I realize the double can be challenging, but I thought it was interesting that a not a single American male accepted a 70.3 Worlds slot, outside of a single roll-down Surely there is someone who thinks that training for 70.3 Worlds, then sticking around in Australia or heading straight to Kona for one last training block is a reasonable idea. Apparently not. Will be interesting to compare this list with next years in Chattanooga.
Hey!! I am on the list!!! well…the Age group list 
Everyone in the world knows that Americans don’t like to leave America. And usually can’t identify 10 other countries in the world outside of the USA.
tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down
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Probably pissed that they can’t bring their M16s…
Everyone in the world knows that Americans don’t like to leave America. And usually can’t identify 10 other countries in the world outside of the USA.
Well they like to go to Bahamas apparently: http://triathlon.competitor.com/2016/08/news/island-house-invitational-announces-preliminary-start-list_135495
reading that new race format, give me Duffy for the Win!
Probably pissed that they can’t bring their M16s…
Oh, that is it. Brilliant!
Because Andy Potts always carries his??
The bright side is it allowed a bunch of other male pros to race.
Just remember to yell ‘on your right’ and not the other way around 😜
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Everyone in the world knows that Americans don’t like to leave America. And usually can’t identify 10 other countries in the world outside of the USA.
Really? Everyone knows this? Yes, we “Americans” can be really closed-minded.
Actually I saw quite a few Canadians on the list.
Seems like a high risk, low return on investment for a lot of pros, with far less prestige than Kona. Looking at the list, what are the odds of a pro triathlete winning enough money just to break even on the cost of the trip? It’s pretty much the same argument we use when pros put a lot of resources to take a financial loss in Hawaii and we give them crap for it.
There’s two US male pros racing and I think it’s lousy that there isn’t more. I know it’s a home race for us Aussies, but in years past Vegas and Mont Tremblant for instance, there would be at least a dozen Aussies racing abroad.
Not everything is about making money or a return on investment as a pro. At least this is not the Aussie way. It’s a World Championship. You put yourself in the race because you want to test yourself against the best. Maybe it works out, maybe it doesn’t. Everytime we race we take risks, financial or otherwise. Why should a trip to Australia be any different? You put yourself in the race because it’s an experience. This amazing sport we do gives us an opportunity to travel, experience different countries and different cultures that we wouldn’t experience otherwise. To forsake this because you might lose a couple K here and there is retarded.
When it’s all said and done, I want two things out of triathlon; to know I did everything I could with my given talent to be the best I could be, and to have one heck of an experience that I couldn’t have had in any other career.
There’s two US male pros racing and I think it’s lousy that there isn’t more. I know it’s a home race for us Aussies, but in years past Vegas and Mont Tremblant for instance, there would be at least a dozen Aussies racing abroad.
Not everything is about making money or a return on investment as a pro. At least this is not the Aussie way. It’s a World Championship. You put yourself in the race because you want to test yourself against the best. Maybe it works out, maybe it doesn’t. Everytime we race we take risks, financial or otherwise. Why should a trip to Australia be any different? You put yourself in the race because it’s an experience. This amazing sport we do gives us an opportunity to travel, experience different countries and different cultures that we wouldn’t experience otherwise. To forsake this because you might lose a couple K here and there is retarded.
When it’s all said and done, I want two things out of triathlon; to know I did everything I could with my given talent to be the best I could be, and to have one heck of an experience that I couldn’t have had in any other career.
Going back to 2014 and 2013. Looks like there were 10 and 11 Aussies that raced pro male, not quite at least a dozen. Yes it is more, but the big difference is that 70.3 worlds date coincides well with the American/Euro race season, lots of Aussies are already in the area. Whereas it is the off-season for races in Australia so no Americans are really in Australia racing at the time. There is a big difference flying around the world for a 70.3 versus already being on the continent and just flying to the race that week.
There’s two US male pros racing and I think it’s lousy that there isn’t more.
Did you count Appo as one of those Americans?
Not everything is about making money or a return on investment as a pro. At least this is not the Aussie way. It’s a World Championship. You put yourself in the race because you want to test yourself against the best. Maybe it works out, maybe it doesn’t. Everytime we race we take risks, financial or otherwise. Why should a trip to Australia be any different? You put yourself in the race because it’s an experience. This amazing sport we do gives us an opportunity to travel, experience different countries and different cultures that we wouldn’t experience otherwise. To forsake this because you might lose a couple K here and there is retarded.
Cute speech and all, but some athletes are trying to make ends meet as pros (and very often failing) and simply don’t have “a couple K here and there” to throw around for the sake of a good experience.
Seems like a high risk, low return on investment for a lot of pros, with far less prestige than Kona. Looking at the list, what are the odds of a pro triathlete winning enough money just to break even on the cost of the trip? It’s pretty much the same argument we use when pros put a lot of resources to take a financial loss in Hawaii and we give them crap for it.
Serious question. If you are a pro American and can’t line up a homestay not just for the 70.3 but also a training block to do there after the race before Hawaii, then you’re not that enterprising. Literally the only cost for the trip should be flight if they do this properly through their Aussie buddy network. I am sure a lot of Aussie age groupers would be glad to host an American pro for month long training block afterwards. Finally the entire debate of “I won’t make money doing xyz” in pro triathlon is borderline silly. If a pro triathlete is doing this for money they are in the wrong profession outside of the top 5. For the rest, its more about the life experience they are getting before they go back to the rest of the world and have to do a conventional job. In that context, a trip to race in Aus is probably a good cost benefit from a lifetime experience perspective. They might make some connections that allow them to make a lot more money/opportunity than if they stay home too by expanding their professional network of business contacts at 70.3 WC. It’s like going to a convention in other industries where you can access many decision makers.
Cute speech and all, but some athletes are trying to make ends meet as pros (and very often failing) and simply don’t have “a couple K here and there” to throw around for the sake of a good experience.
Did you check who you were responding to? (hint: signature)
Risk vs reward, plus the ITU long distance championship is in the US this year so the US pros have a better chance of making money doing two local races instead of making a long trip and not making any money unless they are in the top 5 (prize money minus the expenses).
There are several men that train in the US most of the time that are racing like Tim Don but he has a better chance of winning this year than the current US crop. Guys like Beals are working their way to the top but not quite there yet.
Cute speech and all, but some athletes are trying to make ends meet as pros (and very often failing) and simply don’t have “a couple K here and there” to throw around for the sake of a good experience.
Did you check who you were responding to? (hint: signature)
Yes, I know who he is and it doesn’t make his opinion valid. He sounds like a child who doesn’t understand adult financial realities.