Mooseman Triathlon Festival - International Distance : Official Thread (Page 3)

wstchstrTriathlete - 2010-06-11 7:00 AM

what would you have done differently? not defending Keith, but given the extreme circumstances and the shape of the park, what more could have been done? #1 was to keep you guys safe from the lightning in the swim. Check! #2 it is unfortunate that the weather suddenly split and cleared, but does Keith have control over the weather? Have you been to a race where they have a HUGE tent set up to keep everyone dry in the event of a rain/lightning storm? #3 they can't postpone a swim that long, then suddenly do it and still keep the police around to block off and faciliate the course. They have a race schedule to stick to and need the park cleared enough to make way for the afternoon HIM'ers to start checking in....its been that way for a few years.

Chalk this year up to extreme back luck. If I was the race dirctor, I'd be freaking out that nobody would come back next year! They have been doing this race for a few years now and do even bigger races through out the year; its not like they suddenly forgot how to organize an event!

wstchstrTriathlete - 2010-06-11 7:00 AM

what would you have done differently? not defending Keith, but given the extreme circumstances and the shape of the park, what more could have been done? #1 was to keep you guys safe from the lightning in the swim. Check! #2 it is unfortunate that the weather suddenly split and cleared, but does Keith have control over the weather? Have you been to a race where they have a HUGE tent set up to keep everyone dry in the event of a rain/lightning storm? #3 they can't postpone a swim that long, then suddenly do it and still keep the police around to block off and faciliate the course. They have a race schedule to stick to and need the park cleared enough to make way for the afternoon HIM'ers to start checking in....its been that way for a few years.

Chalk this year up to extreme back luck. If I was the race dirctor, I'd be freaking out that nobody would come back next year! They have been doing this race for a few years now and do even bigger races through out the year; its not like they suddenly forgot how to organize an event!