IronColl wrote:Thanks Greg and Carla for your input. I was wondering sepecifically about the full distance. I will be doing the half in the future for sure.
As someone with limited resources I am unable to do IM or IM distance races as often as I would like (yearly), and I want as much of the experience as I can get. I am deterred by the lack of support I saw on the live feed and read here. As someone who is in the last quarter of participants, the numbers are few enough as it is, and I would have a hard time being that alone on the course. Unless IM comes back to Penticton I will be doing the full distance elsewhere.
That being said, I have done 3 different triathlons in the Penticton area and have enjoyed then and would love to continue racing 2 of them there.
The half is spectacular. Everyone loved the course, I think you will too. Bring a 28 granny gear though... and lower your tire pressure.
I can understand your reasoning on the full distance.
However, it's a bit ironic to want crowds to race when one won't race without crowds...