Discussion: West Point vs US. Short and Long

OK I need to make a choice I only have the resources to make it to one of these meets. I have been to the West Point meet before and enjoyed it (some). I Don't know what to do? I wish i had a money tree.

Can you get an extra day or two off? Then you could do the short/long and take an extra day to run one of the courses at West Point on your own (maybe Monday after the short/long). I think the cadets have said that if you can't make it to the event, you can still run the course on your own.

May be but i'll miss a class i'm failing

well if you cant do both, i say just go play Videogames at home....thats what i would do

thiesd, the terrain is different (stepped levels of limestone with fewer boulders but some unique "rocky ground" areas; many trails) at the Short/Long Champs than at West Point and it may be someplace you haven't been yet. There are beautiful views from the 100' limestone cliff at Thacher Park out over the broad plain that was Lake Albany (back in the last ice age)--on a clear day you can see mountains in the Adirondacks, Massachusetts, and Vermont.

You'll have a much shorter bus ride to start on Saturday (and a short walk from parking on Sunday) than you find at West Point, and if you sign up for the Sat. dinner it will be more varied and in a warmer building. :-) Heated dorm accommodations including meals are available on-site at Camp Pinnacle (adjacent to Thacher but you'll need a ride to day1 parking) and camping is also possible.

All this plus a US championship event with a experienced course designer; what more could you ask for?

Janet Tryson, Short/Long Champs registrar

I don't know if the US Champs are a priority for you or not, but if they are then you should definitely go to the US Short and Long Champs. West Point is just another A-Meet. I would focus on getting to the championships if I were you.

You wondering whether your choice should be to go to West Point, or else go to Short/Long Champs, and you're failing a class in school?

Might be time to re-assess priorities.

Well the thing is that i don't have class on fridays buit i do on mondays so i won't be missing anything and all i probably will have to do is read a book

I think you're missing Mikell's point here.