the best Ironman Race??

hunnymonster wrote: »

I hate the Swiss race and feel it lacks passion and professionalism.

Damn, should have paid more attention!:)

Izoard wrote: »

Damn, should have paid more attention!:)

very much my personal opinion though. Got to remember I got my nose broken in that race and I had done a lot of IM's before it so noticed the "sninginess" more than someone used to local races would.

I love Frankfurt. It's probably my favourite IM.

atmosphere in Roth is even bigger than Frankfurt but with Relays and staggered starts it has a different feel to it. For the really big razzmatazz you need to look at a north american race though. The yanks really know how to big things up.

tridying wrote: »

would u go back to back or try a different one presuming all goes well ? i really like the look of austria too and roth ?

Austria is expensive to get to and expensive to stay in.
I went last year, didn't finish, and stupidly entered the morning after last year without considering things.

It is a fvcking class place though with a lovely zoo and petting farm (I like zoos), also a great maze made out of hedges.

tridying wrote: »

so are u going this year?

Frankfurt? No, if I could get a pass for next year I would like to go. But may be alot to ask.

I think Lanzarote is the best one.

It has the spirit of the old gang real Ironman though thing, which has been a bit demistify now with all the events. I remember in the 90's when only a very few athletes was doing them...... now many of have done a good few.

I was suppose to go to china this year (was entered) and got swine flu. Will run Belfast 24 instead (or walk ). Roth used to be before Frankfurt and is and still amazing but lost the label.

Nice is brilliant, but too many french people Florida is very calm but lovely weather, Canada is brilliant along with switzerland but when did it was very cold swim..... I did not like the UK (2006) but was just the organisation maybe and atmosphere was quiet enough. Austria is great with but I think it is because all the irish lads go there.:D

Kona is suppose to be fabulous, but even with the many IM I have done I never was good enough to qualify..... will wait the 80 year old category then :P

Only IM label count guys........ the other ones are training ones..... you can't get the tattoo without the label :P

S. Goodspeed wrote: »

Is it up to 188km now? Ffs! They have a note up on there website sayin it was 185km and supposedly the course is normally 183km so I wasn't (too) put out by it. I know it's only a few k extra but for people aiming to break the big 10 or 11 hour marks (or any target really) it is very annoying. Plus Liam Dolan will have to go extra hard now to improve on his national record. I'm very surprised the Germans weren't able to sort something out.

I'd be confident he crushes that record.

delboyfagan wrote: »

At last my work has allowed me to access this site again.

First post I read and this is what I see. 16st going over. Was hoping to hear good things about the bike course rather than the truth!!!!

A serious lack of training so hoping for that the 50% undertrained rather than 2% overtrained rule applies

I've been savaged recently for described austria as hilly and technical, but thats how i remember it (albeit) I only drove it and haven't the best memory of that month. One of my friends (9:15 there) describes it as such as well, but another lad (9:02) disagrees.

hunnymonster wrote: »

depends on perspective, compared to Nice or lanza it's flat and straight, compared to a typical Irish race, it's not.

9:15 friend has done most of the IMs on the euro circuit and a few in NA too.

shotgunmcos wrote: »

Probably, but will he still have it though. Matt Molloy could outdo him this year

who?

shotgunmcos wrote: »

Yup you heard me, they will both go sub 9. A debut 8:45 will probably seal it though

New IM record will be 8:3x this year. Who holds it - who knows, but 8:45 won't be it.