IMTALK EPISODE 480

News: Results from Zofingen and Geradmere; Kona start list is out; Athlete is banned for course cutting; IM Wales, Challenge Weymouth, and Challenge Aldmere are coming up; John's ITU.

This Weeks Discussion: Do you think that having a Half race at long course events detract from the event significantly? Does it bother you at all or is it actually a positive thing? Comment here

This Weeks Photo: John showing the kids how it's done at the JDTriathlon race. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Moose sent through Grace Gallagher for this weeks age grouper. Sadly she lost her 16 year old daughter in a horrible situation at the end of a race. Both Grace and her husband Dave have used this as a way to raise awareness and money for teenage depression. This lead to them starting www.speakup5k.com. Grace also completed an IM as a way to support the cause. 

Statstastic: John looks at Gomez' races this year. 

High 5: David Braveheart sent through 5 great sets for open water swimming. 

This Weeks Websites: Bevan's podcast with the author of The Gluten Lie