[CQ-Contest] Classic - Doing what was intended?

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

People that run marathons are generally in very good shape.  Marathons 
do not last 48 hours and do not involve sleep deprivation.

This is comparing apples to oranges.

It is widely reported that failing to get 6 to 9 hours of sleep at night 
can be damaging to the body.

Options are good.  We need to make sure that we are not encouraging 
people to risk their health in the quest of the mighty paper 
certificate.   We are all adults and should be capable of making this 
decision on our own.  I have found a few articles on the net but I would 
love to hear more from any doctors about the risks involved with these 
activities.

Mike W0MU

On 11/28/2013 8:38 PM, Randy Thompson K5ZD wrote:
> One could argue that running a marathon or the Iron Man triathlon is
> unhealthy.  But, we see people of all ages do it on a regular basis.  It is
> all about motivation and desire.
>
> I don't find doing 44+ hours to be a health issue for me.  But, there are
> many weekends where my personal life may not allow me to compete at that
> level.  Having options provides motivation for more people to participate.
>
> Ham radio contesting is the most healthy in terms of participation as it has
> ever been in history.  As long as we keep making the tent bigger and more
> inclusive, we will all have more stations to work and more fun.
>
> Randy, K5ZD
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
>> W0MU Mike Fatchett
>> Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 11:19 PM
>> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Classic - Doing what was intended?
>>
>> Can we really expect an aging group of contesters to continue to do 48
>> hour contests?
>>
>> Operating 46 of 48 is less than healthy.  Why should we continue to push
>> people to do what is not healthy?  Pro sports are taking measures never
>> seen before to protect their players.
>>
>> Mike W0MU
>>
>> On 11/28/2013 12:16 PM, Edward Sawyer wrote:
>>> After seeing literally more than a dozen well known contesters in each
>>> mode "opt down" for the 24 hours of Classic and others commenting they
>>> may try it next year, I have to ask - is it doing what was intended?
>>> Seems to be a nice choice for those who feel inclined at the moment
>>> but taking 40+ hour contesters down to 24 hours is not "helping
>> contesting" necessarily, folks.
>>> Maybe there are lots of people "opting up" to 24 hours who used to do
>>> 10 or
>>> 15 hours, I don't know.  But it does not seem to be "achieving
>> expectations"
>>> collectively, from where I sit. Maybe the positive results are just
>>> not obvious.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ed   N1UR
>>>
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