by 361° Adventures
February 2, 2018
Thanks for taking the Rolling Out the New Year Survey, the RESULTS are in! We appreciate the feedback, and will keep up the things you love about our races. We’ll also work on your suggestions for making them even better. Here’s a real quick summary.
What race lengths do you prefer?
Most like between 8 to 24 with a 12HR race being the sweet spot.
How important is it that a race be a USARA Qualifier?
According to the data, not very. 68% felt that it was “Not important at all” or “Slightly important”.
Do you prefer lots of pre/post race stuff? and What swag options do you prefer?
Thoughts on Swag were pretty evenly split. 56% wanted more stuff, with 46% saying they’d prefer lower race costs at the expense of goodies. For those who did prefer some stuff, shirts won out; tech-shirts had a slight edge over cotton/blend shirts. Honorable mention goes to the versatile buff.
If you’ve raced a 361° event before, how would you rate the value?
Let’s talk dollars. Seems about 75% of you thought we offered either an excellent or above average value. Thanks, it’s a balancing act for RDs. We can make ‘em cheaper, but it’s going to cost something in the experience. We try really hard to cut costs in the “non-visible” parts of race management.
Open ended questions
For the open-ended questions of what makes a great or a negative race experience, we got a bunch of really good feedback. We’ll continue to put CPs right where we say they are, hopefully with a great view to boot. We’ll work on avoiding less travel on roads when possible, and surprisingly most racers don’t like tramping through briars, poison ivy, and rhodo – especially while carrying their bikes.
