Alex M wrote:
+1. Is this a red flag for WTC? Will this change their focus in any way? Challenge touts "for the athletes." I don't know what this means.It honestly should be a huge red flag. Venerable races like IMC switching over will be the tip of the iceberg. Companies like Challenge and Rev will swoop in and capitalize on all the missteps that WTC has had over the past few years. If you are not looking for a Kona slot (which is realistically 90% of the field) why would you care about branding. Do people really stand around the water cooler and not call themselves 'ironman' just because they raced a non mdot race. That's crazy. I have given WTC a lot of my money in the past and have had some amazing experiences but their recent stumbling makes me want to do more independent races.
I think this is a great development for Penticton, the race itself, and triathlon in general.
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