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Island House Triathlon
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 2015-11-08 10:31 AM |
Expert  2355    Madison, Wisconsin |  Subject: Island House TriathlonAnyone follow or watch this over the weekend? I really enjoyed the format and atmosphere of this race. 20 triathletes from ITU, 70.3 and Ironman 10 male/female committed in the Bahamas on a 3 day race weekend. Day 1: ITT Prologue Individual TT of a 300 meter swim/7k bike/and a 2k run Day 2: Draft Legal Super Sprint 3x 500 meter swim/8.2k bike/3.3k run Day 3: Non-draft legal sprint 750 meter swim/20k bike/5k run Everyone started based on their overall time on day 3. So first place (Gomez for males) started first then second place (Murray) started back however dfar he was back based on the accumulated time over the previous 2 days. Obviously with the amount of transitions, short-course style setup it favored the ITU guys by a long shot but the format really intrigued me. Lots of racing, lots of speed, lots of hurt, with some durability to match. Super low-kay laid back atmosphere, seemed very grassroots because of it. I would like to see more of this style of racing come out in races in the states. Yes we have Triple T, but that is far different then this. |
| 2015-11-08 5:29 PM in reply to: bcagle25 |
1300 | Subject: RE: Island House Triathlon That sounds really cool and the format seems a very good fit to be televised. |
| 2015-11-08 7:12 PM in reply to: #5151229 |
| 194 , North Carolina | Subject: RE: Island House Triathlon I've followed this a bit and it seems sweet! I'd love to do one! I especially like the whole "stage race" feel like from bike racing. I think having a better variety would have been cool, such as some individual disicpline stages thrown in, but this deff.needs to become a thing... |
| 2015-11-09 8:27 AM in reply to: triathlonpal07 |
Member 587 | Subject: RE: Island House Triathlon I was following via the web & did not get a chance to watch any but it sounds like an awesome event. I hope this type of events catches on for both pro & AG. Really cool idea. |
| 2015-11-09 9:19 AM in reply to: 5stones |
Master 2429 Falls Church, Virginia | Subject: RE: Island House Triathlon I saw a lot of the excitement unfold on Instagram, and it looked like such a fun set of events. I'd love to see more of this kind of thing! |
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