The vote for UVMs Triathlon Team is for moving the date to the
fall. Having nationals in the middle of finals was the reason our team
had no representation at nationals this year, despite training harder
this winter then ever previously. Late September to early October
seems to be the favored dates. I have included some responses from the
UVM team to the email I forwarded out.
Sincerely,
Kathy

So Personally, I like the sound of having the race in the fall maybe
the second weekend in October or the first would be nice, then we
would all traing and racing! towards it all fall. I mean it is kind of
a bumber that there aren't many races in the spring but we do live in
New England and Championships is usually someplace that is still warm
enough for a traithlon in October so I say we tell them that. What
does everyone else think??
-Shannon

I agree completely. I feel it would be ideal to have the championship
in mid-October because it follows logically to have it at the
conclusion of our race season and not 6 months after it (I cannot
think of any other sport that does so). I realize that such a time
may not work for other regions, but seeing as we probably have the
shortest season it might be more feasible for it to be a bit later.
Personally I have no problem with that as long as it's not too late.
-Dan


I'd rather have it in the fall since there's a lot less
going on and it makes more sense to be in peak shape then.
-Mike


I think a early-mid September race date is ideal for collegiate
triathlon.
-Walter




Quoting Bret Fortenberry <bret.fortenberry@...>:

> First response is that USAT is having a hard time organizing race sites that
> fit all the requirements of time and location. The location aspect depends
> on a location that has good weather so there is not another problem that
> occurred at Reno in 2006. They want to know how people will feel about
> moving the race and if they can then when would be the best time of year.
> My worry is that if no one responds they will move it and move it to a time
> when people do not want it.
>
> Then the case will be that everybody will complain but it will be too late.
> The athletes will be upset and it will make USAT look bad. Everybody wants
> to avoid both those situations. I will have to say USAT has a very
> difficult job in organizing races and we cannot expect every location to be
> as great as Alabama.
>
> We keep on pushing that the races need to switch from West to East coast
> every two years. This is to get a chance for every team to have something
> that is close to them. If we did not do this the race would be on the west
> coast every year.
>
> We are in the process of asking for more details and I will keep you
> informed when I find out more.
>
> cheers,
> Bret
>
> On 5/31/07, Vargas, R. LTC <ralph.vargas@...> wrote:
>>
>> Bret,
>> Identify the problem, in this case the "why", will go a long way in
>> helping me tailor my response.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Ralph
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* NECTC@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NECTC@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of
>> *Bret Fortenberry
>> *Sent:* Thursday, May 31, 2007 9:58 AM
>> *To:* NECTC@yahoogroups.com
>> *Subject:* Re: [NECTC] A top priority voting for collegiate national
>> championship next year (every team needs to put in a vote)
>>
>> Ralph,
>> I am not sure what USAT is thinking but I do know that there has been
>> previous talk from teams. I personally want to know what everybody wants
>> and desires. I also know that besides you guys the northeast did not have a
>> very good showing. More or less what people in the conference wants I will
>> back and support. If it is mixed then I think we should leave it the way it
>> is.
>>
>> I am asking to get more information and I will forward it to you once I
>> know. If you could send me your team's opinion on the matter it will help
>> me to argue one way or the other. My guess is that USAT wants to leave it
>> where it is but is willing to look at another option. The main thing this
>> round is how close it was to finals for many teams. With the travel time
>> taking four days off while trying to study is too much to ask for anybody.
>> I am a one for education is top priority and sports is only recreation.
>>
>> cheers,
>> Bret
>>
>> On 5/31/07, Vargas, R. LTC <ralph.vargas@...> wrote:
>>>
>>> Bret,
>>> Why in the hell does USAT want to move the date?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Ralph
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* NECTC@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NECTC@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf
>>> Of *Bret Fortenberry
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, May 31, 2007 9:02 AM
>>> *To:* NECTC@yahoogroups.com
>>> *Cc:* Mark Stoutenberg; christopher.steil@...; kmc56@...;
>>> kamnetz@...; kendrick.gibson@...;
>>> sembrey@...; triathleteguy@...
>>> *Subject:* [NECTC] A top priority voting for collegiate national
>>> championship next year (every team needs to put in a vote)
>>>
>>> USAT wants to move the date and for us to discuss this, we need to
>>> know what everyone thinks. Here are some, but not limited to,
>>> possibilities:
>>> a) keep the same date
>>> b) move the date to the other side of exams (i.e. mid May) to
>>> give us more flexibility with locations
>>> c) move the race to the early fall.
>>>
>>> Before you vote think about a couple of things.
>>> 1. How does the timing fit with exams? (think about the whole team
>>> with a priority on the undergrads).
>>> 2. Training through the winter time. For myself, last year the
>>> National Championships was my first race of trying to train through a
>>> winter. In the northeast this means training inside. I tried it but
>>> burnt out and decided to make it a low priority race. The National
>>> Championship and the Regional Championship should be our highest
>>> priority races.
>>>
>>> Please email me back at bret@... <bret%40bu.edu> with your vote. The
>>> things to include are:
>>> 1. Your team.
>>> 2. How many members.
>>> 3. Around what date you would prefer and why. You can list multiple
>>> dates but include priorities.
>>> 4. List negative dates (ie. dates that you do not want).
>>>
>>> Give yourself some time to talk to your team and to think about it.
>>> However, this is a priority so do not wait until your next meeting or
>>> make the delay based on when it is convenient (such as the next time
>>> you will see your teammates). Try to be aggressive on asking people.
>>> The more opinions we have on this the better. We are not looking for
>>> an opinion from each team member but we want the team's vote to be
>>> based on all the individuals.
>>>
>>> Please send me an email back stating that you received this email and
>>> that you are taking action. The goal is to get all the responses back
>>> by June 15.
>>>
>>> Thank you for your time,
>>> Bret Fortenberry
>>> USAT northeast/mid-atlantic collegiate representative
>>>
>>>
>>