March 24th 2013 is YOUR big Day!
Ironman Melbourne
The latest race to join the WTC’s ever-expanding roster of iron distance races is the Ironman Asia-Pacific Championships in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As the sporting capital of Australia, Melbourne already plays host to a number of world-class sporting events such as the Formula One Australian Grand Prix and the Australian Open Tennis Championships. An Ironman event here is another feather … [Read More...]
Bike Course
The Ironman Melbourne bike leg takes place mostly on the EastLink Tollway. It’s a two-lap out and back that takes you out of Frankston on a fast course towards the turnaround at the Springvale Road Exit at Donvale and back. While it may look like its flat, it’s not. There are false flats and overpasses to ride over. And the course is very exposed, meaning its open to crosswinds. And being on a … [Read More...]
Swim Course
The Ironman Melbourne swim takes place in the cool calm waters of the Port Phillip Bay at the Frankston Foreshore on an L-shaped course. The start is on the North side of the Frankston Pier. The swim is a deep water start about 50m from the beach and the pier. Once the gun goes off you swim north towards the yellow buoys for just over a kilometre. You then turn out to sea for a 100m stretch … [Read More...]
Run Course
The Ironman Melbourne run leg will probably be the most mentally challenging part of the race. It’s a 42k point-topoint course, no loops, no out and backs, just a one-way street from Frankston to St Kilda It’ll be mentally challenging because you won’t see any runners coming down the opposite site and you won’t be able to tell how far behind or ahead your competition is. Some athletes may … [Read More...]
Ironman Melbourne Race Plan
Are you racing Ironman Melbourne? Awesome - you've chosen a great race to do. We know because we've sat down and gone through everything that we can find to give you the low down on the race course. Race Smarter, Race Faster We have a simple principle - the more you know about the course the better you race. All things being equal the winner is usually the one from the home team. As triathletes … [Read More...]
Ironman Melbourne 2012 – Course Review – Melissa Urie
Triathlon Name Ironman Melbourne (3.8Km swim, 180Km bike, 42.2Km run) Country Australia Triathlon Date Sunday, March 25, 2012 Who Are you? Four time Iron distance finisher and 8 time long course distance race finisher.Middle of the pack age grouper who loves to get out there and give it a go! Race Category Female 25-29 Why did [...]
Ironman Melbourne 2012 – Course Review – Melissa Urie
Triathlon Name Ironman Melbourne (3.8Km swim, 180Km bike, 42.2Km run) Country Australia Triathlon Date Sunday, March 25, 2012 Who Are you? Four time Iron distance finisher and 8 time long course distance race finisher.Middle of the pack age grouper who loves to get out there and give it a go! Race Category Female 25-29 Why did [...]
Ironman Melbourne 2012 – Course Review – Melissa Urie
Triathlon Name Ironman Melbourne (3.8Km swim, 180Km bike, 42.2Km run) Country Australia Triathlon Date Sunday, March 25, 2012 Who Are you? Four time Iron distance finisher and 8 time long course distance race finisher.Middle of the pack age grouper who loves to get out there and give it a go! Race Category Female 25-29 Why did [...]
Ironman Melbourne 2012 Results Analysis
Ironman Melbourne 2012 was the first Ironman in Melbourne and this analysis gives you some indication of what the course was like. We’ve produced a whole range of charts that should help you train and prepare for the race next years. As always we’ve tried to break everything down by age group so that you [...]
Ironman Melbourne Race Guide now Available
Ok – we’ve now put together our Ironman Melbourne Race Guide. It’s the best yet and we’ve had some great feed back on the amount of detail and how useful it is. Which is cool given the number of hours that we spent researching and putting it together. We’ve produced course flyby videos using Google [...]
Currently Writing Ironman Melbourne Race Guide
We’re currently writing the Ironman Melbourne race guide – so apologies if the site looks a bit half finished with mentions of Ironman Sri Lanka all over the place. We’re starting off with some information that we put together last year when the race was first announced, but over the next few days we’ll be working [...]
