Races as art
Friday, January 15th, 2010If we’ve talked in the last month or so, you know I’ve sworn off all triathlon-related websites/media/social-media/etc for the sake of my sanity. I’ve also sworn off writing about said sport*, because when you spend hours and hours training each day, who really wants to write about it? And does anyone really want to read about it?
However, as I prepare for my first foray into race directing (Littlefoot Triathlon on May 17th), I did make my way over to Slowtwitch this afternoon. My intention was to scan message boards for people’s favorite awards/race momentos, but then I was drawn to my all-time favorite recurring article on Slowtwitch, Jeff Henderson’s pieces on his experiences as race director. This one is my favorite, as it spoke of triathlon as art and not in the cliche human performance sense, but in the art of putting on a great race. Check it out, it’s a quick and worthwhile read.
http://www.slowtwitch.com/RD_Aids/Henderson_s_2010_RD_diary/On_Design_1153.html
…also feel free to share what your favorite race awards have been (aside from cold hard cash, obviously!).
*Except for random and sporadic entries on the Riptide blog.
