Completely agree - this is becoming one of my favorite 70.3s (my others are Hawaii and Vineman). The town and volunteers are great, and the course is honest. A little bunching up in spots on the bike, but I only saw one blatant drafting incident - a woman jumped on a guy's wheel on the descent after Snow Canyon (couldn't believe how unabashed it was!).

I did the last full in 2012 and then the half last year and this year. The half is definitely more enjoyable. :-)

My restaurant find this time was the Cliffside Restarant on the bluffs to the west of downtown - great food and views.

Pretty sure I'll be back next year, even though Wildflower's a lot closer for me.

Ian