Ironman Austria
Now I know why they say that Ironman Austria is one of the best destination races out there. With amost 3,000 participants, 100,000 spectators and a large part of the city and surrounding towns closed to traffic for most of the day the event just takes on a life of its own. Think Olympic village + Tour de France vibe all in one. I signed up for the race through Enurance Sports Travel (EST) again. Ken Glah's group (world record 29 Kona finishes) provides incredible service and I highly recommend them for any destination Ironman and Ironman 70.3. The swim takes place in lake Worthersee. One of many gorgeous lakes in the Carinthian region of Austria. It is the clearest and cleanest lake I've ever seen. It puts many Caribbean beaches to shame. 2,700 participants line up on two sides of a pier and prepare for a mass start. This race had many more people than last year so they created a 1st way of 400 elite to go off right after the pros at 6:50. For the rest of