It's done; we've organised a world championship.
The team at X-Tri, with whom I work have organised and run the 2006 LD (Long Distance) Triathlon World Championships, in Canberra Australia.
The World Champs were a two year, almost full time job and while the feeling of elation, having them run quite smoothly, was tempered by the knowledge a better budget would have seen an even more dramatic event that would have been even more memorable for our 600+ international visitors and of course, Team Australia.
The event was trememdous none the less, with the best crowds I've witnessed at an event in many years and Canberra turned on a hot but incredible day for the race.
The critical success of the overall event was very much tempered with the cancellation of our traditional December event in Canberra. Massive road works in the area of the course created a safety nightmare over the weekend preceding and during the proposed event.
With no way to guarantee competitor safety it was an easy decision and we'll be back to Canberra in December 2007 with the re-birth of the Canberra Half Ironman Triathlon.
The event was trememdous none the less, with the best crowds I've witnessed at an event in many years and Canberra turned on a hot but incredible day for the race.
The critical success of the overall event was very much tempered with the cancellation of our traditional December event in Canberra. Massive road works in the area of the course created a safety nightmare over the weekend preceding and during the proposed event.
With no way to guarantee competitor safety it was an easy decision and we'll be back to Canberra in December 2007 with the re-birth of the Canberra Half Ironman Triathlon.
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