Da Iz Biz: The Race That Never Was

Well, the biggest race of the 2017 calendar turned out to be the biggest NON-race of the last decade. Everything was setup to be epic:
-No Kim in the race to overshadow this showdown with a podium
-The first time that Dave and I have ever been in the same age group and (relatively) healthy
-Flat bike (good for Josh) and flat run (good for Dave's recently healed achilles)
-McGregor-Mayweather inspired, self-designed gear by Amanda
-The biggest little city known for partying, good food and good jazz

Alas, thanks to (literally) an act of God (aka massive thunderstorm) plus (supposed) future storms (the day was really nice in the French Quarter), the race never happened. It was sadly called after just an hour into the storm. Many racers were disappointed, particularly as things seemingly cleared up by 9am, but none were more disappointed than Dave and I as well as our wonderful spectators Kim and Amanda.

The Battle In The Bayou, as it was dubbed, was going to be an entertaining, hilarious and epic showdown of 2 triathlon lovers who don't usually taste podium success. Oh well... maybe sometime in 5 years we will find an epic venue to have a rematch!

Writers Note: to add insult to disappointment, the big bad Ironman corporation decided that adequate compensation to racers was $100 towards a future race. That's about 1/3 the price of the race itself and doesn't take into account any compensation for racers getting to the venue and getting gear (specifically bikes) to the start line. A lot of folks were out a lot of money and it's a shame that this big corporation that makes tons off these races they put on all over the country couldn't compensate us a little bit better for canceling the race. Might make you think a little harder about doing races across the country in potentially dangerous times of year for the region of the race... or maybe even make you think twice about racing with Ironman in general...

The race was cancelled, biggest bummer ever!!! It was going to be an entertaining showdown for sure! And our spectators had some sweet shirts! Alas... The race that never was...