Back in 2014 I did IM Silverman 70.3 and I believe that used some of the WC course in Vegas. That was an awesome race and would love if they brought it back

Races that I've killed, includes:

IM Poconos 70.3-Oct 2011 (cancelled the next year)
IM Syracuse 70.3-June 2016 (super hot, and hilly...I'd not go back even if they had it)
IM Austin 70.3-Oct 2016 (even hotter...but flat, and I liked finishing in the inside arena)
IM CT 70.3-June 2019 (I raced Quassy for years...then this...then done)
IM Lake Placid 70.3-Sept 2019 (*best of all of them-too bad...)


All were discontinued after I raced there...sorry...


Poconos was a mess with the river and swim cancellation followed by disorganization the next year. Syracuse and Austin were hot, hot, hot. And the bike course in Syracuse was pretty hard. I'd love to do Placid 70.3 again, as it's the best distance for hills, spectacular scenery and with cooler weather--(although we required a heated tent) but the others, maybe not quite so much. Quassy>IM CT was a great race also with a challenging bike/run and I'm not sure why that one folded either. It's only 'relatively' hot in CT in early June.

LP, Syracuse and CT were all hilly for sure and perhaps people just don't like 'hard' races.

LoL, I live in syracuse and ride that route a few times a year. Damn hilly but I wish I was into tri when it was here.

Damn - you've been gone a LONG time.

St Croix 70.3 - died after Ironman stopped selling independent 70.3 races Kona slots. After that, St Croix wasn't worth the logistical hassle because if you could only get a slot to 70.3 WC then just go to Puerto Rico and save that extra island hop. So the race withered and died for lack of participation. They did bring back a non-IM half a few years later if I recall.

Boise 70.3 - I did this one too but can't remember exactly why it died, but participation in the PNW was starting to get stretched thin with many more options in the area. When the tri-boom ended and the bust began around 2012 it died. Also, it didn't help when they had that really cold year where they drastically shortened the bike leg (12 miles IIRC) and even pros were wearing their wetsuit on the bike to stay warm.

Vegas 70.3 WC - I can't remember the exact year I did that (2012?) but all I remember was how miserably hot it was - over a 100 on the run. That and the logistical headache of a split start/finish would not sell in Peoria.

Virgini Islands Triathlon Federation is now running the Beauty and the Beast 70.3 was meant to happen in the fall, but Rona. Would love to go do it, love the Virgin Islands.

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I did Silverman the last year they had it. Tough course and was hot as hell. Definitely do not miss that race

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IM Muskoka. I did it the first and only year they ran it, and had a horrible race. Never got a chance to improve on my time unfortunately.

I think this is probably true, to a certain extent. some folks may want to target races where they can just keep chasing a PR. and that's fine, but if you know you could never PR on a given course, that takes away one reason to do those races.

I raced the Rev3 olympic at quassy a few times, loved it. when IM took it over, I wasn't keen to do their half. the main reason was the course was stressful enough with a Rev3-sized field...but an IM event was going to draw 2 to 3x that many. the twisty, narrow roads, lots of fast descending with that many people on it...wasn't something i wanted to do. reading the thread after the race, it seemed like this was indeed a pretty big issue. so maybe that played into it on that particular course.

with rev3 still hanging around, seemingly making a push to return to old ways (pro field at Williamsburg) and IM out of the picture in CT, maybe Rev3 quassy would come back. I hope.

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I did Syracuse in 2018 (one of those really hot years) and really loved that race! The field was smaller maybe around 900? And that felt like the right number for the course. Never felt crowded or dangerous. I wonder if two years of 90F was a factor in canceling the race. (just speculating). It's too bad as I would certainly go back and race that one again if it came back. Easy enough drive too.

I did quassy in 2019 the first and only year it was under IM. The shortened swim due to the fog made the bike a big cluster F. And add the bad road conditions and technical spots it made for a dangerous and crowded bike. There were a couple bike crashes and one was very bad. I think if there were some field size limits and a regular swim and revised road course (to avoid the worst road conditions), it had potential to be great under the IM banner. In spite of the bike course, I still enjoyed the overall experience. And again, nice to drive and not fly to a race!

I never got to do Timberman which would have been a few hours away by car! I still hope it comes back!

I remember reading on social media about a local triathlete who loved Beauty and the Beast in St. Croix. She raved about the race experience. And this is an accomplished triathlete who has raced all over the world.

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Challenge St. Andrews 70.3 (New Brunswick) :(

Rightttt, i forgot in 2019 at quassy the swim was shortened, yeah that probably made a potentially sketchy situation even worse. thanks for mentioning that. yeah, classic northeast road conditions there, not great, and that sucks to hear there were some bad crashes. but i bet that all played into it.

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Virgini Islands Triathlon Federation is now running the Beauty and the Beast 70.3 was meant to happen in the fall, but Rona. Would love to go do it, love the Virgin Islands.

I was lucky to do the race in 2012 when it was still under the Ironman umbrella. As I was going out on the run, I was in a position to see Andy Potts and Stephane Poulat beating Lance Armstrong. The scowl on Lance's face was a pleasure to behold.

My running days are over, but I'm going back to St Croix this Nov for their classic 5 mile OWS. https://www.teamunify.com/team/sccrf/page/home

Yeah there were probably a few factors that led to the cancellation. I'm sad to see it gone. It sounded like the RD was trying to come up with a revised bike course too which avoided some ot the rougher roads. The swim was in a gorgeous clean lake. The scenery was very pretty and rural on the bike. And the run was hard but fair. Such potential. I can understand why Quassy was once an iconic race where pros came from all over the world to race it.

New England winters do a number on the roads for sure!

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Yeah, it's strange, CT generally has good quality roads IMO. Like the "main" roads around the state are good - good condition, shoulders, etc. but inevitably, the lesser-traveled "back" roads are of lesser quality. I live in NY and the roads here are generally of lesser quality that CT's. I'm near the border, and always if I'm riding and cross the border, hitting that first section of CT roads is a pleasure! lol. i think at quassy/IM CT if they were able to change the bike course to not take in so many "back roads", it could alleviate lots of the issues with pavement quality and congestion. But I know it's probably harder, logistically, to take over busier roads on race day.

I miss Rev3 Cedar Point.

It was Cedar Point that didn't renew the contract which really surprised me. We filled their hotels and brought people to their park in the last weekend they were open for the summer.

Syracuse holds a special place in my heart. I live close by and it was my first triathlon ever. Hot as hell every single year i did it. Probably the hardest IM branded bike course i've ever done and that includes St George, Nice WC and Muskoka.
Timberman was a cool event in a beautiful area.
Miami was super fast.

Timberman 70.3 in New Hampshire is still my favorite race ever. Really wish they would bring it back.

IM Japan in Hokkaido was absolutely incredible in every way. Still one of my favorite races, and I've done quite a few. I did it the last year and shortly after got an email it's cancelled going forward. Real shame.

I was thinking 70.3s earlier today, but I am sad that IM Whistler is no longer. I raced the last IM in 2019 and my husband did the 70.3 on the same day. What a great race and loved the course! One of the most beautiful (and polite) Ironman swims of the 4 I've done. The bike course was beautiful with the snow capped mountains and the new bike course was the hilliest ever! (more so than LP). And the run was spectacular too! I'll never forget those turquoise lakes along the run course. And the ski village was a lot of fun for a venue. I really enjoyed that race experience! And the black bears too :-)

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I grew up in the Syracuse area and did Syracuse 70.3 the inaugural year (2010) when it was in mid-September. Not hot at all, in fact I was cold as fuck all day. Water was like 61 and the air temp never broke 60. It sucked, especially when I came from Texas where it was still 90+ degrees. That was the year of the easy, point-to-point run course from Jamesville to Syracuse that was net downhill.

I did the race one more time - the year they first changed to that brutal run course (2012). Thought I could maybe 70.3 WC qualify that year and was in a Q position off the bike until I was introduced to that hill. Mile up, mile down... done twice. Was no bueno. My 1:50-something run time saw me drop like 10 or 12 spots. Texas is flat as a board so that run destroyed me.

Great race though. I would do it again in a heartbeat.

I did Austin as well. Fucking horrible race and venue. I'm glad it's gone.

Trying to think of other races I've done that are no longer...

IMC-Whistler 2x

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The only thing about IMSyr (I'd done it several times, old course and new) that I'd complain about is the lack of ability to leave the venue when I wanted to leave. There was basically only 1 way into/ out of the park and it crossed the bike and run course. So, we were basically stuck until the herd thinned. I'd do it again.

In the Souther Tier of NY, there was a great independent 70.3 distance race called the Pain in the Alleghenies, or PITA. It was easily my favorite 1/2 ever. Hard as hell but excellent race. But, sadly, because it was an independent race, it never developed the following needed to remain alive, despite some amazing efforts by the RD and its sponsors.

There are several local sprint and oly tris that are no longer a thing, but I don't think the OP is really asking that question.

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Relatively Popular events discontinued some time after I raced:

• St. Croix 70.3
• Wildflower Half Ironman
• Mooseman 70.3
• Timberman 70.3
• Silverman 70.3
• Lake Tahoe 140.6
• IMC Penticton 140.6 (OK it is technically back on, but that's pretty dubious)
• IMC Whistler 140.6

Roughtly one of the feature they have in common are a decent amount of climbing, coupled with either really hot temps or freezing cold. And after a 5 year hiatus, from tri, I did Dubai70.3 in Feb 2020 and promptly the entire triathlon world got cancelled, so basically if you want to do a race or sport, make sure you go do it before I try it. On a plus note I did St. Croix 5x, Wildflower 4x Mooseman 3x Silverman 2x, IMC Penticon 7x IMC Whistler 2x....so there was time to sample these events that I had a hand in jinxing.

At this rate, you guys better go do Kona and 70.3 worlds, because I have done those 3x and 5x so they are due to get permanently cancelled from the earth pretty soon given the above track record.

Ha, ha, I love these kill lists. Count me in for:

Disney 70.3
St Croix 70.3
Boise 70.3
Lake Stevens 70.3
IM Louisville
IM Norway
IM Regensburg
IM Zurich

And I'll take half credit for IMCDA since that is only back on a rotational basis.

Almost all my races are gone. All the races in my sig are gone. So are: IM New Zealand (in Auckland); IM Australia (Forster-Tuncurry); "West End Ironman" (iron dist., not IM series, in Barmara, in the outback, held, I think one time, 1989); Endurance Triathlon (in New England; I finished all 11); IM Japan (Lake Biwa); Vineman? (ironman distance); Real Man Triathlon (Texas); Sri Chinmoy in Rhode Island (about a half, pre-standardization, 1983).

Coming back: IM Canada (Penticton) (I loved this race)

Still existing: Lensahn (where I got run over by a car one year); Roth (it was IM at that time); Kona (the only one of these I want to go back to).

A little hard coming back (after about 20 years) with (almost) all the faces and races that I knew gone and body, at almost 65, not behaving; but maybe, if I stop spending so much time on Slowtwitch (meta-training) and start doing more actual training, my outlook will become better. ;-)

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Szekesfehervar/Lake Velence. Arbor hydration specialist in a kid's park in Monterrey 4 times in the 1990s (and in the pits in 1994).