Re Penticton, my answer was yes. I did the rather lonely Challenge race. I wanted to do that single loop swim, bike, run. I don't need giant crowds but wouldn't want to travel back to back years for lonely experiences.

But my answer for Kona is no b/c I've already been to Hawaii twice (unrelated to the race, which I haven't done), don't think biking in a baking & windy lava field sounds fun, and certainly wouldn't be interested in that course as a lonely sufferfest.

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