This race was first held in 2012. I was there and it was a top-notch event. Ten year’s latter it is still one of the best, if not the best 70.3 event on the circuit. In 2012 the Snowbirds did a fly over before the swim start. They have not been back, but every year there has been a fly over of some type. It is one of the many small extras that make this event special.

We made a weekend of it and drove up on Friday afternoon. We checked into our hotel Hotel AUBERGE MOUNTAIN VIEW IN. We have been staying there since 2012 Andres who owns the hotel knows us by name, always knows how my race went when we return to the hotel, and he has deer and racoons that stop by for breakfast. It’s…
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