From the two triathlons I did this year I’d probably say the 113 put more effort into making it COVID secure. But…
In my experience I briefly spoke to someone at registration, socially distanced with masks on then shot off back to my car in the pissing rain
Spoke to @Poet@jeffb and @Doonhamer on race day and as far as I’m aware none of us had any symptoms or has had COVID. I then sat on a bench and waited for my wife to pick me up after, then left. So I genuinely didn’t come into contact with too many people
Transition didn’t have people lingering too much before or after & during the race we never had much contact with fellow competitors.
Perhaps we were all a bit too close at the swim start wanting to glimpse the pros & nervous about our own starts. Knowing how we seem to be relying on masks now it may have been an idea to be wearing masks & drop them in a bin as we rolled closer to our start.
My wife was with me but while it was wet she stayed in the car watching Netflix downloads & when dryer she mooched up the run course to see me come past the Youth Hostel.
On the whole it took part in a large open space & personally I think that always make me feel more comfortable nowadays…
Good to hear. Think I’d happily agree with you all, despite my post tone suggesting I’m definitely against it. Was trying to say I thought it was fine at the time, but might be worth thinking about now - to play devils advocate where is the rationale in being allowed to see a thousand people then but only 1 person now? Mostly retorical question rather than descend this into another covid thread, was a thought from reading comments of people entering races now for next spring/summer.
'cos this is the reality, there’s absolutely no point having it anywhere in the middle, the R is low, a little bit more complicated with super spreaders, but if there’s little prevalence, then it doesn’t matter if you have a 1000 people or 10 people together, there’s still only going to be spread to a few people - unlike measles say it does aerosol out and spread to loads of people, it just stays infecting a few people.
Once the prevalence is high, then you need to get the infected people not meet anyone at all, which means you go down to 1 household. Any in between doesn’t really achieve much at all.
My view: It’s a dynamic situation, and what is ok today may not be ok tomorrow. It’s a decision for policy makers. But people should be free to do things they enjoy, unless the risks are so exceptionally high that laws and rules need to be put on place to stop them for a while.
Throughout this weird pandemic, local and national guidance has been developed by experts doing the best job they can with the data they have, to keep the most people safe, in the least restrictive way.
If the guidance allows sport events, then events should be able to go ahead- with appropriate safeguards.
Whether to enter the event then becomes a matter of individual choice, some may weigh the risks and decide no. Perhaps they live with a vulnerable person (or perhaps they just don’t like running up mountains in 3C mist🌨️)
I really enjoyed doing a tri in September, and have already entered a race for next Spring. But if the pandemic situation means that the event can’t go ahead, then I will accept that without any complaints.
Email sent saying < 20 places left for this year so I panic bought a slot. I really enjoyed it last year and it would be nice to give it a go in nicer weather
Yeah, sadly I can’t fit it in this year, too risky on this leg.
Don’t think they’ve got any other races left now and I’m fairly sure Rob is well into his 60’s so possibly just wants to ease back and do without the grief. Would be nice if someone else like Epic could take it on.
I’ve had some enjoyable races there, think my PB is about 4:12’ish? I made up quite a few places on the (run) descent (that I’d lost on the bike descents )
Phew that’s sad news but good news as I’m gutted that I can’t make it this year, have so much other on in Sept that I can’t make any tris, gutted as I am in a great place at the moment.
(that I’d lost on the bike descents 
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