Melissa Boyd
Kristin, Kalli, and OBRA women -
Mike has responded to our request, and has ADDED both cat-4 women and cat-4
35+ masters women to the Willamette stage race registration forms. Though it
is not yet posted on the main info page at
http://mudslinger1.wordpress.com/willamette-stage-race/ , if you go on to
the registration pages you will see it.
Please note that 25 women (cat-4 and cat-4-masters combined) need to sign up
by 3/31 in order for this field to be offered. It would be a completely
separate field from the 1-2-3 women and 1-2-3 masters women field. If not
enough women sign up by 3/31, your registration will be refunded.
So, if you are interested in this race and want to see the cat-4 women's
field happen, please sign up NOW and recruit your friends and teammates!
Let's show everyone the cat-4 women are serious about doing serious races -
Melissa
On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 8:33 PM, Kristin wrote:
> Wow what a bummer. That's a really great first stage race for a newer racer
> too. I don't understand "not allowing" the 4's with the 1-2-3's... we did
> this last year, and also its like this at Elkhorn (for a MUCH longer and
> harder race!).
>
> k
>
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> On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Melissa Boyd wrote:
>
>> Kalli is correct. It's posted at
>> http://mudslinger1.wordpress.com/willamette-stage-race/. There is no
>> cat-4 women's field, and no cat-4 masters either. Only cat 1-2-3 women and
>> cat 1-2-3 masters women are listed.
>>
>> I had talked to Mike and Sal about this and I am very disappointed. I had
>> hoped to do my first stage race this year, and it is really a bummer to not
>> even have the opportunity to do this one which is so close to home for us in
>> Corvallis. I will plan to do the Cherry Festival stage race instead, and
>> encourage all the other women do likewise.
>>
>> The reply I got back regarding Willamette was that it took too much extra
>> manpower (officials and follow-cars for two road races), to add the extra
>> field for cat-4. They didn't think enough women would sign up to cover the
>> costs. Though I offered to help find volunteer officials and drivers,
>> apparently that was not sufficient. And, apparently they have decided not to
>> allow cat-4 women to race with the 1-2-3's field either.
>>
>> I would be curious to know if anyone else has had a conversation about
>> this, or if perhaps the decision is not yet final.
>>
>> Melissa
>>
>>
>> 2009/1/4 Kristin
>>
>> where did you see this? it's not linked to on the OBRA schedule yet... I'm
>>> wondering if you're looking at something from last year. I did it as a cat 4
>>> last year (i was one of four racers) and they ended up combining us with the
>>> senior women (although scoring us separately) since there weren't enough of
>>> us. I imagine that must be a mistake; maybe they meant to just run the cat
>>> 4's with the senior women? The promoter's a nice guy and is very
>>> accommodating, so I'm sure you will able to race.
>>>
>>> kristin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Kalli Phillips wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am more than a little disappointed--not to mention irritated--that I
>>>> will not be able to race at Willamette this year. I was really looking
>>>> forward to it. So much so that I went online today to register and found
>>>> that it is the ONLY category left out! Why run a master's women and no 4's?
>>>> What of all the talk last season about creating a space for us up and
>>>> coming 4's in stage races?
>>>>
>>>> What gives?
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>>>
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