The hour of the siesta of Felipe Gutiérrez "We do not complain"

Felipe Gutiérrez gives us his vision about the squads in long distance triathlons

 

 

A few days ago I was called by a media outlet and they asked me for my opinion about the different squads that were formed last weekend in an IM stamp test and the indignation of some of the participants and even the "purists" of the long distances. 

My opinion? Well, everyone knows very well where they get and if they like to run in platoons, I have nothing to object. The truth is that in the Catalan town there were only some 260 Spaniards and more than 2.000 foreigners, so that evil is not Spanish, it is simply what there is and nothing else.

It is clear that the first IM in Hawaii in the 78 year was run by 15 triathletes and that certainly was easy to control, in addition to the sportsmanship of the adventurers of that day, but 2.600 triathletes and on a flat course very little can be done and I do not think that the "brand" would like it fundamentally for marketing policy that The test officials will be loaded 500 or 1.000 triathletes, or simply those who "sucked" the wheel.

What if they had left half? Difficult then if you remove that economic injection of the prices of the inscriptions would not have economic solidity and equal there would not even be enough to pay for the infrastructures, so from there we can not complain either.

Ports?,. If the route is fairly flat, not much can be done either, it is flat and there is no more.

So let's stop complaining, everyone knows where they are going and in what conditions they are in order to achieve the desired "finalist" medal and even make the best mark of their club, their friends and even be the best of their portal, Calle Velázquez , 16, a whole title.

And they ask me. But in KM0, there was no "chupe de rueda" no? Well look, that test is very different, the designs have nothing to do, the test has some ports that puts everyone in a row, the number of participants did not reach 400 and if someone dared at some point to go to the wheel " he sang "enough to not do it.

What is clear is that I think that MKM0 if you want to maintain that spirit of the LD will never have to pass the 1.000 participants, I think the quality of the KM0 label has to have that point that does not have to lose and if it ever does You will encounter the same problems as the mentioned IM.

The question is, quantity or quality ?, I no doubt as old in the world of triathlon betting on quality, I guess that those who invest prefer the quantity and of course without forgetting the quality, if they can.

 

 

If I were "vicious" of this type of triathlons would run the overcrowded, but as I do not have that vice that everyone does what they want, that you do not complain with your choice and the "opponents" will not complain, that each make your registration wherever you want.

This the truth is that I do not lose sleep, I have napped this Wednesday and I have still had time to write this column.

See you in Cabo de Gata, where quality also predominates.

What times those where 15 triathletes wanted to be Finishers, now ..., but we do not complain all you know where you put yourself and everything has a price, if you are willing to pay it ... that is the challenge.

Felipe Gutíerrez

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