That's a very good observation, Ted, and a change that we will make.

10-14 year old junior women are racing in that class, so we will rename it
junior men and women 10-14.

I expect 15-16 junior women to race in the 15-18 Junior men or the 3/4
women's class. 17-18 junior women can do either the 15-18 junior men, the
3/4 women, or the elite women class (which they are allowed to do. Junior
men are not allowed to race elites, however.)

Thanks for pointing that out.

Adam


on 7/16/09 11:42 AM, Ted Packard at ted.b.packard@... wrote:

> I like it.
> The 9:30 race probably should include junior men and women not just
> junior men 10- 14.
> - Ted Packard
>
>
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> On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 11:47 PM, Adam Myerson<adam@...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> After much deliberation, the organizers and I have agreed on the new
>> schedule for 2009.
>>
>> What you will see in this schedule are some new approaches, and some
>> compromises. Our biggest struggle is trying to accommodate growth and
>> support development categories without compromising elite races. We are
>> aiming for the best of both worlds, but at a time of the year where there
>> are limited hours in the day to work with, it's incredibly difficult.
>>
>> Along those lines, you'll see that we've still added an 8th start to the
>> race day, and an additional 15 minute warm up period at 10:15. This means
>> the race day starts earlier and goes later, and that the lower category
>> races are now back to 30 minutes like they originally were.
>>
>> You'll see that the 3/4 women now only share the course with the 10-14 year
>> old Juniors, and that the races are the same duration.
>>
>> 35+ Masters now have their own race. 45+ and 55+ now share a start.
>>
>> The "B" race is now a Cat 3 only race, and share the course with the
>> Juniors. This means that the Elite men race is now a Pro/1/2 event,
>> mirroring what you'd normally find on the road.
>>
>> The schedule:
>>
>> 1. 8:00: 4 Men, 30 min
>> 2. 8:45: 4 Masters, 30 min
>> 3. 9:30: 3/4 Women, Junior Men 10-14, 30 min
>> 4. 10:30: Open 45+ Masters, 55+ Masters, 45 min
>> 5. 11:30: 1/2/3 35+ Masters, 45 min
>> 6: 12:30: 3 Men, Junior Men 15-18, 45 min
>> 7. 2:00: Elite Women (1/2), 45 min
>> 8. 3:00: Elite Men (Pro/1/2), 60 min
>>
>> At some of the early season races, you will likely see the time schedule
>> shifted back to a later start where there is more daylight to work with, but
>> the slots will stay the same.
>>
>> I realize that change is always a challenge, and not everyone will be
>> excited about it. However, we know this is the best way to accomplish the
>> highest quality product for the largest number of racers across a range of
>> ability levels. I'm excited for bigger elite fields, real Cat. 3 racing in
>> the B race, a premier 35+ race and a 45+ field that will truly be based on
>> age over ability level, and options for people to still choose a race based
>> on ability if they want. Rather than eliminate the beginners fields
>> completely as was being considered, we can still provide fair and
>> appropriate events with dedicated course time for those races, even if we
>> are forced to start them early in the morning in order to fit them in.
>>
>> I think if you spend some time getting comfortable with the schedule, you'll
>> see how much sense it makes, and how many choices it gives people. And of
>> course, none of these changes are fatal. As we have in the past, if we find
>> that in practice they are not working as intended, we won't be afraid to
>> make changes in the future. Remember the B race as the final race of the day
>> with elite races at noon? An example of a change that didn't work, but
>> wasn't fatal.
>>
>> More details about entry fees and prize lists will be released later.
>>
>> I'm currently on vacation, so feel free to discuss among yourselves, but I
>> can't and won't respond to every single e-mail trying to make everyone
>> happy.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Adam
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