What's going to happen on 09/29?

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Next races on the schedule: none at the moment

Tempe Town Council will approve the race, or not.

Which is a total crock of shit and not based on the actual science. Our Rt is below one and weekly positivity rate is 4%, 5% being the benchmark. Our average daily cases have been in decline for months. We just got back from CT as well.

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Got it, thanks!

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Next races on the schedule: none at the moment

Special Event Committee meeting.

I'll be honest, would be nice if the RD/IM and Tempe were a bit more communicative.

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Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.

I can't speak for the RD but I am friends with Judy she is moving forward planning both events. The Tempe decision is out of her hands.

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Oh, speak of the devil. In response to a question in the AZ 70.3 and Full Facebook group asking about mask protocol Judy responded:

“You won’t be required to wear it during the race. You will be required to wear it at all other times. You’ll dispose of it right before you enter the water and will be given another before you exit the finish line chute. More info landing in your inbox this week!”

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She's likely moving forward with plans because WTC or Tempe has not told her to stop. She has to be ready in case it does happen.

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Tom - Phoenix Patent Attorney & Triathlete

In a sense I'm not going to blame the business and the director for not cancelling the race per se. They've got a lot of paying customers that will show up and toe the line.

I just would like more communication in general considering the current issues. Logistics of showing up for me is nothing, I live decently close.

Now for Tempe, at this stage I don't get why they haven't pulled the permit since they've cancelled everything else and so far, the only races around here with approved permits are events under 50 people.

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Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.

Imagine it gets a green light on 9/29, what is the risk the city changes its mind and does a last minute cancellation?

I honestly do not have a clue, the only big race the IMAZ weekend around here is the Gilbert Half and they have added a virtual option and are allowing deferrals or partial refunds which is abnormal.

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Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.

9/29 is for the 70.3, which is scheduled for the weekend of the 10/17. The Full won't be decided until 10/29. If they green light the 70.3 next Tuesday, I would say it's 100% a go. Our case numbers had a brief 2 week spike 3 weeks ago when they started to include antigen positives in our case count number. Since then they have mitigated back down to the 400-500 new cases prepay range and an overall downward trajectory in place since July. Our Rt is still below 1%, which is the CDC benchmark for infection decreasing in a population.

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I just read this from USATriathlon website :

USA Triathlon, along with race production companies Tucson Racing and 3D Racing, today announced that the 2020 USA Triathlon Duathlon National Championships, Collegiate Club Cup & High School National Championships in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, have been canceled due to current local government guidelines surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The cancellation was required after Arizona State Parks & Trails informed USA Triathlon and Tucson Racing that it would no longer be able to permit events taking place in Arizona State Parks through the month of October.


https://www.teamusa.org/...AumXoeImxIATEOQuHH78

Let's keep waiting to WTS say something about IMAZ !!

That's interesting. Are they gonna close the lake to the boaters lol?

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Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.

Tempe Beach Park is not managed by the Arizona State Parks and Trails, Lake Havasu Park is.

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They just sent out the e-mail for the 70.3 participants to schedule their registration and bike drop off time for the 17th.

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Yup. They did.

I think I'm going to defer the full. I know I've been that guy that has been adamant, but I'm just done.

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Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.

So close.... ;)

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And registration is still open for the 70.3, $350. May be worth signing up for on race week.

Funny thing with how IM conducts business: I would sign up now for the 70.3 if I knew I would be refunded upon cancellation. I don’t want to do the race next year, or to have to choose from a list of other offered races. No doubt, existing registrants would be pissed if late registrants were offered refunds, so IM won’t adjust it’s no-refund-upon-cancellation policy. They are missing out on business because of the strict policy.

If it's a go, I want to know when the psych sheets will be up!

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Athlete Guide and Event Schedule have been posted.

https://cdn3.sportngin.com/attachments/document/e97d-2267608/2020_70.3_Arizona_Athlete_Guide_rs.pdf

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Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.

Oh, good. The run course is back to it's old configuration crossing the bridges at Priest and Scottsdale Rd. I was never a fan of the long haul out to McClintock. And the swim course starts at the Art Center again, heading East. Makes sense, a lot more room to stage people.

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They update the course maps on the website (new (old) swim is updated) and it is still showing the run our to McClintock. So hopefully they will update and confirm. My guess is they are trying to keep the course to "one way" running on the path and using both bridges accomplishes this since the remaining section of the out and back is where the path has the upper and lower sections.

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Yeah Judy the RD responded to my FB post about the course lay out and mentioned no more traffic going both ways. They weren't fans of that course of out and backs and the construction blocked off access to Scottsdale Rd. bridge stairs. She would have corrected me if that wasn't the case.

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