Ok, so Ironman is a trademark and longcourse triathlon is a prescribed distance.
Longest day is 15 hours, Mdot is 17 1/2 hours.
There are lots of hills in an mdot, a longcourse can be flat.
Or is it? how much of the above are true?
Isn't there an ironman in Florida (whose topography is similar to wirral, maybe, how do they get the ft climb there?
What are the differences and does it matter?
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I think cut off times differ 2
This is where I get confused, so far other than the cut off times, there are no differences so far, apart from the eligability for the tattoo.
lol
[deep macho voice] IronMan Wirral - the new challenge!
heeheehee
scouser, the only difference is that 'official' ones are sanctioned by the hawaii organisers, 'unofficial' ones aren't
and the official ones have to go for big publicity and razzamatazz, and 'americanise' the whole thing, i believe, as part of the licence conditions
some non-Mdot long course events have similar levels of support, non the less, but most are like comparing the Robin Hood Marathon to FLM (equal athletic event, but less of an Event with a capital E)
got that Hanson song in my head again:
#Emmmmmm Dot
mm mm mm Emmmm Dot#
And no, Ed Ette tends to think big! (although Enduroman seems toned down this year, the swim anyway)
Bidston, West Kirby, Thurstaston, New Brighton, Wallasey, all have hills there.
Ironman Wirral does have a ring.
In fact the Lucozade Sport ad was filmed at New Brighton with the Chester Tri people as competitors.
Swim at New Brighton then. Bike into North Wales and back, and I reckon from New Brighton to Chester along the A540 would be your marathon. Finish in the town centre.
Mdot peeps - if you do this - I want a cut - OK ????
set up yer own franchise to 'rival' himuk!!!!
easy, isn't it?
Marketing ploy,
ironman/sharks
titanium man/jellyfish
'Jelly maaaaaaaaaaaan! Swweeeeeet!'
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