Friday, April 29, 2005
Scrap the Taiwan Race
OK, cutting to the chase...
Taiwan Action Asia Challenge (1 May): Too expensive + no sponsors = no show
And that 'other' race in Langkawi...
Langkawi Wilderness Challenge (30 April): Too far, too tiring, too short a race for the trouble... net result - no show
But then, there is the W.A.R.! The moniker could not have been more appropriate. We will be bringing to bear a smallish GoLite presence in a confrontation with the large and market-saturation behemoth that is Salomon Singapore. To say that the race sponsors have made an offer of giving $200 of vouchers to the best-dressed team in Salomon gear just smacks of aggressive marketing, literally forcing the brand name down our adventure racing community's throat. You do not see this happening on the Salomon-sponsored Raid X-Adventure and World Championships, eh?
Right now i'm doing my best to ellicit a positive response from our staunch Red Wing Shoes Pte Ltd sponsors. Their shoes have really served me well, even as i've managed to trash my pair pretty badly within two months of first putting them on (two races and some about 50 training kms of running, most of it off-road). That reminds me: I'll go talk to Ben tomorrow to see work out my proposal for a GoLite-Vasque sponsored team, or teams.
Back to the W.A.R. It shall become a war. We cannot put it any simpler. This is one war, Greg, Ian and myself have all agreed amongst ourselves, that we would win. To the legions wearing Salomon out there, i salute you. Dress up if you must, but as far as legitimate competition goes - may the best team win.
Taiwan Action Asia Challenge (1 May): Too expensive + no sponsors = no show
And that 'other' race in Langkawi...
Langkawi Wilderness Challenge (30 April): Too far, too tiring, too short a race for the trouble... net result - no show
But then, there is the W.A.R.! The moniker could not have been more appropriate. We will be bringing to bear a smallish GoLite presence in a confrontation with the large and market-saturation behemoth that is Salomon Singapore. To say that the race sponsors have made an offer of giving $200 of vouchers to the best-dressed team in Salomon gear just smacks of aggressive marketing, literally forcing the brand name down our adventure racing community's throat. You do not see this happening on the Salomon-sponsored Raid X-Adventure and World Championships, eh?
Right now i'm doing my best to ellicit a positive response from our staunch Red Wing Shoes Pte Ltd sponsors. Their shoes have really served me well, even as i've managed to trash my pair pretty badly within two months of first putting them on (two races and some about 50 training kms of running, most of it off-road). That reminds me: I'll go talk to Ben tomorrow to see work out my proposal for a GoLite-Vasque sponsored team, or teams.
Back to the W.A.R. It shall become a war. We cannot put it any simpler. This is one war, Greg, Ian and myself have all agreed amongst ourselves, that we would win. To the legions wearing Salomon out there, i salute you. Dress up if you must, but as far as legitimate competition goes - may the best team win.
