Is it me

No matter what you make out of life,
make someone laugh.

James Kelly

Hey, was it just me or did every body get shit in their goodies bag at Ironman Canada this year? I call it a goody bag because you used to get the odd thing in there. You know, free samples, maybe a water bottle, a Powerbar or two. Man, you used to get a free prime rib dinner at one of the pubs in Penticton in there.
What the hell happened? I mean seriously, where's the shwag? For $600.00 give me something more than an ankle chip holder that says Ironman Canada on it and the same friggin' medal as last year only with a 25 stuck on. Oh, and thanks for the finishers hat with the brim sewn on crooked.

Man, if you think cheesing out on these things is just me ranting, you might want to send your survey around and ask people how they felt about these issues.
I know, to change the medal it would have been an extra two dollars per person you would have had to spend. Yup, we can add, that means you would have had to have spent a bit over five grand more out of the kitty to do something different.

When someone puts the training in and the money out to do Ironman, I can guarantee you that when they look down into that plastic bag at race package pickup, they want to see something more than junk advertising and a sample sunscreen. Doesn't have to be much, but something.

Get your thinking hats on, as long as the brims are straight.