Changpao wrote:
You just described me. A great race and a lot of luck led to a KQ last week at IMTX, but I had to turn it down. I'm a teacher with two kids in school-- a trip to Hawaii in October is about as difficult as it gets. Had the World Championship been in the summer I would have snatched it up, pretty much regardless of location. Had it been closer to home (Chicago) and less costly, I might have tried to make it work via a condensed 5-day trip, which is what I did for IMTX.
Given the cost, travel, and timing of Kona, it won't be feasible for me until my kids are out of the house and/or I'm retired. That kind of sucks, although I still love the sport and will keep shooting for KQs. I'm grateful that the rotating 70.3 championship offers an alternate goal to chase even if it is one that is easier, and therefore less satisfying, to achieve.
I'm sorry to hear that, but well done on KQ performance, I think that a lot of training has more to do with your performance than luck.
If you get the chance to come to Europe, do Challenge Roth, should be on every good triathlete's bucket list, great place to start a family vacation