I’ve been at races in which the conditions would have been tolerable for 80% of athletes, but were canceled/shortened nonetheless—simply because they worry about the worst swimmer in the crowd. That’s always frustrating, because the sport is supposed to be hard and the weakest athletes should be self-responsible for deciding when not to race. I blame IM on those days.
This looks a day when cancellation was a no-brainer, so not the day to take aim at IM.
This looks a day when cancellation was a no-brainer, so not the day to take aim at IM.