I sure think it is a stretch to imply that the "integrity" of the sport
is at grave risk because a RM choses to give a tee shirt to someone
that enteries the ride. Quite simply it seems to be more of a matter of
they got them, they can't used them next year (most of the time they
are dated or have a specific theme) and they are good advertising for
future rides.
So if it's a matter of the ride manager eatting them or being gracious
and giving them out, I'd vote for giving them out. I sure don't
consider that it "cheapens" my completion because someone who may have
run into some bad luck and didn't got a tee shirt.
If this were the only problem we had in the sport, then we'll be
golden. But from my vantage point, this issue is way down on the list -
almost in the noise.
I ask these ride managers, is the integrity of endurance
competition subversive to your convenience? Let's see a bit
more spirit of true endurance ride management.
Bob
Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID
-- "It is necessary to be noble, and yet take humility as a basis
"It
is necessary to be noble, and yet
take humility as a basis.
It is necessary
to be exalted, and yet take modesty as a foundation."
