This is a let down - Cedar Beach Sprint?

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2009-08-04 7:36 AM

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Subject: This is a let down - Cedar Beach Sprint?
"Past Racers please note that the swim has been shortened to .5 miles from .75 miles and the bike has been changed to 12 miles from 15 miles to avoid a certain part of the old course. Please review the new course maps, so that there is no confusion on race day."

http://www.triandduit.com/webforms/tad_EventDetail.aspx?EventID=219

And they still want about $100!!

I was a big fan of this race, it's literally 3.5 miles from my house and I thought it was important to support them and a race NOT all the way out in Montauk.  I also thought the competition among more race organizers was a good thing.  Unfortunately, I think I'm gonna have to cross this one off now,  I just can't see dropping $100 on a mini sprint

2009-08-04 11:00 AM
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yeah $100 for a  sprint is seems a bit much. I liked this race last year, it was pretty challenging. There was def alot of chop in that swim last year- I loved the chop but I remember there being alot of buoys and  not finding the last buoy so I landed up swimming more than I had to.  so if your not a good swimmer I can see how you could be uncomfortable with it. I wonder what the "certain part" of the bike they are taking out? I know there was one point that there was a very fast downhill that I saw a biker crash.
2009-08-04 3:25 PM
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Maybe I'm becoming a Long Course snob, but $105.00 for a .5 mile swim, 12 mile bike, and a 5k run (2 loops on a sidewalk) seems ridiculous.  But then again, I just realized, I paid the same fee for Ironclad and those are the distances for Ironclad... 

But still, it just seems like a lot of money for a total of 15.6 miles of racing; especially when the average HIM (70.3 miles of racing) cost around  $225.00. 

What would've made sense to me is increasing the swim to 1 mile to compensate for the loss of miles on the bike.  Oh well, another race I porbably will not be doing now

2009-08-04 7:00 PM
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Subject: RE: This is a let down - Cedar Beach Sprint?
I will be doing this race as i have heard it is an excellent race to finish up with. I don't have a problem with the distances But i am just a Beginner only doing sprints right now.  !00.00 is expensive but i have spent 100 bucks on worse. To up it to a mile swim would be great for you since you can swim the mile, but it is a sprint, maybe alot of beginners do this race so they do not want to scare them away with a 1 mile swim. Just my .02 !!!   
2009-08-04 7:13 PM
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Subject: RE: This is a let down - Cedar Beach Sprint?
Luby162 - 2009-08-04 8:00 PM maybe alot of beginners do this race so they do not want to scare them away with a 1 mile swim. Just my .02 !!!   


You're right
2009-08-04 8:01 PM
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Why do you have to go and make a good point.  I want to whine, moan and complain



2009-08-05 10:16 AM
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Don't Worry i should be done for the year with good points, i think that puts me passed my allotment for the year !!!!Laughing
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