Just my opinion. Not trying to throw shade on any athlete(s) who have qualified for the race, but is this really a Championship race when pros can finish 20+, 30+ minutes after the winer and still claim a spot. Same goes for amateurs. Have seen posts where the roll down goes to 40th or 50th+ in the their AG to get a spot.
On the pro side, I think the problem is Kona - a lot of the top tier athletes don't want to ruin their Kona by adding a 70.3 one month out. I get that. Maybe they should move it to earlier in the season (or later like in 2020 - November I think). To me it just takes a lot of the allure away from a Championship race when there are "pros" racing that get beat by amateurs every race.
On the amateur side I think it takes away from the race as well having athletes who finish hours behind the winning time in their AG to claim a spot.
Again, not trying to discredit any athletes accomplishments or qualification for the race. But at what point is the "Championship" aspect lost? Same goes for Kona with all of the legacy, foundation and freebie spots given away these days. Don't even get me started on this years "AWA Championship" - what bullshit.
Okay Monday rant done, just curious on everyone's thoughts about the 70.3 Championship in particular.
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On the pro side, I think the problem is Kona - a lot of the top tier athletes don't want to ruin their Kona by adding a 70.3 one month out. I get that. Maybe they should move it to earlier in the season (or later like in 2020 - November I think). To me it just takes a lot of the allure away from a Championship race when there are "pros" racing that get beat by amateurs every race.
On the amateur side I think it takes away from the race as well having athletes who finish hours behind the winning time in their AG to claim a spot.
Again, not trying to discredit any athletes accomplishments or qualification for the race. But at what point is the "Championship" aspect lost? Same goes for Kona with all of the legacy, foundation and freebie spots given away these days. Don't even get me started on this years "AWA Championship" - what bullshit.
Okay Monday rant done, just curious on everyone's thoughts about the 70.3 Championship in particular.
Eric Engel | http://www.ironmandiary.com
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