Running Mania

The call was made at the last moment, after thousands of competitors and race personnel descended on Kings Beach State Park for a planned 6:30 a.m. start.

turd ferguson wrote:That sucks.

IMC almost went the same way in 2003 with the barriere fire - IIRC they turned the run and bike courses into short loops so that racers and volunteers weren't spread too far out from town, and also to ease the draw on emergency services.

FishPants wrote:

turd ferguson wrote:That sucks.

IMC almost went the same way in 2003 with the barriere fire - IIRC they turned the run and bike courses into short loops so that racers and volunteers weren't spread too far out from town, and also to ease the draw on emergency services.

It was the Okanagan Mountain Fire. A little closer than Barriere. I don't remember them turning the course into loops, though.

The swim would now be a two loop course held closer to shore. The bike route would be unchanged as the highway had been reopened that morning. The run, which is normally out along the shore of Skaha Lake to Okanagan Falls and then back into town, would be changed to a 3 loop in-town format to keep the athletes within 4 miles of a hospital at all time in case of difficulties from smoke inhalation.

You have been identified as one of the athletes who checked in at registration for IRONMAN Lake Tahoe. We understand your disappointment with the unfortunate cancellation of yesterday's race. As an accommodation, we are offering you the opportunity to register for one of several races in 2014 and 2015. The deadline for registration is October 15, 2014. In addition, anyone that completes registration for Option 1, 2, or 3 below by October 15, 2014 will be entered into a lottery to win one of 50 slots to the 2015 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The lottery slots will be selected on November 14, 2014.

Option 1
Register for one of the following 2014 events for a reduced entry fee of $100 (a limited number of entries will be made available on a first-come, first served basis):


Little Debbie IRONMAN Chattanooga benefitting Crohn's & Colitis (9/28/14) - 100 entries
IRONMAN Barcelona (10/5/14) - 50 entries
IRONMAN Florida (11/1/14) - 50 entries
IRONMAN Fortaleza (11/9/14) - 100 entries
IRONMAN Arizona presented by Waste Management (11/16/14) - 50 entries
Ford IRONMAN Cozumel (11/30/14) - 250 entries
Sunsmart IRONMAN Western Australia (12/7/14) - 100 entries

Option 2
Register for 2015 IRONMAN Lake Tahoe (9/20/15) for a reduced entry fee of $100.

Option 3
Register for one of the following 2015 events at a 50% discount (available on a first-come, first-served basis, offer valid for new entries only, existing entries will not be partially refunded):


Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas presented by Waste Management (5/16/15)
IRONMAN Coeur d'Alene (6/28/15)
Subaru IRONMAN Canada (7/26/15)
IRONMAN Boulder (8/2/15)
Subaru IRONMAN Mont-Tremblant (8/16/15)
IRONMAN Wisconsin (9/13/15)
IRONMAN Maryland (10/3/15)
IRONMAN Louisville presented by Norton Sports Health (10/11/15)

FishPants wrote:The reason I remember it was the Okanagan Mountain Fire is I was staying at my parents' when it started, and my mom was head of emergency operations for Area E (Naramata). My brand-new boyfriend, and my friend Emma from Wales were helping search and rescue advise people of the evacuation alert, and I was at the fire hall answering the phone, since the local news had put the fire hall number up on the screen saying "Call for information about the evacuation alert" and the phone was ringing off the hook.

We left town before IMC, though, since I celebrated my birthday in Calgary that year. Which is why I don't remember about the loops

turd ferguson wrote:

FishPants wrote:

turd ferguson wrote:That sucks.

IMC almost went the same way in 2003 with the barriere fire - IIRC they turned the run and bike courses into short loops so that racers and volunteers weren't spread too far out from town, and also to ease the draw on emergency services.

It was the Okanagan Mountain Fire. A little closer than Barriere. I don't remember them turning the course into loops, though.

You're right - Barriere is nowhere near there. There were so many fires that summer (including one that trapped us in Radium) I got confused.

Here's what I got with a bit of googling - the swim and run were looped, not the bike

http://carolyngebbie.com/news/ironman_c ... port.shtml

The swim would now be a two loop course held closer to shore. The bike route would be unchanged as the highway had been reopened that morning. The run, which is normally out along the shore of Skaha Lake to Okanagan Falls and then back into town, would be changed to a 3 loop in-town format to keep the athletes within 4 miles of a hospital at all time in case of difficulties from smoke inhalation.

carm wrote:A friend of mine was going to do IMLT as her first IM. She was pissed to say the least. She was warming up in the water when the official word came down. She said that the fire was set by an arsonist to make matters worse. She said that most of the participants aren't too happy with the options presented for 2014 or 2015 races. Many of them felt that they should be able to register for more races at a discounted price.

eme wrote:

carm wrote:A friend of mine was going to do IMLT as her first IM. She was pissed to say the least. She was warming up in the water when the official word came down. She said that the fire was set by an arsonist to make matters worse. She said that most of the participants aren't too happy with the options presented for 2014 or 2015 races. Many of them felt that they should be able to register for more races at a discounted price.

Wow, that would be heartbreaking, warming up to only be told your first IM is cancelled, ugh.