Subject: RE: WTC Ironman 70.3 vs Rev3 for 1st HIMI did Wildflower as my first HIM. So non-70.3 branded. But it would depend on which 70.3 it was. There is one in my area that's a very good race and a very good first time HIM race and I would have done that as my first if the schedule had worked out. The only reason I'm not doing it this year is because I want to do another race on the same day that I haven't done in a while. Personally I don't think IM 70.3 races have the mystique of the IM brand. They slapped the brand on them but it hasn't got the history or the tradition so I don't really care if it's IM or not. I care about the race -- the course, how well organized it is, how many of my friends are doing it, etc. Actually, now that I've done two WTC IMs, I don't really care about that brand either. If I do an IM this year, it will be a non-WTC one that is local to me and won't sell out until a few months before. |