Good to know. If the race contingency plan was “In case of inclement weather we will delay the start up to 2 hours and if inclement weather persists the event will be rescheduled same time next week.” Would this effect your decision to enter the event?
It possibly could, if I had another event scheduled the following weekend (during the summer, I race almost every weekend), I probably wouldn't enter; or if it were too costly to stay for the additional week. But if I didn't have something else lined up the "same time next week" then I would alter my travel plans to be there for a week.
Personally, I would consider next year’s 10K more in the realm of event planning and not contingency planning. I assume the decision to change venue is something that will take place weeks if not months ahead of the actual event. I hope you aren’t waiting until race day to see if the lake is still there.
Not really. This year it was really close. If the swim had been scheduled for the previous weekend, it could have been run successfully. It really came down to a matter of days with how quickly the water levels were dropping and how big of a heat wave we had come through. So we're planning on having the 2016 event in Applegate Lake. But if we have a big heat wave come through the week before and the lake levels are dropping 10 feet a day (which can happen), then we are discussing having the ability to move to another lake.
Good to know. If the race contingency plan was “In case of inclement weather we will delay the start up to 2 hours and if inclement weather persists the event will be rescheduled same time next week.” Would this effect your decision to enter the event?
It possibly could, if I had another event scheduled the following weekend (during the summer, I race almost every weekend), I probably wouldn't enter; or if it were too costly to stay for the additional week. But if I didn't have something else lined up the "same time next week" then I would alter my travel plans to be there for a week.
Personally, I would consider next year’s 10K more in the realm of event planning and not contingency planning. I assume the decision to change venue is something that will take place weeks if not months ahead of the actual event. I hope you aren’t waiting until race day to see if the lake is still there.
Not really. This year it was really close. If the swim had been scheduled for the previous weekend, it could have been run successfully. It really came down to a matter of days with how quickly the water levels were dropping and how big of a heat wave we had come through. So we're planning on having the 2016 event in Applegate Lake. But if we have a big heat wave come through the week before and the lake levels are dropping 10 feet a day (which can happen), then we are discussing having the ability to move to another lake.
