Interesting.
We do seem to be into a phase of feast or famine in some ways.
The success of the branded IM races and the IMNA events has been extraordinary. The demand still far exceeds the number of spaces (roughly 6 X 2000 spots) that IMNA has currently available. Not sure where this will all end and I do wonder where we are in the cycle.
There are other races that struggle to get by or get enough numbers to make it worth while.
I must admit that in my area( Southern Ontario) we are spoiled rotton with two great multisport series and a number of outstanding one-off single events. Many events operate at close to maximum. A strange phenomenon in a part of North America that is buried in snow for 4 - 6 months a year! Southern Ontario - Triathlon Hot-Bed! Breeding/proving ground for Lori Bowden, Simon Whitfield, Lisa Bentley, Sharon Donnelly and others. Who knew? The fact of the matter is the template for great races in this area was set by non-other than IMNA President Graham Fraser years ago when he ran the TriSport series, that is now run by his brother Mitch. He put on great races and more importantly he treated is as a business - which meant making the botton line count AND treating your customers( participants and sponsors)very well.
My sense is that there is still more room for 1/2 IM events or as Dan E. has noted, events similar to this in length that offer courses that are truely an adventure not a Tour de Suburb that you get at more than a few races.
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog
We do seem to be into a phase of feast or famine in some ways.
The success of the branded IM races and the IMNA events has been extraordinary. The demand still far exceeds the number of spaces (roughly 6 X 2000 spots) that IMNA has currently available. Not sure where this will all end and I do wonder where we are in the cycle.
There are other races that struggle to get by or get enough numbers to make it worth while.
I must admit that in my area( Southern Ontario) we are spoiled rotton with two great multisport series and a number of outstanding one-off single events. Many events operate at close to maximum. A strange phenomenon in a part of North America that is buried in snow for 4 - 6 months a year! Southern Ontario - Triathlon Hot-Bed! Breeding/proving ground for Lori Bowden, Simon Whitfield, Lisa Bentley, Sharon Donnelly and others. Who knew? The fact of the matter is the template for great races in this area was set by non-other than IMNA President Graham Fraser years ago when he ran the TriSport series, that is now run by his brother Mitch. He put on great races and more importantly he treated is as a business - which meant making the botton line count AND treating your customers( participants and sponsors)very well.
My sense is that there is still more room for 1/2 IM events or as Dan E. has noted, events similar to this in length that offer courses that are truely an adventure not a Tour de Suburb that you get at more than a few races.
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog