sinkinswimmer wrote:
gienopes wrote:
noofus wrote:
sinkinswimmer wrote:
noofus wrote:
runnerwv wrote:
I was not familiar with the brand until recently as I am considering doing the Challenge 70.3 in New Albany. I was a little sticker shocked at the price tag for it!
But I will probably give it try
Not sure what the price for the half was, but the AC race was easily
$250 cheaper than an M-dot race
I hear and read this a lot. But it is not true. CAC was $575. Quite a few IM cases, including Maryland, Cour d'Alene and Louisville are only $625. You save 50 bucks over a WTC. You cannot compare CAC to the most popular WTC events that cost more because CAC is not in the league with those races.
I guess it was just my perception. I remember it being $500, so if it was $575 OK. I signed up the first day it was open, I dont know if that made a difference. I was basing it off the $750 that I think I paid for IMLT last year. Again maybe I am misremembering how much I paid for IMLT.
And I was thinking the very nearby Ironman NY/NJ that went for a grand.
Pretty sure the only IMNYC that was ever run cost the entrants who registered about $850. But that was one race three years ago. The often repeated dialogue is that Challenge is "cheaper" than WTC. There may be lots of reasons to do a Challenge race over a WTC race. But I just think in all fairness when one makes a factual comment suggesting the superiority of one brand over the other, it should be correct. I also think that if you consider that IMLT sold out last year, and less than 700 individuals will do CAC, CAC is either overpriced or IMLT was under priced. That is kind of how supply and demand works.
Regardless, good luck Sunday. I hope your execution, and that of the RD, is flawless.
Curious about your motives here. You have been nothing but negative in this thread regarding Challenge, why even bother participating in this thread, do you not want to see growth in Triathlon? Do you in anyway have any vested interest in WTC or Ironman? When you have chimed in you have been wrong or "skewed" things in a way to favor Ironman. For instance, for the record the entry fee for IMNYC was $895 but that doesn't cover the active fee which would have brought it close to $1000. Ironically you say "when one makes a factual comment suggesting the superiority of one brand over the other, it should be correct". Hmm, may this is just how you are on ST, I dunno, but it almost reads like you are the primary investor in the VC firm that owns WTC. And btw, I'm a big fan of Ironman and I receive the occasional paycheck from them, but I just can't see why you think competition would be bad for a consumer. Challenge will keep Ironman on its toes and that is a good thing for all Ironman participants and Ironman races. I just have a really tough time understanding your hate towards Challenge and the constant need to bash this event at every turn.
As for me, I for one am looking forward to the event. I have done many many IM races but this is my first Challenge event. So far the Challenge organization has been nothing but a pleasure to work with and I'm really looking forward to the event. And don't get me wrong, I will reiterate that I am a huge fan of Ironman as well and I have received far more from them than Challenge thus far.
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