Picking up from last time –
The way Spartan decided to handle the whole thing was that they transferred everyone into the new Temecula race in January, and said that race could still finish out trifectas for anyone – even though it would be in the new calendar year.
If Temecula didn’t work for you, you could transfer your race anywhere else.
I asked if it would be possible to do the trifecta-in-a-day in Ohio. I said I knew that the 3-in-one race was more expensive than a beast alone, but I asked nicely if perhaps we could just say that since I spent the money on the hotel and rental car, Spartan would just do me a solid and upgrade me to a more expensive race.
Wonderfully, they said that sounded fair to them, which I thought was very nice customer service.
So, do I see how other people could still be upset? For sure. There are plenty of scenarios where people lost way more than I did – plane tickets, babysitting money, etc.
Not only that, but in the day, in the moment, I totally get the frustration. As I walked out to my car, there was a guy who’d only gotten to do 6 miles who was ripping off his medal. He was disgusted at the idea of wearing it for only doing half the course. And he was right to feel that upsetness in the moment. I wonder if he’s coming back for Temecula…
But selfishly, in my scenario, things worked out pretty a-okay. I basically got to try out almost an entire Spartan race, just to be gifted an entire trifecta for free. So, it’s exceptionally hard for me to be mad a place that overall has treated me so wonderfully.
And I’ll finish up any other last race thoughts next time.