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Joe_H posted 15 weeks ago.
WTC events are all quality events and they are around the world so find one that you can adequately train for and looks cool to you and your support crew (i.e. wife/husband/sig other/"roommate") and sign up. and in case you can't find one there are lots of great non-wtc events out there too check trifind.com for a pretty good iron distnace calendar
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Nobody posted 15 weeks ago.
Any one that's open is a good event. You might have to fork out extra dough for a community fund slot if you want to race in the US in 2010, though!
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kylie posted 15 weeks ago.
Find one that makes you excited -- the course, the location, a friend's story of it, etc. Something that helps you on the challenging training days. And ask the family/friends going with you (if any) which ones they think sound like fun. And check how spectator friendly they are if you have people going to watch (# of bike/run loops, shops/food/activities near by, etc).
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Anton posted 15 weeks ago.
+1 to Kylie. Being excited about the race and the location makes it sooo much better.
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beads1985 posted 15 weeks ago.
I like the official IM events because of all the participants and the energy of the crowd. For the first time it was a great experience.
The next time around doing a non-IM event was good to do the event and not spend so much money.
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TriSooner posted 15 weeks ago.
Another wiki topic, "How do I pick an Ironman?" My Number 1 consideration is training weather at home for 18 weeks prior to the race. Granted, you may have 72 and Sunny year-round, I can't tell by your (lacking) profile :) So, take your race date, subtract 18 weeks (16 for training, two for taper), and look at the weather you'll be facing. Too hot? Too cold? Tons of rain? These are things you need to consider. The second consideration is where is the race? I'm sure Louisville is a wonderful town with Salt of the Earth people, but I'll pass. To me, there are sexier venues. Third, how easy and affordable is it to get there? It might be 'cheap' to get to (and stay at) Ironman Langkawi (I don't know if it is, I'm just guessing), but OMG it would be a Herculian effort to get there. On the other end, maybe Ironman Wisconsin is easy to get to: you can fly United direct to Chicago from anywhere in the US and take a puddle-jumper or rent a car to Madison. However, check out the rates at the race hotel (I know there other options): 4 nights min, $400 per night (or so was the case when I did IM Moo in '04). So it's easy to get to, but it gets expensive quickly. Finally, what is there to do after the race (not just in that city, but in the region via short drive)? If you've taken the trouble to get there, are there things you'd like to do or see after? You won't be as shot as you think. Hearing "You are an Ironman!" is a high lasts for days/weeks, is an amazing pain killer, and that medal is an amulet of power. St George has Zion and Grand Canyon; Placid has all of New York (Cooperstown, Finger Lakes, Niagara, Hudson River Valley, OMG I can keep going); Florida has beaches, Disney; Canada has Whistler and Vancouver; Coeur d'Alene has golf and hiking; Madison has . . . cheese?
1. Training weather
2. Venue
3. Travel access and cost
4. Post-race vaca
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knemyer posted 15 weeks ago.
I can vouch for Wisconsin, Florida and Louisville. All are great events. But TriSooner's guidelines are very well thought-out, so pay attention to them.
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ajknightfan posted 15 weeks ago.
Vineman is not an IM affiliated event, it's just the distance. But it was a fantastic race and has the benefit of being in Sonoma...any excuse for a trip to wine country! Look over the race reports....maybe something will spark your interest.
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prendergi posted 15 weeks ago.
I have been looking for a venue but I am still a couple years away so I am sure things could change. I layed out the dates and started counting backwards. I am lucky that I have this site but my area also has a lot of triathletes. A couple of them on the professional (or where on the professional now coaching) and if I run into them in the pool or something I ask which ones they went to and what they thought. So far I have heard Florida was nice but my source said the ocean was kicking on their race day. Created some problems for people getting in and sighting. Would have never thought of that. He said he liked Lake Placid and it was a good venue with the draw back that the mass start was in an area that was narrower than other venues. But gave me the inside tip that you can swim in side the orange triangles as long and you come out and make the turn. Another person was heading back to KY this year. The previous race for her, the swim had been difficult because they took you a mile up the river and put you in one at a time. She got in the water at 7:41. It started at 7:00. It is interesting to get other people's take on a race venue.
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I am interested in signing up for a full ironman next year. I know that planning a full year ahead for sign up purposes is a must. Can anyone tell me a good first timer event?
Thanks