marcoviappiani wrote:
Slowrunner711 wrote:
Xath10 wrote:
If you want to race in Nice, you do it in 2 weeks for less than 700€ saving 900€. If you want to feel the WC experience, then you wait and race in Kona.
The remaining is the people accepting it but I don't think IM cares whether it's the top 175 people going or the last ones, it's just 175x1600€...
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Besides, if that's your philosophy, you can go to Kona anytime that isn't race week. You'll save a lot of money on accomodation and avoid all the conversation with locals spontaneously wanting to let you know how much you are not welcome.
Well if anyone could kill off 5000 years of the spirit of Aloha, it's Ironman and Andrew Messick.
(Totally not fair-ish, but just been waiting for the right time to use that zinger).