Esprit Ironman?
Has anyone in da haus done this race? It's pretty cool; held on an island by Montreal, on a Formula One track. The swim is in the Olympic rowing basin then the bike is 42(!) laps on glass smooth race car pavement.
Only 200 racers, a vast, and for me, welcome break from the jostling throngs at "official" IM events.
A mid-September date also works well for me after chasing dwindling daylight prepping for IM Florida.
I'd love to hear your input.
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My friend Heidi, who used to be a member here, has done it twice--both times full IMs. She LOVES it. She says it's quite the hip event in the area, with a lot of support. The HIM has lots of people entered, the IM not so many. She's a 15+ hour finisher so she was out there in the dark kind of alone for a long time--and she still had nothing to say but good things about it. I know it's second hand info, but I trust her judgement.
I think I'll do the HIM in 2011--a getaway combined with a race. Sounds great (and no hills.
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It's so interesting. I LOVE loops. I totally don't mind repetition. The thought of just going mindless appeals to me. Boring--yes, but I can totally see myself doing it.
One of the guys from my Tri Group has done it every year for the last several years and also raves about it.