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Will Triathlon Eat itself?
Blinkybaz
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I first read the topic title and thought well if its got fruit and choclate on I would eat! Them read the actual content and Conehead had present a really interesting thought!
There are some terrible events out there but is that because the organisers dont seem to see that rookies are the bigger picture and they are just resting on there lorrals (spelling?)?
As a relative rookie myself I have not been drawn to the big events and stayed local to the club events. next season maybe different as i will start to add in more events so Windsor and bleinham will figure but I will still do the grass route events.
I am now concerned that we might lose our smaller events! i will be defo signing up for the local ones next year and long live all events.
The thing about some big events killing others like the manchester example, is this something we can actually do anything about or is it just going to happen. You cant change society and people seem to be like sheep when it comes to lots of things like which event and only doing the big ones!
There are some terrible events out there but is that because the organisers dont seem to see that rookies are the bigger picture and they are just resting on there lorrals (spelling?)?
As a relative rookie myself I have not been drawn to the big events and stayed local to the club events. next season maybe different as i will start to add in more events so Windsor and bleinham will figure but I will still do the grass route events.
I am now concerned that we might lose our smaller events! i will be defo signing up for the local ones next year and long live all events.
The thing about some big events killing others like the manchester example, is this something we can actually do anything about or is it just going to happen. You cant change society and people seem to be like sheep when it comes to lots of things like which event and only doing the big ones!
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There will be those triathlons that get a reputation for being badly organized and obviously cutting corners on expendeture. At the other end of the scale there's event's like Ripon and Chester which are well organized, organized i believe by the triathlon club's there.
There is a difference between event organizers and club organized triathlons, event organizers are there to make a living out of the triathlete's. Once triathlete's go to a bad triathlon they won't go again, and you only know they are bad because you have good one's to compare them with.
However I started with a similar approach to running two years ago with Bluewater 10K (2000+) but now seek the smaller events for the more initimate feel and lack of people sprinting for first 400m, then walking next 9.6k.
I believe that the smaller events will hold their own, H&S fascists permitting.
My one real concern here in darkest Kent is the lack of open water venues, nearest ones being Surrey/Reading way. Deal Tri club have a great duathlon set up at Fowlmead but its the swim I enjoy most. Before anyone says it, not a fan of sea swimming, anyone who's seen North Kent seawater will understand.
Finally don't think it would go London Marathon style, can you really see someone emerge from water into T1, remove wetsuit to reveal SpongeBoB SquarePants outfit????
And there's that open water pool just off Dover/Folkestone - you can 22 mile lengths apparently
didds
I growed up in North kent - swam in the sea off Margit and ramnsgit and especially Joss Bay for 15 years.
never affected me.
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Welll.. except the voices. And those big dogs that lick my face a;; the time that nobody else sees.
didds