Right now Harris County isn't even allowing smaller running races to happen. For example, the Texas 10 race set for Bridgeland/Cypress this weekend was moved to Montgomery County because Harris Co. wouldn't permit it.

WTC is I'm sure trying to figure out where they might stand with Harris Co. in two months but it's likely an uphill battle. The whole reason the bike course was mostly moved to Harris Co. territory was because certain parts of Montgomery Co. and Grimes Co. no longer wanted the bike course on their roads. I can't see that changing either which leaves WTC boxed into a corner. Harris Co. was the race savior when the course had to change but it's obviously been a big detriment for the COVID-era.

If, and that's a big if, WTC is confident in their ability to get the 70.3 in Galveston permitted for two weeks earlier they should really consider moving IMTX to Galveston for this year.

What they cannot do with races this year is string athletes along until the last minute like they often did last year. The closer to race day the more the physical, financial, and mental toll is on athletes.

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Try Waco again?

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Let food be thy medicine...

Between doing near zero biking right now (mainly running and XC skiing and rowing on the machine daily), being 10 lbs overweight and our govt having us on an onerous travel ban, a trip to Oceanside for a tri or if said tri is cancelled, a Palomar hillclimb, all seems to be a bit of a fantasy world, but hey, Oct 31 is 9 months away....12 months ago today I was racing a 70.3 in Dubai, so anything is possible!!!!

Let me start by saying I’d like to see IMTX happen on April 24th in The Woodlands. What I think happens is a postponement to Later in the year because the Harris Co. issue is likely to be insurmountable. Word is that Harris Co. will not be permitting anything through at least May.

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Just curious, Is anyone else receiving these pre race emails showing the half instead of the full ?? I received the first last week and checked to make sure there wasn't a mistake on my rollover but it was ok. Now I just received this one this morning. Showing the date for IMTX but for the half ??