Got robbed at Alcatraz Tri
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triNick posted 12 weeks ago.
WOW, i though you were going to say your bike was missing when you got to T1 or that someone pointed a gun at you on the run and took all your money with a title like that "Got robbed at Alcatraz Tri"...
All race directors take input... some do something about it for next year some don't. i don't think they are going to change your time if that's what you are seeking...
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kylie posted 12 weeks ago.
I honestly don't think it is a huge deal. I mean, it would be nice if they mentioned how they do it at one of the meetings (I don't know if they did), but often the people last off the boat self-seeded to be at the back, and maybe they appreciate not having to tread water?
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tsilcyc posted 12 weeks ago.
Having done several of their races including the one today, I can tell you they are sort of loose with the rules. I was one of the first off the boat because I've had that happen to me in the past as well.
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dollfin04 posted 12 weeks ago.
triNick wrote:
WOW, i though you were going to say your bike was missing when you got to T1 or that someone pointed a gun at you on the run and took all your money with a title like that "Got robbed at Alcatraz Tri"...All race directors take input... some do something about it for next year some don't. i don't think they are going to change your time if that's what you are seeking...
+1 thought this was going to be a request to look out for a stolen bike.
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Triguy98 posted 12 weeks ago.
"Getting Robbed" usually entails being in the running for or having something worth being taken from you. You are an admitted BOPer, so you didnt get robbed of anything but an estimated 4 minutes. How did it affect your standings? If it didnt, I'd get over it. The only time its worth crying over is if you were knocked off the podium or something.
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Nobody posted 12 weeks ago.
I'll do my best to prevent metaphorical language in the future, I promise! (I do consider that I had 4 minutes stolen from me, though, so yeah, I did get robbed--cheated at least.) Sorry to disappoint everyone who was expecting a story about a stolen Kestrel.
I'm quite surprised that everyone is pretty lax about time results. Sure I race for reasons other than quantifiable ones. And for the most part, I'm out there just racing against myself, trying to do the best I can. But in the end, where I place comparatively IS none-the-less important. If I screw up in transition (I did), I'm hard on myself. If I finish a race with extra energy, I criticize myself for not pushing harder. And if it's someone else who makes a mistake that costs me time, I'm going to be just as unforgiving.
Posted times are important. Whether it's 9th instead of 10th or 280th instead of 274th, I care. Is it the end of my world? Not at all. But I'll challenge anyone who thinks it's no big deal to hang out at the starting line of their next race for 4 minutes! I DO enjoy the melee of the swim start, I do enjoy the challenge of figuring out how to make swim passes without getting a black eye, I enjoy the excitement and anticipation of wading in the water for the gun to go off, and yeah, I do like knowing my time is MY time.
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ChunkyB posted 12 weeks ago.
I can't help but be lax about time results. I will set goals and try to meet them, but in your situation, I would know that my time was about 4 minutes less than what was posted online or whatever. I don't do tri to beat anyone or anything like that. I just like the challenge, and I want to keep getting in better shape. I think there are a million reasons people do tri.
But, yeah, for someone who is interested in times and places and what not, that really sucks. But, as it is, what would it really have changed if this hadn't happened. You might have placed higher in the official race rankings. But, as far as I'm concerned, my times are for me. But I totally agree that it's hard when you finish with extra energy, or if you mess up and it's your fault. But this obviously wasn't your fault. I just wouldn't lose any sleep over it, as it wasn't your fault. Also, I'd just knock 4 minutes off your time and call it your official time.
BTW, how was the race. If you already posted an official RR, then sorry for asking. Hope everything went well after the start, but it does really suck to start off on the wrong foot because of someone else's mistake.
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Triguy98 posted 12 weeks ago.
ChunkyB wrote:
But I totally agree that it's hard when you finish with extra energy, or if you mess up and it's your fault. But this obviously wasn't your fault. I just wouldn't lose any sleep over it, as it wasn't your fault. Also, I'd just knock 4 minutes off your time and call it your official time.
Exactly. I did that for a drafting penalty assessed to me earlier in the season. I KNOW I wasnt drafting, but what are you going to do. It didnt affect my race placing (thank god for a fast run) so I blew it off.
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Nobody posted 12 weeks ago.
Full race report: http://www.trifuel.com/forum/15475/escape-from-the-rock
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Ok, so I did the Envirosports "Escape from the Rock" today. They haul us all out to Alcatraz on Two boats. They stop the boats, blow the horn and begin ushering us out two by two. I was on the top deck and ended up being one of the last ones out.
We start to swim to the starting line (guessing about 200 meters away) and they blow the horn signaling the start of the race. There were a good 40 of us from our boat who got jacked. I mean, I know those four minutes weren't going to put me in 1st place or anything, but still--this was totally unfair!
How cool are most race directors in hearing grievances? Think it's even worth emailing Envirosports about?
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