9/5 UPDATE. Not so good news:
From Setup Events News web page
http://www.setupevents.com/?fuseaction=events&series=vts:
9/5/08 – Patriots Sprint and International – Moved Back 1 Hour
The Sprint will start at 8AM, the International will start at 9AM.
There will be no swim due to poor water quality (debris, runoff, etc)
There will be no packet pick up on Saturday, there will be packet pick up from 6AM to 8AM on race morning.
There will be no refunds or credits given for Sundays event.
9/5/08 – Patriots Half – Cancelled due to Hurricane Hanna
We deeply regret to announce that the Patriots Half scheduled for Saturday morning at 7AM has been cancelled due to Hurricane Hanna. All athletes currently registered for this event will receive a 50% credit for the 2008 Patriots Half. The Patriots Sprint and International will go on as scheduled for Sunday exactly one hour later. Sprint starts at 8AM, International Starts at 9AM. This just gives us an extra hour of daylight to take care of any hazards on the course.
Why cancel? After meeting with local officials it was decided that to have an event with heavy rain, high winds, and the threat of tornado’s and thunderstorms throughout the duration of the event would be completely unsafe for athletes, volunteers, and the municipalites supporting the event. With Williamsburg now in the exact center of the projected path we had to take the only prudent path which was to cancel the event. We know how much everyone has looked forward to this race and how much time and money you have invested in coming to race here. Your dissapointment in this change in the weather and it’s effect on the race is not lost on us.
Why the 50% credit for next year? In a nutshell, everyone has to get paid. Everything from shirts, food and water bottles to site rental fee’s and municipal support all have either been paid or have to be. While we regret that we cannot give a 100% refund of your entry fee, we are deviating from our standard policy of NO REFUNDS within 2 weeks of the event. As was mentioned earlier, we have A LOT of gear staged for tomorrows race that will now sit in storage for a long time. Basically, everyone that registered for this event will be sent an email in December with a discount code to use for the following year.
Thanks for bearing with us through this unfortunate turn of weather and thank you for racing with Set Up Events.