February 19th is YOUR big Day!
Ironman Sri Lanka
First of all, congratulations on qualifying for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships! You’ve had a fantastic racing year and racing in the world championship race is the reward for all the hard work and training you’ve put in. This year, the championship race is going to be very different as it moves from its traditional home in Clearwater, Florida to Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada just a … [Read More...]
Bike Course
As mentioned before, the Ironman 70.3 Las Vegas bike course is based on the Silverman course but without the 3 Sisters hills coming back to town. What you do get instead is a ride that goes further into Lake Mead Recreational Area. It’s a beautiful ride with wonderful scenery but don’t get too carried away by it, you still have a race to do. At about mile 18, you get to the turnaround and go … [Read More...]
Swim Course
The 1.2-mile Ironman 70.3 Las Vegas swim, takes place in the calm waters of the Lake Las Vegas Resort and consists of a single out and back, course going clockwise. With more than 1,800 participants starting the race, it may get crowded at the start. Fortunately, athletes will be let off in waves to reduce the congestion at the start. Looking at the course, the out section curves slightly to … [Read More...]
Run Course
The run at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Las Vegas is a three-lap L-shaped course with the transition area at the corner of the L. There’s not much of a flat section at all during the run; you’re either going down or you’re going up. After riding a lumpy 56 miles, these hills will be painful. You run out of transition run downhill along the Paseo Verde Parkway all the way to the … [Read More...]
Ironman Sri Lanka Race Plan
We also produce a race plan for Ironman Sri Lanka. This e-book focuses on what you need to do on race day to deliver your best triathlon results What we do is give you a clear mental framework with which to approach the triathlon so that you make the most of what you have when you start the race. What is a Triathlon Plan? A triathlon race plan is a structured way of deciding how … [Read More...]
