$0.02 - might be unrelated, but whatever.
I am working the Jerseyman Triathlon out of round valley this weekend.
it sold out at 450 participants - about 16 classes. 2 different distances, M&F and elite/3 diff AG.
they expect 10% no-show, and because the weather is good, they will oversell with day-of.
probably close to 500. The cap is the amount of parking in the RVR area lots.
the masters age groups are faster than the under 39.......
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How to make mtb racing more approachable?
NICA is going to take a few years to filter-up.
How to get the casual groups to show up and do a cat 3 race, and have fun
with their "crew" and then move up (or not) -
i think one idea is races at nj mtb festival.....
make races more festival-ish
not easy - got a feeling it is a marketing problem.