Subject: RE: Jackson County That swim course has been different every year. At least everyone swam the same mystery distance, except the one lappers. I was cool with it, but knew it felt longer than a 1500 m swim. Oh well. I did like that we could just turn at the buoy and not have to swim to the beach and perform the baywatch run.
I think Elite missed out on numbers by not utilizing marketing. Other than Elite Cycling email newsletters, I never heard anything about the race. If I didn't know about it from doing it, I would not have known about it. They needed to reach beyond their walls to attract new and gain former participants.
I like the gear giveaway after awards, but I think they could have made a splash with adding medals and age group awards. That's something 90% of the triathletes complained about for this event. Other than the PA guy announcing that Elite took the race over, it was pretty much the same event as in the past. Not that it was bad, but no wiz bang moments that make you think "man, this new ownership is really changed things for the better".
I had a great time, wished I would have been faster on the bike, and didn't miss any turns. So, win for me. |