The run portion of Ironman Florida begins in front of the Boardwalk Beach Resort in Panama City Beach. The course is a two loop 26.2 mile run that is parallel to the Gulf and heads out in the opposite direction from the way the bike course went. A state park is located at the far end of the loop with residential and business properties in between. This course is as close to pancake flat as you can get, and with two loops there are plenty of opportunities for crowd support. At some point during the run the sun will go down and darkness will set in. From what I've read it's better to already be out of the state park on the second loop when darkness arrives because there are apparently no lights in that area and it's difficult to see very far in front of you. I would love to have a fast enough time to not have to worry about this, but I'll have to take it as it comes.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Ironman Florida Run Course Preview
The run portion of Ironman Florida begins in front of the Boardwalk Beach Resort in Panama City Beach. The course is a two loop 26.2 mile run that is parallel to the Gulf and heads out in the opposite direction from the way the bike course went. A state park is located at the far end of the loop with residential and business properties in between. This course is as close to pancake flat as you can get, and with two loops there are plenty of opportunities for crowd support. At some point during the run the sun will go down and darkness will set in. From what I've read it's better to already be out of the state park on the second loop when darkness arrives because there are apparently no lights in that area and it's difficult to see very far in front of you. I would love to have a fast enough time to not have to worry about this, but I'll have to take it as it comes.
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Are you really stressing over being out there in the dark? You're GOING to be out there in the dark! And you'll be just fine!
ReplyDeleteAS long as you eat enough before the race.
You got this. You'll be shocked at how easy the race is - in a perverse IM sort of way.