Originally Posted by VanceMac

Same with us frail Masters. The whole knocking the kilo down to 750 then 500 is utterly ludicrous and indefensible. No possible (rational) justification, and it becomes a completely different event. No offense to all you masters who are forced to make it your reason for living, but the 500 is a joke... We have the 200/match sprint... and we have the pursuit events. The Kilo is the perfect mid-point for reasons I am never shy about mentioning (anaerobic energy systems giving out somewhere around 50-60 seconds). 500/750 make no sense, and seems like a classic random poor decision made by a committee with very little thought or attention to unintended consequences.

Not that I feel strongly about it. :