Any one remember what year IM started giving race/finisher flags/banners?
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Re: IM finisher flag [iliketri]
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Whatever year that those races stopped giving posters. Seems in the past every race had a poster until the flags started showing up. But I don't recall ever getting both the flag and the poster. Of course, some Ironman races outside of the US give neither.
Re: IM finisher flag [HuffNPuff]
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8IM since 2015-all had posters and flags except Tremblant (Choo, LP, Lou, Wisco)...
Re: IM finisher flag [pots4]
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IM Louisville 2015 - I don't recall getting either
IM Switzerland 2016 - no flag or poster
IM South Africa 2017 - no flag or poster
IM Texas 2017 - I think I got both
IM Norway 2018 - no flag or poster
IM Hawaii 2019 - no flag, poster yes
IM Switzerland 2016 - no flag or poster
IM South Africa 2017 - no flag or poster
IM Texas 2017 - I think I got both
IM Norway 2018 - no flag or poster
IM Hawaii 2019 - no flag, poster yes
Re: IM finisher flag [HuffNPuff]
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HuffNPuff wrote:
IM Louisville 2015 - I don't recall getting either IM Switzerland 2016 - no flag or poster
IM South Africa 2017 - no flag or poster
IM Texas 2017 - I think I got both
IM Norway 2018 - no flag or poster
IM Hawaii 2019 - no flag, poster yes
Huff-
I believe its a US thing...Lou15 I got both...Hawaii maybe some day!!
Re: IM finisher flag [HuffNPuff]
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HuffNPuff wrote:
Whatever year that those races stopped giving posters. Seems in the past every race had a poster until the flags started showing up. But I don't recall ever getting both the flag and the poster. Of course, some Ironman races outside of the US give neither.I bought a poster or two. Were they giving them away? If they were giving away finisher flags, were they giving them away before the race?
Pink? Maybe. Maybe not. You decide.
Re: IM finisher flag [japarker24]
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If the race had them, they gave them to you at check-in and were free. I typically ask for a second poster and they've always handed it to me. To get the posters home, I wrap them around the tube of my travel pump and throw them in the suitcase. Works like a champ.
What race was it that you bought a poster?
What race was it that you bought a poster?
Re: IM finisher flag [HuffNPuff]
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I'm looking at posters from IM Lou 2011 & 2012 as well as Raleigh 70.3 2013 right now. As best I recall, I bought them all.
Pink? Maybe. Maybe not. You decide.
Pink? Maybe. Maybe not. You decide.
Re: IM finisher flag [iliketri]
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2014 Choo - no flag
2015 IMLP - flag
so my experience is they started in 2015.
Never received a flag for a 70.3 though.
2015 IMLP - flag
so my experience is they started in 2015.
Never received a flag for a 70.3 though.
Re: IM finisher flag [djhuff7]
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Got a flag from the Florida 70.3 last year. No poster there. I think the evidence suggests there is no rhyme or reason to the flag thing.
Re: IM finisher flag [HuffNPuff]
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Placid had both poster and flag (for finishers) this year
Re: IM finisher flag [iliketri]
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I have one from 2015 Ironman Boulder.
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Once, I was fast. But I got over it.
IMLOU last weekend was the first time I received a flag that said finisher. We also got posters when checking in.