Just my .02 but I vote for leaving off the IM branded races. Everyone knows about them and where to find out about them. Plus they already get enough publicity on their own. The list of non-branded races is awesome though.
As for the Rogue...I’m not sure whether to be flattered or scared. Flattered because I am one of the primary organizers along with my training partner and also it is the most non-event event possible I think. Come and do as little as you want or as much as you want all for free. We set up the course and provide all of the on-course nutrition and support. Mainly meant as a way to get people to be comfortable in group settings and with the distance. Caused a bit of a ruckus with our local club for some reason but whatever. Ended up snowing on the day we were going to have it so had to cancel so hopefully better this year. Meant as a long training day primarily.
Scared because not sure what we would do if we had a couple hundred people commit to the fun since it is free but I’m sure we would figure something out. Last year had about 45 people prepared to join in the fun between tri, aquabike, and relay.
As for the Rogue...I’m not sure whether to be flattered or scared. Flattered because I am one of the primary organizers along with my training partner and also it is the most non-event event possible I think. Come and do as little as you want or as much as you want all for free. We set up the course and provide all of the on-course nutrition and support. Mainly meant as a way to get people to be comfortable in group settings and with the distance. Caused a bit of a ruckus with our local club for some reason but whatever. Ended up snowing on the day we were going to have it so had to cancel so hopefully better this year. Meant as a long training day primarily.
Scared because not sure what we would do if we had a couple hundred people commit to the fun since it is free but I’m sure we would figure something out. Last year had about 45 people prepared to join in the fun between tri, aquabike, and relay.