HuffNPuff wrote:
synthetic wrote:
its a great series, great price point and support.
just not popular cause of people wanting to brand whore You should have ended your post without the last part. It's great that HITS offers athletes an option other than WTC for half and full distance but there are a myriad of valid reasons that people would choose to go elsewhere for long course beyond being a "brand whore." To name just one, perhaps they want some competition in their age group. The two closest to me are Naples and Ocala. Naples had 50 finishers in the full (Jan 16) and Ocala had 28 finishers in the full (Mar 15). For almost all age groups, just finishing equals podium.
It HITS rocks your boat, that is superb. But don't knock others simply because they choose differently.
Just curious... I can get into a full distance through HITS for 200 if I sign up early enough... what exactly, besides hearing: "XXXX, you are an IRONMAN", is worth that extra 600 dollars?
It's a genuine question, as I am considering entering a full HITS (Napa) for 2017.