It rained the night before the race down at the lake - you’re all good!

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Here's what I think (hope) will happen. They will make the May 7th date the WC and allow registered Kona qualifiers to have 2 choices: Defer to Kona at a later date (October 2022 or 2023) or attend the WC at IMSTG and receive a registration fee refund to make it equitable with the already registered participants. I don't believe they will have a 2-day format since it is too hard to find volunteers for that format when St. George will already have 3 WCs in a 1.5 years period.

This solution while not optimal for everybody (since they would not be racing in Kona) would be fair to the qualifiers since they would not be paying a crazy price for something "not Kona". My guess is that about 40% of the already registered Kona qualifiers would race in St. George instead. St. George would have enough room to accommodate all those participants.

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Sure, people will move on and WTC will do well financially hosting 2 day events and lower cost (for them not for AGs:). IM WC will become 2nd league event the way 70.3 WC is with deep AG roll-downs and half of top PROs not showing up. Roth will become real WC. It's by far more important than any other IM race. 5 second registration window doesn't lie. Let's hope Big Island will find another partner for Kona and they will do it better (not difficult task if you compete with "customer centric" organisation WTC is)

The pro field from this year doesn't lie either. Roth is an amazing event but where you are getting that it will become the "real WC" is beyond me. Roth doesn't even want to be that.

Maybe. I think that part of the reason 70.3 worlds are what they are is because people do take mid-distance racing as seriously as full ironman. I would personally rather race WC in StG or Boulder or Wales or Frankfurt where the travel arrangements are easier and the course is not as boring. But the masses may think differently, so the marketing will have to adjust.

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Really?!? They have 100+ locations every year. Not enough??? WC is to attract NEW people???? Kona is not for new people. Disneyland is. And 70.3 WC is slowly getting there with deep rolldowns and 5000 participants.

The idea was if they make a “normal” Ironman the WC, random people are more likely to come check it out. And I agree that WC primary goal is not to attract new people, but it could be a nice plus.

Also, April is still kind of the "windy season" in much of the SW. The odds of having a really shit windy day are pretty high.
That'd make it pretty entertaining though. But the main non starter is really that there is already a full set in SG a month later.

Thanks for the heads up - not that fascinated by the WC location gossip, but the podcast episode was super entertaining. These guys are really funny in addition to being cocky, so they avoid coming across as assholes.

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WC moving out of Kona will create some vacuum; adding IM WC label may lift status of Klagen, St.G., Lanza, Fra or other a bit for that single year (not that they are not great races) but it will be big step down from Kona; maybe it's my European perspective but IM is much less of a brand than Kona;

Must be why they're doing the 70.3 worlds on Fri/Sat there in Oct. Suppose they could do that then.

Not in SoCal! We get winds in late September. Make Oceanside full GREAT again! That's be a proper WC course. Will never happen of course, but one can dream.

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You guys aren't the SW. You're the west coast. Damn Californian SW wannabes.
AZ, NM, UT, far west TX enjoy shitty Spring winds (usually with tons of dry thorns to make you flat left and right too)

Now we are talking a sensible Kona alternative. If Hawaii gave birth to Ironman San Diego area gave birth to the entire sport. So let's go there for a WC!!!

Well, I'll be damned. Gonna go scrape some stickers off my car. :)

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This was an awesome podcast by tallbot

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Agreed, more important for pros to just have the race than risk not having it at all. They're the ones who need it the most. People who are saying they want it on Kona due to history need to realize the history comes from the pro races, such as iron wars, thus it's important to support that aspect.

Doesn't seem too bad to not hold it there for one year.

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Yeah, it was slippery carpet. I saw a guy right in front of me thinking it was a Slip'n Slide and just skidded on his belly--it was hilarious actually. I wonder how much of that was pee and how much was water? Maybe I don't really want to know...

At least if they had it some place other than Kona we wouldn’t need to hear about the iron war one more time. For that I’d be grateful.

Utah is further North than 1/2 of California and more East than 100% of the state. Just sayin'

I am all in on this idea!

It is official! It will NOT be in St George in April!!

IT WILL BE IN ST GEORGE MAY 7!

From the WTC

We hope you enjoyed watching the action at the 2021 Intermountain IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission in St. George last weekend – a preview to your May 2022 IRONMAN event. St. George has proven itself time and again to be a world class venue, where Champions choose to rise to the challenge, in the Land of Endurance.

As a result, it is with great excitement we let you know your IRONMAN event on May 7, 2022 will now become the 2021 edition of the IRONMAN World Championship.

What this means for you as a registered athlete, is you now have the opportunity to race in the 2021 IRONMAN World Championship.

While the IRONMAN World Championship was previously rescheduled to February 2022 in Hawai`i we recognize the impacts of COVID-19 persist on the Island of Hawai`i, to the degree that is too great to continue to plan with comfort. We are therefore delighted to have St. George as a the host venue for the 2021 IRONMAN World Championship.

We hope this news brings you excitement and anticipation, but we understand for some racing in a World Championship event may not bring comfort. For this reason, all athletes may transfer their registration to another open IRONMAN event within the 2022 year, if you prefer.

Immediately following this email, you will receive an email from Active.comwith your athlete options. If you wish to remain in the race, you do not need to take any action. If you wish to change, please make a final selection from the provided options by midnight, Sunday, October 3rd (Mountain Daylight Time).

Please know the previously communicated 2022 IRONMAN World Championship qualification slots will remain available at this race, and the 2022 edition of the IRONMAN World Championship will be held over two days in October 2022, in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i.

In 2022 we are excited to host this ‘first’ for the IRONMAN World Championship event, showcasing the very best triathletes from around the world on a new World Championship stage. We look forward to meeting your preparation and perseverance with a week-long experience of celebration and commemoration among our `ohana.

Aloha nui loa,