Online entries for the Colonies Zone SCY Championships opened today. The meet will be April 19-21, 2013 at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
Entry Form, Timeline and Team Roster are available at:
www.patriotmasters.org/ColoniesZone2013.htm
Events are open for everyone to register at the same time, just like CZ. That is fair. Period.
In that case, the entry for Ironman Kona, Ironman 70.3 championships in Las Vegas, Olympic Distance Nationals, sprint Distance Nationals, Half max championships, 5150 nationals in Des Moines, duathlon long course nationals, and duathlon short course nationals are ALL unfair ad before you did your first triathlon you were not welcome there and depending on your speed you might still not be.
I just got back from a meet today and it was the talk of the meet (it was a distance meet in Baltimore). I don't care for the comments saying that the team Z people are doing something wrong, they signed up just like everyone else. The people at the zone level need to make sure it doesn't happen again.
On the other hand to say we are elitest or something else is off base, championship meets should seek out the fastest people who want to race, once that's done then if it is logistically possible, then let everyone else in. That's how triathlons are run as well, you don't just let anybody roll up to the national championships and step on in. At triathlon regional levels, things are undersubscribed and in fact you usually can just enter, but certainly not always.
Events are open for everyone to register at the same time, just like CZ. That is fair. Period.
In that case, the entry for Ironman Kona, Ironman 70.3 championships in Las Vegas, Olympic Distance Nationals, sprint Distance Nationals, Half max championships, 5150 nationals in Des Moines, duathlon long course nationals, and duathlon short course nationals are ALL unfair ad before you did your first triathlon you were not welcome there and depending on your speed you might still not be.
I just got back from a meet today and it was the talk of the meet (it was a distance meet in Baltimore). I don't care for the comments saying that the team Z people are doing something wrong, they signed up just like everyone else. The people at the zone level need to make sure it doesn't happen again.
On the other hand to say we are elitest or something else is off base, championship meets should seek out the fastest people who want to race, once that's done then if it is logistically possible, then let everyone else in. That's how triathlons are run as well, you don't just let anybody roll up to the national championships and step on in. At triathlon regional levels, things are undersubscribed and in fact you usually can just enter, but certainly not always.
