Jnags7 wrote:
How is this different than every day life? The vulnerable are always vulnerable. We don’t change societal norms any other time. I see no correlation between me racing (I deem near zero risk - we might differ there) and causing others to die. If I felt I’d cause others dire harm, I wouldn’t want to race (like in March when we didn’t know as much as we do now, I’d hold my breath as I ran/walked by anyone).
The vulnerable that I know are truly locked down or just don’t care and ok with getting it.
I’m not trying to get it. I don’t want it but I don’t see the connection. I’m also not losing sleep over not racing. There are bigger problems for sure!
I put not racing in the large bucket of illogical things we live with every day. Other examples: closing the pool every 45min to disinfect a body of disinfectant; our interstate junction in Jacksonville where you have to go south to go north and north to go south (unless of course you don’t then you can go north/north, south/south). Lots of things boggle my mind. Not racing is one of them.
I honestly don't think they're worried about dangers during the act of racing whatsoever. We triathletes are generally spaced quite well and outdoors during the race.
It's all the NON-racing stuff that causes problems. All the stuff you pay for but otherwise don't worry about because they take care of it for you. Meetings to plan the route, meetings to train the volunteers, meetings before the race for all athletes for safety, etc. If it were just show up race and no meetings involved, it would be quite safe for everyone. But someone's gotta do the logistical work.