Cancelled/Curtailed events
ashthetash
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What is usually the score with cancelled or curtailed events? I was supposed to do a triathlon today but because of the inclement weather the bike leg was pulled completely and the run was reduced to one lap instead of two.
I accept that there are safety aspects with cycling in the snow and think that the organisers made the right decision in putting safety first. However that does not alter the fact that I have now paid £24 to swim 16 lengths of a pool which I can swim in for free and to run two and a bit miles round my local town.
Am I being unreasonable in thinking that a refund, partial refund or free entry to another of their events would be in order. I appreciate that the organisers still have to fork out for use of the sports centre and other costs but would not event insurance cover them?
I accept that there are safety aspects with cycling in the snow and think that the organisers made the right decision in putting safety first. However that does not alter the fact that I have now paid £24 to swim 16 lengths of a pool which I can swim in for free and to run two and a bit miles round my local town.
Am I being unreasonable in thinking that a refund, partial refund or free entry to another of their events would be in order. I appreciate that the organisers still have to fork out for use of the sports centre and other costs but would not event insurance cover them?
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You can ask but the likely hood is vertually nil as you did compete in a 'race of sorts',but if you are looking for compensation for all the hard training you have done then enter another race.Best of luck.
Still posting on this forum was probably better than emailing the organisers this morning and since I have been lurking for a while it is probably time that I actually started posting from time to time so there is sort of silver lining.
Ash
Was that the Concept Sport Hungerford tri? 400m swim, sub-4km run in the end. I noticed the winning times were about 20 minutes.... waste of time!
I half expected them to cancel and offer free places in one of their other events to anybody that had made the start line. I know they incurred costs but I just assumed they would be insured for this kind of thing. However, I suppose bad weather is only to be expected occasionally in any outdoors pursuit, and we all just have to shrug it off.
Regarding late entries, if you're thinking of doing any of the other Concept Sport events they don't usually fill up to capacity, and you can often get your money in 10 days before (I've done this myself). They just send you a handwritten note to give you a start time, since you won't be in the race book. I've also seen people enter on the day, paying cash, but it might have been a 1 off so I wouldn't try it myself. On that basis you've probably JUST got time to enter the Winchester Fast Twitch - although that is getting perilously close to Olympic bike and run distances [:D] (400m/20miles/6miles).
I was thinking of the Winchester event but I'm not sure if I am working that weekend or not. Heading towards olympic distance is not a problem in the bike/run. My swim is not up to it yet but I should be able to find some open water this summer.