go/no go on permits would normally be more conservative.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [Traket92x] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 18:19

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Not specifically on this event, but I was RD for 5k for 12 years in Ft. Bend county/Sugar Land. We’d get our approval months in advance. I suspect that Galveston was holding off because this was the reschedule of the April event. In any case, I think the city/county has the right to pull permits should they need (weather, health or destruction of infrastructure, just to name a couple).

I’m pretty sure they didn’t want to cancel it. Everyone wins when a good event is held..

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [LEBoyd] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 19:28

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Well if any is in Galveston the silver lining is that it is beautiful weather and a great place to train. My buddy and I were here for other reasons but plan an open water swim tomorrow and a long run on the beach.

Racing is a bonus and it sucks we don’t have it but focus on what we do have which is great weather and good food in Galveston.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [hueby416] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 20:17

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Where should we be going for the good food? Seafood specifically.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [Bumble Bee] [ In reply to ]

Nov 19, 20 20:27

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Bumble Bee wrote:

Where should we be going for the good food? Seafood specifically.

ive lived about an hour and a half from galveston my whole life and never really thought the food offerings in galveston were all that spectacular.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 20, 20 2:52

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Now there’s the finger pointing. Galveston saying IM canceled it. IM saying Galveston didn’t approve the race. Good times.

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [damon.lebeouf] [ In reply to ]

Nov 20, 20 5:17

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Agreed - I haven’t found any good seafood places in Galveston. The closest is a casual poboy place, Shrimp & Stuff, which I highly recommend.

The restaurants in Galveston are pretty run down and outdated, for the most part. The casual stuff is fine if you stick with traditional food like burgers, pizza, etc.

Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [damon.lebeouf] [ In reply to ]

Nov 20, 20 5:36

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damon.lebeouf wrote:

Bumble Bee wrote:

Where should we be going for the good food? Seafood specifically.

ive lived about an hour and a half from galveston my whole life and never really thought the food offerings in galveston were all that spectacular.

I never found anything spectacular about Galveston. The beaches suck, the Gulf water is awful compared to down near South Padre or further east in Alabama and Florida, the restaurants are meh, the hotels are meh, the attractions are meh, and the place is kind of a dump. Other than all that it’s great. 😁

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Re: Galveston 70.3 - cancelled, postponed or held on Nov 22 schedule? What do you think? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 20, 20 5:59

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The GMAN wrote:

damon.lebeouf wrote:

Bumble Bee wrote:

Where should we be going for the good food? Seafood specifically.

ive lived about an hour and a half from galveston my whole life and never really thought the food offerings in galveston were all that spectacular.

I never found anything spectacular about Galveston. The beaches suck, the Gulf water is awful compared to down near South Padre or further east in Alabama and Florida, the restaurants are meh, the hotels are meh, the attractions are meh, and the place is kind of a dump. Other than all that it’s great. 😁

On this I agree. I raced twice at Galveston. It is a great early season race off the trainer and easy to get to if you are flying in since Houston is an easy hub to get to. I would not pick Galveston as a destination to fly to (other better options), but if I was local, its fine for a short getaway.

In any case, this entire scenario sucks for all parties. Cancel at least 9 days out (one Friday before).

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