Lough Cutra 24th May 2015

Ceepo wrote: »

I don't think that to compare a race that gives out nada is something to aspire to.
Imo they should at least get something to the value of the entry.

While they might have a good prize fund they also have that fund split up between a lot of races. Winning one of the races wouldn't be to far away from parity with some stand alone races.

Relay.............................

peter kern wrote: »

triathlon is not a sport in a controlled environment so some people will always have small advantages and disatvantgaes. sometimes you get a good group in the swim sometimes you dont etc .

That's not a fair comparison. Organisers have no control over packs forming in the swim, but they most definitely have control over the course layout. It doesn't matter if it's the 1st guy held up or the 101st, in so far as is possible, they're both fully entitled to race under the exact same conditions.

and i dodnt really think you can say you have not goinaed those 5 seconds you lost, being around other cyclists on the course. so you lost 10 seconds and maybe won 1 min somewhere else ... while kevin T was in another zipp code and really the only thing we should think about is to close the gap to kevin rather than complaining aoubt 10 seconds when we are 10 min behind....

I dont think I was complaining. I merely stated a fact, I was held up because of the course layout.
I don't want to discuss my own performance here, but seeing as you commented on it; The way the cycle went for me, I don't see how I gained anything from any other cyclists on the course.
And I know exactly where I stand in relation to Kevin Thornton.

That's not a fair comparison. Organisers have no control over packs forming in the swim, but they most definitely have control over the course layout. It doesn't matter if it's the 1st guy held up or the 101st, in so far as is possible, they're both fully entitled to race under the exact same conditions

i am not sure why this is not a fair comparasion, what iam getting at is that race dynamics have a bigger impact than waiting 5 seconds on a road.

I think you probably vastly understimate how difficult it is to organice a race and even dublin 70.3 with some high level backing behind the sceans could not get the course it wants.... often course design is not only in the hands of the race organiser.( and as i was told in the 70 .3 thread Irish people apear to be the biggest whinner when it comes to races and most people complain if a road gets closed ,( i think it was tunney who said it ) so often you have to make compromises.

btw i do agree with you that this crossing back into transiton is something that could be improved on. Despite the fact that do think this has a minor impact on a race.

Nice read Goran!