The only good thing about the big hill is that it’s right at the start and we only have to do it once! 
I raced 2017 ITU Long Course World’s which used a similar run course to what the 2 lap section of the new IMC run course is going to use. and the long gradual uphill section on the way out takes quite a bit out of the legs too (and makes you question yourself as to how the run is going to go since the pace is going to be slower that you’d have hoped, or your effort for a goal pace will be higher).
I’ll be racing GWN and IM 70.3 Calgary ahead of IMC as deferrals from this year, provided they can actually run in '21 of course…