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Ochsner Ironman 70.3 Course Update

COURSE MAP CHANGES FOR THE 2012 OCHSNER IRONMAN 70.3 NEW ORLEANS

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Due to weather and wind concerns for this weekend’s Ochsner Ironman 70.3 New Orleans, race management has made several changes that will go into affect for this weekends event.

• The entire swim course—if possible—will be held on the beach front behind the UNO Research and Technology Park.  With a forecast of high winds out of the north for Saturday night and Sunday morning, we have decided to bring both swim start and swim exit to one location.  This move also allows us to hold a duathlon format with the event if the swim has to be canceled because of wind conditions.

DOWNLOAD THE REVISED SWIM MAP (PDF)

• If the swim is canceled, then all athletes will be racing a two-mile run before the bike portion of the event.  Athletes will be sent off in their swim start wave order on the run course, with professional men starting first followed five minutes later by professional women.   Age group athletes will also be starting in their swim wave start order beginning five minutes after the professional women with waves going off every 3 minutes.

• The bike course has been altered to avoid storm debris on the far western section of Lakeshore Drive.  To avoid this debris, the bike course has been shorten to 52 miles in length.

DOWNLOAD THE REVISED BIKE MAP (PDF)

• The storm debris on the bike course has also affected the run course on the far western edge of the half-marathon course.  Race management has moved the event to a double loop run course that brings athletes on every lap back towards the finish line area, so friends and family members can cheer you on during this section of the run.  Note: Timing mats will be placed on the run course to ensure that two loops have been completed.

DOWNLOAD THE REVISED RUN MAP (PDF)

• On both the bike course and run course water stops and portable restroom facilities will still be in locations to assist you at each stop along both courses.

• None of these changes in course design or distance will affect your qualifying for the 2012 Ironman 70.3 World Championships or the Professional Points System set up by World Triathlon Corporation.

Premier Event Management and its entire team would like to thank each and every athlete, volunteer and race official for their support as we head into this weekend’s event.

Bill Burke
Race Organizer/Owner