khouryd wrote:
I went to Netherland imagining that it would be a good event, it start late almost by 30 min and the water ran out on the run.
Not to mention that there was no sign in English. Same in all Netherland. Terrible.
No offense to the Dutch people but I didnāt feel welcome at all.
Oh wow, what a bummer. I was eying this race for 2024. Having done IM Copenhagen and the Worlds 70.3 in Nice France (2018 and 2019) I never had a problem with speaking only English. Everyone in Copenhagen spoke excellent English that we encountered. I can't recall the aid stations that clearly but never had trouble getting water or anything.
Did you fly into Amsterdam from the US Or Canada? Two big Ironman events were canceled in another part of the Netherlands recently so that is the only race left that is an IM branded event in the Netherlands if I understand correctly. I had asked in the FB group if there would be a 70.3 Westfriesland in 2024 and they didn't know yet. It may be canceled for the future but hopefully not.
Did you like the course? It looked really fun and scenic. Running out of water is really bad though. I don't think I've ever done an IM branded event that ran out of water at aid stations and I've done quite a few now (4 fulls and 11 halves). But it does happen.
Can you give more details on the race? Where did you stay? Were accommodations easy to find?
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