This. Still not sure why the triple Olympic distance has not developed as a stepping stone to Ironman Distance... or replaced it for a growing group of IM veterans who may find that the "Nice Distance" (ashame that WTC jacked that legendary race) satisfies their needs. Heck, I went to Redman specifically to qualify for a rare opportunity to race at a triathlon distance likely to become an Olympic Event! Maybe Challenge should put on their thinking caps! The number of first-timers doing IMFL and IMAZ may provide a pretty large pool of individuals looking for perhaps the best training experience available leading up to their first Ironman. Personally, I appreciate the opportunity to use the millions of yards that I have swam over the past five decades ;-)