tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226582792024698090.post3181308452837889245..comments2010-09-19T09:10:20.093-07:00Comments on ECCC---Director's Call: Columbia/Stevens HighlightsJoe Kopenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13629085901176090088noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226582792024698090.post-16060939046793500552010-03-16T11:10:17.371-07:002010-03-16T11:10:17.371-07:00I agree with the awesomeness of the FDR park race-...I agree with the awesomeness of the FDR park race- a really nice course with some great marshaling indeed. What could have been a heck of a problem with all those joggers was totally fine.<br /><br />And that Columbia race- crap, I crashed during the race and I still think running it was the right call. A big lake of a puddle absorbed some of the energy of my fall and smoothed my ride across the ground... otherwise, the rain and wind just made for some epic stories (and blog postings) afterwards!James Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449326821123082756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226582792024698090.post-24787150109503912342010-03-16T09:11:30.129-07:002010-03-16T09:11:30.129-07:00You might want to re-read your own post. you make ...You might want to re-read your own post. you make a great case for cancelling this race, time and time and time again. also, we vote anonymously in this country for a reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226582792024698090.post-39950517674359470332010-03-15T17:17:15.714-07:002010-03-15T17:17:15.714-07:00I don't know...anonymous commenting and wantin...I don't know...anonymous commenting and wanting a race to be canceled? Sounds very UN-ECCC to me. <br /><br />The Grant's Tomb Crit is one of the pillars of the ECCC Road Race Season. Deciding to keep the race running was an excellent decision, considering many traveled a good distance (knowing of the bad weather conditions beforehand) just because it is such an awesome and fun course.Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789956501673556036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226582792024698090.post-38303024399850090642010-03-15T11:26:04.052-07:002010-03-15T11:26:04.052-07:00The FDR park loop was everything a circuit race sh...The FDR park loop was everything a circuit race should be. Smooth pavement, fast turns, a touch of a hill, and a nice wide finishing straight. I really hope that course makes it onto the ECCC calendar in coming years.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842371746318020099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226582792024698090.post-36093337913868271772010-03-15T11:14:41.857-07:002010-03-15T11:14:41.857-07:00I fully support the decision not to cancel the rac...I fully support the decision not to cancel the race. I showed up, registered day of, raced horribly, and still had a great time. Weekends like these are what make collegiate cycling that much more special. Despite just mid-pack finishes, and not earning a single point throughout the weekend, this was definitely a weekend that I'll never forget.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231152407036223048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226582792024698090.post-83267382337688244992010-03-15T10:22:23.718-07:002010-03-15T10:22:23.718-07:00Yeah, you know, because somebody held a gun to the...Yeah, you know, because somebody held a gun to the heads of those hundreds of people that showed up, and forced them to race. Who knows what they did to force all those people that signed up day-of to do so in the middle of the hurricane?!?<br /><br />Between the acceptable attendance, extremely low number of incidents, all of them minor, and a lot of great racing, I'm pretty confident almost everybody thought it turned out be to a not-ideal, but definitely workable day for racing. The ECCC has fared worse weather before.<br /><br />And beside: Anonymous commenting? With that kind of gutlessness, no wonder you're scared of a little rain...Joe Kopenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629085901176090088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226582792024698090.post-58180802014946680962010-03-15T09:00:51.475-07:002010-03-15T09:00:51.475-07:00they should have cancelled the Grant's Tomb ra...they should have cancelled the Grant's Tomb races in those conditions...that was a horrible officiating descisionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com