Waingro wrote:
Has there ever been a two day event other than at 70.3 Worlds? Is that because they are expecting a huge field?As I recall when Timberman was still an independent event they had a sprint on Saturday and the half was on Sunday. I think Musselman in NY used to do something similar.
A two day even can be a good strategy to get families (mom races one day and dad on the other), although I am little unsure about men one day and women the other as the best split. Especially for HIM, you are asking for a tremendous amount of volunteer support two days in a row, plus a lot of traffic impacts. If you had a sprint one day and a HIM the other, you could probably run a gran prix (cumulative of both events) and get a few more entries that way. Also this would make the volunteer load one day much smaller, although with a two day event perhaps you offer discount race entries to volunteer on the other day. I guess I'd be more willing than usual to volunteer at a triathlon for all women;)
In any case, great to see a race back here, but the original independent Timberman is a high bar, it really was an excellent event. I would have liked this more if some local race director was trying to resurrect the event than seeing a corporate director come in.