Thanks for your thoughts. Just thinking about it makes me excited!

I passed the info on to my hubby and he was encouraged. We really appreciate being able to share our tri/foot race experiences with one another afterward and I can imagine after an IM there will be a lot.

We were considering IMKY because we have friends and a place to stay there. I'll take a look at non-Mdot ironman distance races in our area. There may be something. I know there are a few generic HIMs.
This is one of the races I'm really looking forward to next year...

http://www.burritounion10hourtri.com/

It's as many sprint tris as you can fit into 10hrs. You decide how much of a break you get between sprints. Did I mention it's a train run?