Ironman in Texas?

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Just curious, but who, when , how, why did it not work.  I would think they could find somewhere around here to do one.

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The Easy Man IM distance race series will be in Texas around 2011. Just working out a few details. 

I would never say never on this....

I hope you're right, Keith.  An Mdot in Texas would be awesome.  In the meantime, we'll be happy to enjoy a couple of 1/2s in Austin and Galveston as our long course menu. 

Because of what Keith does, I translate that statement into this: "I know of efforts that others are making to get an IM in Texas and they're making progress."

I was hoping that he had at least some "inside info" that would lead him to say that.  I like your translation, Dennis. 

That's what I was thinking.  I would think austin would be perfect.  Don't get me wrong I can only imagine the logisitical nightmares of planning a sprint let alone and IM but it would be awesome.

What is this.  I tried to google and can't find it.

I'm guessing that the "Easy Man" reference was a joke, taking a shot at the threads that pop up from time to time asking "Which IM is easiest?"

Sign me up, Gary!

Well, it's not an M-Dot branded race... but there is the Redman in OK, 140.6 miles! That's pretty close.

If there was ever an MDot IM in Texas, (John, are you listening?) I would sign up day one. There, I said it.

Yeah, Dallas or Austin would be tough to pass up (after some serious begging and deal making).  Otherside of this massive state and I would have to think about it.

They should set it up for Houston in early August for maximum carnage. I'd put the over/under on DNF at 40%.

Anybody have Jerry Jones' phone number?

Edited by Jazon71 2008-09-12 12:55 PM

I wouldn't do this but I'd go to watch the show.

Austin is pretty unlikely. It's great for training and we have our share of world class triathletes, but it's just not that great for longer races. As Keith mentioned, it's a matter of finding a venue that supports all 3 disciplines. It's hard enough fitting in the 1/2 out at Decker Lake. From an athlete/village/spectator/accessibility perspective, Walter E. Long Park just doesn't quite cut it for an IM.

The only even remote possibility I could see within Austin itself would be to have it downtown with the bike course heading out east to cover similar ground to Longhorn. That's what IMAZ does. Like IMAZ, you could even potentially have the run course follow the hike and bike trail around Town Lake. Even that would be tough, though, to have the road closures to get the bike out of town and even harder to shut town the Town Lake trail all day on Sunday. I can't see getting road closures for both the bike and the run if you did the run over surface streets. A more likely prospect would be something out at Lake Georgetown or something similar.

Fast forward to day after Georgetown IM:

NEWS FLASH: SUN CITY RESIDENTS KILL 15 CYCLISTS DURING CARPOOL TO COUNTRY KITCHEN