70.3 in Kansas?

There is also Halfmax at Innsbrook, Missouri on the second weekend in June. Tulsa also has a 70.3 distance race in May.

On a side note, I inquired to a family member who helps put on the race for the Parks & Rec about the status of Tinman in Topeka, which has also been produced by Legend Endurance/Silverback, and they are still waiting to hear back from Silverback. This is odd to me, if Legend has truly closed its doors, as it appears outwardly, why wouldn't you tell people, like the Tinman folks, so they can get going on finding a new event producer. The race has been around for 38+ years.

On another note, it's sad the number of races that are no longer around.

Ya...my thoughts are the same as Mike's.  When I saw the title of this thread I though you would be asking about the IM70.3 that was discontinued in 2014 and was going to suggest the Legend 100.  Yes, it is odd that they would not be doing that race any more.  I also thought of the Tinman race. 

I am in Oklahoma and network with the TAT Tri Club members (Tulsa Area Triathletes).  I will be doing the Saturday TAT race in Bansdal, OK on May 18th.  The 70.3 race is on Sunday the 19th.  I also will be doing the Redman 70.3 on Saturday September 21.  I did IM Boulder last year and was looking at the Halfmax at Innsbrook, Missouri or the IM Muncie race.  There is a group of people from the TAT tri club going to the Muncie race this year.   Yep...that is about it for 70.3 races within 8 hours of Kansas City.  All of them these are Saturday races with the exception of the TAT 70.3 Race in Barnsdal, OK.  I don't do Sunday races so there may be some other Sunday Races that I have over looked but the 70.3 races are like Marathons in that there are only a few within an 8 hour radius (and the ear I signed up for the March Garmin Marathon in Olathe, KS they canceled it for 2 inches of snow that was completely melted by 10 AM on race day.  I am still ticked about that.  I had already drove 6 hours to Olathe and finished carb loading then got the notice that the race was canceled.  After training for months and tapering for 3 weeks you don't get any redo's on races) . 

I have done two non-IM 70.3's (HITS Marle Falls & Redman Oklahoma City) and two IM-70.3 (St. George & Boulder).  The IM races were not much more than the non-IM (15-20% difference).  The race organization and events were just as good at the non IM events.  The difference is the crowds.  The IM events had 2000 age group athletes with over 300 in my age group.  There were huge crowds at the finish line, big expo, etc.  The non IM events had about 300 participants with about 10 people in my AG.  Support at aid stations was great, but the crows at the finish line was very small.  The extra 15-20% is worth it to have a big event.  The biggest struggle for the non-IM events is getting people to the race.  Neither of the non-IM races had pro-triathletes, but other than that I am at a loss for why these non-IM events are so sparsely attended compared to the IM events that offer the same type of race. organization. 

I'm not sure about Ad Astra, but from what I heard Legend had an existing agreement in place to put on Tinman.

I'll agree with what Ryan said. My impression is that they set up a few cones, put up some bike racks, blow a horn and we all show up to race. Obviously, there is much  more to it than that to make sure a race gets put on. Producing a triathlon is a big undertaking. But from a consumer viewpoint people want to attend "An Event," something that feels like a big deal. Legend races used to, sort of, feel that way, but if you don't make your consumer glad they signed up, especially the newer folks, they're not going to come back and race again.