Henderson's 2010 RD diary
On Innovation
Innovation is the fun part of producing triathlon. In the beginning, a race director learns the basics: what equipment is needed, how to recruit volunteers, how early to stop publishing your phone ...
On Stories
In my role as race director I get to design the dust jacket and ink the first paragraphs, but I'll never consummate the stories. Each year a new chapter is written as the plotlines develop depth and ...
On Liveability
The swim portion of the Freshwater Trust Portland Triathlon takes place adjacent to a Superfund site. Yet, Triathlete magazine dubbed this the "Greenest Race in the World." Read how.
On Disaster
In seven years of organizing triathlons there has been only one thing, one entity, that has caused me to seriously consider a different line of work: the New York State Department of Transportation.
On Technology
I was educated as a computer science engineer. I spent long nights searching for misplaced semicolons and fussing over finicky EPROMs. Thank the Good Lord I am now a race director.
On Beauty
The finish is the focal point of any triathlon. Typically blow-up arches are employed, accompanied by the ever-present drone of gas generators. For an event intent on embracing environmental ...
On Design
Jeff Henderson, RD of the Musselman Tri, authored an insightful newbie race director's diary in 2003. He begins a new set of installments: A chronicle of what he's learned in the intervening 7 years.
