Ironman 70.3 Calgary - TWO Weeks Until GO Time!

Ironman 70.3 Calgary

2 weeks to go!

Final PreparationTips

By Jack VanDyk - Endurance Training Specialist

With Ironman 70.3 Calgary a mere 2 weeks away, this is the time for many of you to start tapering for the event. Tapering in short is a marked reduction in your training volume while maintaining the frequency and specific race intensity over that time period. Do not cram more volume or overly intensive training in during this period as it will not benefit you at all for the upcoming race.........

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Race Week Schedule

Friday, July 27, 2012

3:00 p.m. - Expo opens and package pick up begins

5:00 p.m. - Athlete Question and Answer Session

6:45 p.m. - Pro Briefing Meeting

8:00 p.m. - Expo and package pick up close

Saturday, July 28. 2012

9:00 a.m. - BlueSeventy Open Water Swim Clinic with Jon Bird

9:00 a.m.- Bike and T2 Bag drop off begins at Ghost Reservoir (T1)

9:00 a.m.- Expo and package pick up begins at Hyatt

11:00 a.m. - Athlete Question and Answer Session

1:00 p.m.- Expo and package pick up closes

5:00 p.m.- Bike drop off closes

Sunday, July 29, 2012

5:00 a.m.- Bus transportation to Ghost Reservoir begins from the Hyatt and Grey Eagle Casino Buses will depart every 15 minutes until 6:00.

7:00 a.m.- Pro Start

7:15 a.m. - Transition 1 closes

7:15 a.m.- First wave of Age-Group athletes

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm bike and gear bag pick-up

3:30 p.m.- Awards ceremony
4:00 p.m. - 70.3 World Championship and Ironman Canada Qualifying Spots

5:00 pm - Last bus back to Hyatt and Bus to Cochrane and Ghost Lake

Check the website for updates
More Information available in Race Logistics

Notes:

Bike mechanical tuning will be available all week at SpeedTheory.
Buses will be available all day Saturday for athletes without their own transportation to bike drop off. These buses will depart from the Hyatt. Please check the info desk at registration for schedules.
BlueSeventy will be demoing Wetsuits at Ghost Lake on Saturday
Additional bus pick up locations (e.g. McMahon) will be provided if there is sufficient interest.
Lost and Found items should be picked up at T2 after the race or Monday 9:00 - 10:00am at the Hyatt)

BlueSeventy Open Water Swim Clinic swimmers in Ghost Lake

With Jon Bird

Come out to Ghost Lake on the morning of Saturday July 28th at 9:00 a.m. for a swim clinic brought to you by BlueSeventy and led by Triathlon Swim Specialist Jon Bird. Learn a few tips for race day and maybe try out a demo wetsuit from BlueSeventy.

Swim Waves

Later Start Times on Race Day !

The Pro Athletes will start at 7:00. We will have four wave starts of Age-group athletes ending with the newbies at 7:45 am.

Wave	Time	Number	Athletes in this Wave
Pro	7:00	30	All PROS and AWAD
Wave 1	7:15	274	Males 30 to 44
Wave 2	7:25	241	All Other Males
Wave 3	7:35	249	All Females
Wave 4	7:45	168	Newbies

Nutrition on Race Day

Power Bar Perform, GU Gels and Bonk Breaker Bars

PowerBar - Our hydration sponsor will be providing PowerBar Ironman Perform at every aid station on the Bike and Run.

At the run aid stations there will be GU gels.

At the bike aid stations we will have GU gels & Bonk Breaker bars.

Dear Neighbour

An Open Letter to All Stakeholders along the Race Course

We have been trying to reach out to all stakeholders on the race course with road signs, posters and this letter to inform them of our race and to apologize in advance for any traffic slow downs or other inconveniences.

See the Letter

Bus Pick-up Location Survey

To help us with planning of bus pick-up locations and bus numbers, please indicate your preferred bus pick-up location on race morning.

Actual pick-up locations will depend on preferences from this poll - so your input is appreciated.

Complete the Poll Here

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