Ironman Louisville

August 29, 2010

Louisville, Kentucky

Ironman Louisville had its inagural race in 2007. The race features a scenic and challenging course throughout the greater Louisville community, as well as one of the most exciting finish lines on the Ironman qualifying circuit. Louisville is becoming one of the toughest races on the Ironman circuit due to the rolling hills on the bike, and the HEAT. The last 2 years the temps were in the mid to high 90s with 80%+ humidity. 2008 the temps for race day were 93 degrees

TV Coverage: The Ironman Louisville will air on the VS. Network on Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. ET. The show will re-air the following Monday at 5:00 p.m. ET.

• official site - http://ironman.com/events/ironman/louisville
• link to 2008 athlete guide pdf
• Registration: 2008 Sold Out - registration for 2009 Ironman Louisville will be available beginning on Monday, September 1, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. (EST)

2008 Pro Winners

Ironman Louisville Weather: monthly averages

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Swim

The 2.4 mile Ironman Louisville swim course is slightly different than other Ironman swim courses because the start and finish are in different locations. Athletes will start upstream in the Ohio River, near Tumbleweed Restaurant, in the protected water behind Towhead Island, and when they enter the main river channel, they’ll swim with the current the rest of the way, and get out at Waterfront Park.

On race morning, athletes will walk 3/4 mile from Waterfront Park to the swim start, located at the Brown Forman Amphitheater, just east of Tumbleweed Southwest Grill.

Athletes will self-seed themselves at the start based on their projected swim time. A mass swim start will begin at 6:50 a.m. for nearly 40 professional athletes, and a time trial start will follow at 7 a.m. for age group athletes.

To reduce athlete congestion during the swim, the time trial start will consist of athletes entering the water every few seconds. Athletes will be required to cross a timing mat before entering the water, to record their official start time. Overall finish times will reflect the time at which each athlete enters the water, vs. the 7 a.m. start time. The new swim course will encompass the traditional 2.4 miles. As a result of the increased river flow downstream, slightly faster swim times can be expected.

• average water temperature on race day is 77-82F
• fresh water
• The swim is a single file start with people jumping off a pier.

Bike

The Ironman Louisville bike course is a 112 miles 2 loop course. The first 15 or so miles are pretty flat and easy. Around mile 30 is where you start the loop portion of the course. Around mile 60 is the start of loop 2 and around mile 90 is when you will start to head back to town. The loop portion between 30-90 mile is hilly "rolly" section of the course.

Aid Stations: 8 aid stations. Aid stations provide:

• Gatorade Endurance Formula (orange)
• Water
• PowerBar Gels
• PowerBars
• Bananas

Run

The Ironman Louisville Run course is a 1 loop course 26.2 miles. The run is primarily flat and passes many of Louisville’s signature sites, including
its waterfront, University of Louisville campus, Churchill Downs and historic neighborhoods.

Aid Stations: located approximately every mile and
can be accessed in each direction, serving:

• Gatorade Endurance Formula (lemon-lime)
• water
• PowerBar Gels
• PowerBar
• Coca-Cola
• ice
• sponges
• oranges
• bananas
• cookies
• pretzels
• chicken broth

Endurance Traveler Louisville Video Review

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