Subject: RE: New swim start process for Boulder Tri Series I can see why they are changing it and honestly it does not bother me much as we really have no say in the matter.
I can see positive and negatives to the change and I think it will be more negative for the 70.3 and Olympic since it will basically be brand new and they will be working out the kinks. I feel that it will be positive in getting athletes onto the course faster allowing it to not be as hot on the run however, it will also make the bike more crowded and also more issues in he water as you mentioned.
Ideally if people seed correctly the swim should be rather smooth and allow some nice drafting however anyone who has done a self seeded race knows there are many many individuals who FAIL at seeding correctly. |