Yup, it’s official: Ironman UK 2009 will be held in Bolton.

My first thought was, “Why do we want to go to Bolton to do Ironman?” But then I reasoned that

• There are as many triathletes up north as there are down south.
• The road quality can’t be any worse than Sherborne.
• The weather can’t be any worse than any of the times I’ve been to Sherborne.
• Isn’t it about time that those up north got to show how enthusiastic they can be about an endurance event – maybe they can be a bit more like the Europeans than the Dorset public!

So, assuming that I have athletes racing at IMUK, I’ll be more then happy to drive the 250 miles to get there.