Re: Rehearsal Road Race - Input Asked

tackyglueit

2008-04-17

thanks Richard, is there a reaon this year that the rehersal and state
championship distances for the pro,1,2 and senior men are the same?

2008/4/17 Richard Haight :

> Hi All,
>
> Here's the first installment of information for the upcoming Rehearsal
> Road Race (May 24th) and OBRA Road Race (June 14th) championship events.
>
> The course is the same as last years' Three Rivers Road Race. The 16-mile
> circuit features a long gradual climb and accompanying power - descent and a
> short uphill finish. There are plenty of chances to move up in the field,
> via technical turns and short punchy rollers. Last year we saw everything
> from successful breakaways, to pack finishes, to shattered fields.
>
> I would like input on the following:
>
> 1) I have heard the Women 3 may prefer to race in the "Women Senior"
> group. Right now we have them separate, as we were following formats from
> previous years. In any case we will score them separately. I would prefer to
> combine the groups, to have one less field on the road.....comments? The
> combined race would occur at the 10:30 start time.
>
> 2) Vendors..... I've often wondered about the racers perception / want of
> vendors at events, and also vendors perceptions as to whether its worth
> their while. I had thought to ask a food vendor (maybe the High Schools
> Booster Club), a nutrition / supplement vendor, a personal coach type, a
> local clothing company....like I've seen at cross races. Do people want
> this? Any vendors out there that are interested? Who have I missed?
>
> Our goal is to provide you really fine championship events. Please review
> the flyer ( http://www.obra.org/flyers/2008/road_race_championships.pdf ),
> consider the above, and give us some feedback to make that goal a success.
>
> We already have plans to add a motion-based link for a map of the route.
>
> Thank you and looking forward,
>
> Richard Haight
> Three Rivers Racing
> richardhaight@hotmail.com
>
>
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