Subject: RE: 5150 roll call I really like the Silverback logo and think they do a good job of branding themselves. Short of that, nothing else about their race production (that I have seen ) has been anything but average, or worse. I know they do KS70.3 which continually rates very highly, but I've not yet experienced that. I really harped on them after Tinman so I'm glad someone else brought this up.
WTC doesn't really excel at the 5150 experience like they do at the IM or 70.3 distance. Still, I would expect a little more from them. Maybe that mostly falls on Silverback.
I'm going to start volunteering my announcing services (serious).
Congrats to all those who raced!
The whole announcing thing just sounds silly, and I feel silly about bringing it up...but it definitely CAN add to the atmosphere. I can remember my very first tri and thinking that the Ultramax guy was so annoying. Looking back at it now, I can see the value and how it adds to the event, whether he's annoying or not. I've done Nation's in DC twice, and they had an annoying radio morning show personality talking. Again, somewhat annoying but it actually made the event seem BIG (it was ) and helped generate a buzz among participants. I think a decent announcer could/should do the same thing for a 5150 event. It's not like this event doesn't mean anything--it's very "promotable". Barkeep....maybe you're the answer.
I wonder how much WTC actually has to do with these 5150 races. Yesterday was all Silverback. The 5150 in St. Louis last year was all Ultramax. It seems like they just license the title to a local RD and I guess it's up to the local RD to promote as they see fit.
From those that have done this and KS 70.3....how was it different as far as set up? Does KS 70.3 have a hill right after the bike mount?
For me personally, I had a pretty bad race. I didn't want to do it going in and my time was almost 14 minutes slower than my last tri in Chicago. That said, somehow I got a top 15 spot with probably the slowest qualifying time of any 5150 ever. Ha ha. Not sure if I am proud or embarrassed. Edited by dprocket 2014-07-21 9:42 AM
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