Trirock Robben Island

[DPG]

Anybody planning on doing or done this?

[Ostrich]

I am tempted, seeing as the teething problems should have been ironed out last year already.

[Swart Kat]

Dit lyk lekker, maybe!

 

[Red Zone]

Too short and too expensive. Its probably good for novelty value and a bit of fun but doest tickle my fancy.

[sluiper]

I see this has now sold out too.

 

So weird that events are getting cancelled due to lack of interest from sponsors while every single event available sells out?

[Ostrich]

I see this has now sold out too.

 

So weird that events are getting cancelled due to lack of interest from sponsors while every single event available sells out?

Ja, it is strange. You would think that there would be a sprint tri every weekend. I suppose that the complexity of organising any event can't be under-estimated.

[Snytjie]

Booked flight tickets etc for Santos Beach Tri supposed to have happened on 3 Nov in Mosselbay- cancelled (organiser says it's too much trouble for the few entrants)

 

Tried booking for Slanghoek instead - full

Tried booking for Freshpak festival in Clanwilliam some weeks ago - full

Tri Robben Island - full

Jailbreak - no tickets on sale yet, but sold out last year (?)

 

Cape Town can apparently do with a few more tri's, that's for sure.

[Snytjie]

I see this has now sold out too.

 

So weird that events are getting cancelled due to lack of interest from sponsors while every single event available sells out?

 

Maybe we should revisit your idea of the "Fynbos Man". Every time I cycle on the usual route around Cape Point I think of how nice it would've been to have a 70.3 here: Swim at Kommetjie, Bike to Cape Point for two laps, run somewhere...

[Ostrich]

Booked flight tickets etc for Santos Beach Tri supposed to have happened on 3 Nov in Mosselbay- cancelled (organiser says it's too much trouble for the few entrants)

 

Tried booking for Slanghoek instead - full

Tried booking for Freshpak festival in Clanwilliam some weeks ago - full

Tri Robben Island - full

Jailbreak - no tickets on sale yet, but sold out last year (?)

 

Cape Town can apparently do with a few more tri's, that's for sure.

Jailbreak tickets are now open, I just entered!

 

It's hard to believe that Jailbreak (Maximum security) sold out. There were only about 150 entrants. Perhaps they include the minimum security athletes, who also use the transition area at the same time.

[sluiper]

Maybe we should revisit your idea of the "Fynbos Man". Every time I cycle on the usual route around Cape Point I think of how nice it would've been to have a 70.3 here: Swim at Kommetjie, Bike to Cape Point for two laps, run somewhere...

 

Yeah, I know. I've been thinking about it myself. Trouble is, with a long distance triathlon you need a lot of support and planning.

 

Another issue is that with a sea swim is that you need a few lifeguards to check that guys aren't getting into trouble. Also, you need at least a few support tables/volunteers to ensure guys/girls don't dehydrate. The longer the event, the more support you need.

 

I'm going to try and chat to Warren Fialkov who organises the 1SOMS swim next weekend and hear how he goes about organising support.

 

I think an Olympic distance event might be easier to organise as you could maybe get away with only two support tables if you do laps, e.g. you could have a 2.5km out and back run lap where athletes pass both tables twice.

 

Also, making it Olympic distance makes it a bit more accessible to most people who wouldn't normally have the nerve to do a 70.3.