In our area, within 20 miles of each other, we've had two formerly very popular sprint triathlons for ten years or more. "Back in the day," one of them drew 650+ entries and the other probably 450 to 500. For 2018 . . . one dropped to fewer than 50 entries and the other to 67. A third sprint tri, about 50 miles away, cancelled for lack of entries. A fourth, about 40 miles away was down for 2018 but still drew about 225 entries. For 2019, one of the nearby tris has already announced that they're cancelling the event. The organizer of the second SAYS they're hanging on for another year . . . but rumors say it's not likely to happen.
Is this common among sprint triathlons these days? Is the local sprint triathlon in decline? Or is this just a Tennessee thing?
Is this common among sprint triathlons these days? Is the local sprint triathlon in decline? Or is this just a Tennessee thing?