But your missing my point. What I'm saying is that the quality of the event is the biggest priority for an event like Kona that is so lightly spectated on site and really watched online. Just putting them in front of the fans doesn't really make it better. What will make it better is the quality of the course (and the athletes). So that should be the priority- build the best race within the confines of permits, etc that you can, and then worry about spectator viewing secondarily. But if the courses you are suggesting that does in fact create the better viewing is the best course, even better.
So your comments on watching empty stadiums vs full stadiums has nothing to do with the spectators but the actual quality of the athletes/event. AdH is so heavily spectated because it's an mountain that everyone knows is going to create fireworks on. They know that it's going to create a group of 20 and then a final small handful of athletes somewhere on the mountain.
So create the best course you can within the confines of permitting, roads having to cross over each other, etc and you'll get the best overall experience w/ on site spectators and online viewing.
Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
-USAT Level II
So your comments on watching empty stadiums vs full stadiums has nothing to do with the spectators but the actual quality of the athletes/event. AdH is so heavily spectated because it's an mountain that everyone knows is going to create fireworks on. They know that it's going to create a group of 20 and then a final small handful of athletes somewhere on the mountain.
So create the best course you can within the confines of permitting, roads having to cross over each other, etc and you'll get the best overall experience w/ on site spectators and online viewing.
Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
-USAT Level II
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B_Doughtie: Feb 24, 19 7:39