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

[Martin , LU5DX]

Randy brought up the Marathon example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHkf21HVAU8

If 48-hour contesting inspires contesters to run, swim, ride their bikes,
work out  and eat right to feel better throughout the contests, it not only
will be beneficial for their contesting activities, but it'll change the
life of many in a very positive way.

73.

Martin, LU5DX




On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 8:18 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu at w0mu.com> wrote:

> 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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