Hi All --
I could use some help from veterans of these courses. Trying to decide which race to sign up for in 2021. Please spare me the "races won't happen until 2022" rant. If my registration is deferred a year, that's perfectly fine.
I'm signed up to do IM Mont Tremblant 2021 already (deferral from 2020), but my wife and I "pulled the goalie" and are trying for baby #2. So doing IMCDA (June 27) or IMLP (July 25) might be more realistic than IMMT (Aug 22) depending on how long it takes us to get pregnant. Plus I do think staying domestic might be a safer bet as who knows what international travel restrictions will look like next summer. The obvious thing would be to wait until Dec/Jan and make a decision based on pregnancy timing, but I do have concerns that these races might sell out given deferrals from 2020 and given that CDA is not every year race.
The big knock on CDA for me, is it's much bigger hassle to get to. I could drive to IMMT (7 hrs) and IMLP (5 hrs) which would be nice not to have to break down bike. IMCDA would involve a connecting flight or private charter.
Most likely wife and son will stay home, and I'll be joined by my 70-year old, Ironmom, pending vaccine availability, otherwise I'll race alone. So this won't be a family vacation or anything. My Ironmans tend to be more like surgical operations -- show up, do the race, go home while IronMom mingles with the locals talking about the good old days of multisport.
I could use some help from veterans of these courses. Trying to decide which race to sign up for in 2021. Please spare me the "races won't happen until 2022" rant. If my registration is deferred a year, that's perfectly fine.
I'm signed up to do IM Mont Tremblant 2021 already (deferral from 2020), but my wife and I "pulled the goalie" and are trying for baby #2. So doing IMCDA (June 27) or IMLP (July 25) might be more realistic than IMMT (Aug 22) depending on how long it takes us to get pregnant. Plus I do think staying domestic might be a safer bet as who knows what international travel restrictions will look like next summer. The obvious thing would be to wait until Dec/Jan and make a decision based on pregnancy timing, but I do have concerns that these races might sell out given deferrals from 2020 and given that CDA is not every year race.
The big knock on CDA for me, is it's much bigger hassle to get to. I could drive to IMMT (7 hrs) and IMLP (5 hrs) which would be nice not to have to break down bike. IMCDA would involve a connecting flight or private charter.
Most likely wife and son will stay home, and I'll be joined by my 70-year old, Ironmom, pending vaccine availability, otherwise I'll race alone. So this won't be a family vacation or anything. My Ironmans tend to be more like surgical operations -- show up, do the race, go home while IronMom mingles with the locals talking about the good old days of multisport.
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wintershade: Sep 4, 20 12:45