Subject: Is the sport of triathlon in decline in North Carolina/Charlotte area? Ran the Huntersville Sprint this am in the cold and damp. The total number of participants in the actual race was 237 with the registered number being about 260 - and I think 6 relays.
This race used to sell out in minutes. the last two years the race has been at roughly at half capacity. I know this is part of the Setup and JRC split but in general most of my races last year (sprints and olympics in state ) were down from the year previous with maybe Latta having a flat number year to year. I guy who I race against with over the year discussed this me today. We agreed the younger generation (feeling old at 47 ) is ore into experiences (Color Run, Spartan races as a groups ), that triathlons seem to be outside the purview. I know last year the numbers for the time trial at CMS seemed down too.
Any thoughts? still love the sport just feels like its general popularity is down |