Quote Originally Posted by Pika View Post
In todays local paper looks like my community at the north end of Okanagan Lake is going to put in a bid for IMC..Yikes. I hope WTC does not try to run IMC so close to Penticton, I think both races would lose. Vancouver/Victoria would be much better options imo, there is room for 2 races just not in each others backyard. Will be very interesting to watch how things fall out.
Yeah, seems like a miscalculation. The entire triathlon community benefits from two locations, rather than trying to draw on the same pool of local athletes and volunteers twice for two major races. Consensus of everyone I talked to was the same - Penticton, Kelowna, Osoyoos, all too close to have 2 races a year, especially based on Ironman stating it'll be around the same time of year. It's a lot to ask of a community once, let alone twice, unless they are aspiring to be the triathlon capital of Canada

I am thinking either western BC or western Alberta would be pretty decent choices - still draw on Okanagan residents who want an Ironman branded race, but don't drain their resources twice.