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.
In case anyone missed it, Whistler is the new home of Ironman Canada, and it'll be August 25, 2013. Registration for volunteers and 2012 athletes opens tomorrow.

Kelowna was one of the finalists and as much as I love the Okanagan and it would be beautiful, I'm glad that Challenge Penticton and Ironman Canada don't have to fight over volunteers or exhaust local resources. Selfishly, I'm glad it didn't end up in Ontario, either, because this keeps it close to the PNW US.

This doesn't make the decision to race or not easier, though, either Penticton or Whistler. I am signed up for Coeur d'Alene, this is 2 months later. An inaugural race is tempting, and I'd get it all out of my system so I could focus on running through the fall/winter. It sounds SO NUTS though. I could drop Coeur d'Alene, but I love her so. Le sigh... food for thought for the next 24 hours