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  1. I think you're bang-on-the-money here. For example: a breakout of gang violence in the Bo-kaap: https://www.instagram.com/stories/thehumansnarrative/3311129197370107816?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=Znl3ZDZ1Mjg1cGpu
  2. Fair point. Based on the assumption from having once been on the organising committee of another event. In that event, sponsors covered organisational costs, entry fees were profit.
  3. Except thats not true: this is run as a profit making exercise, with better margins than 20%. Why do they get to make a profit off a cancelled event?
  4. Thanks for all the input okes. I agree that this means voting with my feet. I had really hoped I wouldn't have had to—that folks would have stuck to their word and done a little more than the bare minimum. The way I saw it is that they had the opportunity to get a fan for life, but instead they decided with their pockets! As it stands, its not about the absolute value or cost of anything, but rather the entrants-as-an-exploitable-resource that I have a gripe with. This kind of decision making, and exploitation, seems to follow this particular organiser around too. As for folks who raise "being entitled" (and the various versions of this): please do remember that I forked out the full set of costs ahead of the 2023 event, including accommodation and travel. That the organisers had an accurate forecast of the inbound weather, ahead of the weekend, but decided to delay their decisioning such that they would incur additional costs—not a decision participants got to contribute to either. Reading the terms in more detail, they're offering 20% of the 2023 fee… no doubt this means 2024 fees have gone up, so the real discount will be even less. At this point, probably just signing up for the early-bird discount will be more valuable than this rubbish. Its such a shame that the real value of these events has been lost on the folk who milk the fun out it. Thanks for the heads up on RvR. Race to the Sun is another well organised and fun event.
  5. Their last update, in August of last year says the following: But the discount they offer isn't any more than an early-bird discount? Bellairs, I spoke to you at the finish line after the decision was made to cancel the race, and you looked me in the eye and promised a significant discount. This is not that.
  6. Recently I've also had equally amazing service—Mac you legend.
  7. Yeah, that gees was a massive boost of energy.
  8. Let me know when you are going and I'll join you—its an amazing ride.
  9. Inspired by the work of another hubber I did this analysis on the 2023 results.
  10. This is amazing! Where did you get the data from?
  11. No, this is still wrong: you cannot abrogate your ambition because of some unknown participants unknown state. This philosophy leads to socialism, and thats not something I'm compatible with. You may be, and thats your personal choice. Except they do, the photographs attest to this fact. Their risk management is so skewed that they are treating every risk as having a certain likelihood. This lack of appreciation for the dynamic range in risk assessment is causing the race director to err too far on the side of caution. I'll repeat my earlier quote: "to risk we must." This statement doesn't make sense; sorry. Negligence is a failure to exercise appropriate and/or ethical ruled care expected to be exercised amongst specified circumstances. Indemnity is a contractual obligation of one party to compensate the loss incurred by another party due to the relevant acts of the indemnitor or any other party. In other words "hold harmless for a loss caused by". Objectively evaluating a risk, making a determination of that risk, and communication of that risk is far from being negligent. In fact, on the balance of reasonableness, it is exactly the opposite.
  12. This is a logical fallacy. If this thinking was correct then the course should be shortened and shortened until, by reductio ad absurdum, it is easy enough for any entrant to complete (for example, go explore the IronFat debacle for yourself https://truthaboutragen.wordpress.com/). So, should a full Ironman become a 100 m swim, 10 km ride, and a 2 km walk? Of course not. If the organisers accept accommodating the state of the competitor they could do a "race-ready" programme where competitors have to demonstrate some degree of competence before they're allowed to start. Many ultra trail marathons take this approach. The terms and conditions are very much to this point. You do accept liability and indemnify all other parties involved. Folks aren't accepting of this and some always do complain on social media. Repeatedly shortening a course to the point that the starting field is 20% of what it used to be is surely more damaging?
  13. Yes, and this is supported by the repeated number of course shortenings and swim cancellations. However, here's the rub: at what point is cautious too cautious; and decisions are made in fear and not in an objective evaluation of risk? I'll leave you with this except from the venerable William Arthur Ward because in many ways it feels like IMSA has become nothing: But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing is nothing. Because even in this setting the event leadership will find some risk they find untenable and will, out of an abundance of caution, make a risk-minimising decision to <insert modification>.
  14. I think the problem is more subtle than that: the race organisers are dealing with the fallout from the loss of life at previous editions of the race. As a consequence of this their decisioning is driven by an abundance of caution. Any perceived risk, realised on not, will result in a conservative risk-minimising adjustment to the race.
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