Subject: RE: Halloween 5k Presented by Michigan Triathlon We want to host a sprint race, hopefully this spring. We've been throwing around the idea of seeing what we can work out with 3D, but their race schedule is booked for every weekend during the spring. We originally thought about doing one locally in Ann Arbor, but we found out that it costs several $,$$$ to close roads. That's the reason why the MSU bike course is so many loops; the university owns the roads one campus so it costs much less. We are also thinking about a possible location at Pinckney State Park. Even though that's where the AA tri is, there are many races that happen at Kensington and ILRA that aren't run by the same organizations. Our perfect scenario involves a relatively inexpensive location that we could use for both a spring and fall race, transition racks and such that we could rent out to other races, and some sort of timing company that won't leave us with only a small fraction of the profits. Our team is growing bigger and we have a lot of people who really want to help get more involved in the local tri scene. |