Comments on: Give Triathlon Back to the Triathletes http://remissionman.com/2010/10/29/give-triathlon-back-to-the-triathletes/ RemissionMan Mon, 22 Aug 2016 14:34:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: brotherpaul http://remissionman.com/2010/10/29/give-triathlon-back-to-the-triathletes/#comment-3373 brotherpaul Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:52:30 +0000 http://remissionman.com/?p=1372#comment-3373 I share the longing for the nitty gritty challenge of the distance at hand, thanking the volunteers and encouraging our tri-brethren along the way, and yes my initial reaction to this access echoed yours Steve, I sat back and thought about it for a bit. As I tried to think from WTC's position a few things occurred to me that might take a little of the sting out of it. I've spent the last 3 years @ IMLP, (volunteering 2x in order to register) + seeing the enormous lines, along w/ the tales from tri-folks nationwide of unsuccessfully trying to register online. (especially as participants STILL get first dibs and many DO re-reg for the following tear.) I myself tossed around a fair way to handle so many worthy hopeful registrants. Frankly,, I couldn't find one. It seems to me to be like the NFL selling the rights to buy tickets. YES it seems greedy, but It also seems to be a way to possibly; - disappoint fewer ppl who invest time, $, and effort by going to a race w/ the intention of registering. - It occurs to me that the quality + quantity of volunteers may suffer a bit. - it also sounds like an opportunity for a more athlete friendly movement of events. Which I happen to know is in the works. Final thought: Whereas I don't like it any more than the next triathlete, I have come to believe that this move is more a result of a great job marketing a 'Brand'. Obviously, the demand is there. I'm not bitter at WTC, but still do appreciate and desire the Karma / Zen of testing ones self that initially both hypnotized + endeared me to our great lifestyle of triathlon. Thank you for the forum. Paul N. Goldstone 'I run to stop MS' I share the longing for the nitty gritty challenge of the distance at hand, thanking the volunteers and encouraging our tri-brethren along the way, and yes my initial reaction to this access echoed yours Steve, I sat back and thought about it for a bit.

As I tried to think from WTC’s position a few things occurred to me that might take a little of the sting out of it. I’ve spent the last 3 years @ IMLP, (volunteering 2x in order to register) + seeing the enormous lines, along w/ the tales from tri-folks nationwide of unsuccessfully trying to register online. (especially as participants STILL get first dibs and many DO re-reg for the following tear.)

I myself tossed around a fair way to handle so many worthy hopeful registrants. Frankly,, I couldn’t find one. It seems to me to be like the NFL selling the rights to buy tickets. YES it seems greedy, but It also seems to be a way to possibly;
- disappoint fewer ppl who invest time, $, and effort by going to a race w/ the intention of registering.
- It occurs to me that the quality + quantity of volunteers may suffer a bit.
- it also sounds like an opportunity for a more athlete friendly movement of events. Which I happen to know is in the works.

Final thought: Whereas I don’t like it any more than the next triathlete, I have come to believe that this move is more a result of a great job marketing a ‘Brand’. Obviously, the demand is there.
I’m not bitter at WTC, but still do appreciate and desire the Karma / Zen of testing ones self that initially both hypnotized + endeared me to our great lifestyle of triathlon.

Thank you for the forum.
Paul N. Goldstone
‘I run to stop MS’

]]> By: Chuck Sellers http://remissionman.com/2010/10/29/give-triathlon-back-to-the-triathletes/#comment-3370 Chuck Sellers Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:28:07 +0000 http://remissionman.com/?p=1372#comment-3370 As a race director and competitor I totally agree with you. Part of the reason I got into race directing was to offer events that aren't outrageously priced and offer a quality event. I personally think the IM are out of control with their pricing and don't understand why people flock to them. I can't afford to do them. Who gets all this money? Do they donate to charities? My events all donate to some worthy cause. Of course mine are all sprints but this year I am planning that 1/2 and I intend on charging half of what an IM charges and I will still donate a portion of proceeds to the park and fire department. I guess events in large cities cost more to run, but yet they pull more sponsorship dollars. The issue is that the people still go to theirs, so I guess if they still fill them they can get away with it. As a race director and competitor I totally agree with you. Part of the reason I got into race directing was to offer events that aren’t outrageously priced and offer a quality event. I personally think the IM are out of control with their pricing and don’t understand why people flock to them. I can’t afford to do them. Who gets all this money? Do they donate to charities? My events all donate to some worthy cause. Of course mine are all sprints but this year I am planning that 1/2 and I intend on charging half of what an IM charges and I will still donate a portion of proceeds to the park and fire department. I guess events in large cities cost more to run, but yet they pull more sponsorship dollars. The issue is that the people still go to theirs, so I guess if they still fill them they can get away with it.

]]> By: Robert Walters http://remissionman.com/2010/10/29/give-triathlon-back-to-the-triathletes/#comment-3369 Robert Walters Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:54:00 +0000 http://remissionman.com/?p=1372#comment-3369 And they call Golf an elitist sport? For $15 I can walk my town course for 9 holes in under two hours. WTC needs to get a grip and not succumb to such greed! I am with you Steve! And they call Golf an elitist sport? For $15 I can walk my town course for 9 holes in under two hours. WTC needs to get a grip and not succumb to such greed!

I am with you Steve!

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