Date: 8 February 2009
Time: Starts at 7AM
Location: Eastern Beach Reserve, Waterfront Geelong
Website: www.ironmanoz703.com
Description:
The latest phenomenon in Ironman, the global collection of Ironman 70.3 events managed by Ironman Corporation, has arrived in Australia.
The series has quickly developed into more than 16 events worldwide, with the Snap Ironman 70.3 Australia event being a qualifier with 75 slots for the Ford Ironman 70.3 World Championship held in Clearwater, Florida, USA in November 2009.
The Snap Ironman 70.3 Australia consists of a 1.9km swim, a 90km cycle and 21.1km run and a prize purse of $US10,000.
Ironman 70.3 Geelong course:
Ironman 70.3 Geelong will be staged at Eastern Beach with grandstands available for public viewing in Ritchie Boulevard. There is a designated area for people in wheelchairs.
The swim starts and finishes on the sand area of Eastern Beach – between the Yacht Club and the Eastern Beach pool. The bike stage starts at Eastern Beach and travels out of town via Eastern Park, heading down the Geelong Portarlington Road to Hermsley Road. The run travels along Hearne Parade and around the running track in Eastern Park.
Competitors will travel 113.1km or 70.3 miles.
Iron Man 70.3 Geelong course maps:
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Entry details:
Entry is open to all ages and physical abilities.
You don't have to be a professional athlete. Why not consider giving it a go!
Entry is available for Individuals and Teams. All teams consist of three people).
A maximum of 1,200 people can enter the competition. This will ahve a breakdown of 1,050 individual athletes and 50 teams. (If the demand for individual entries versus team entries is greater, the split will be adjusted accordingly).
For more info: http://www.ironmanoz703.com/ironmanoz703/enternow.htm
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Quick Facts:
- Geelong first hosted the event in 2008.
- Ironman 70.3 Geelong is the only Australian qualifier for the prestigious Ford Ironman 70.3 World Championship event held in Clearwater, Florida, USA each November. This event is a qualifier for the elite Hawaii Ironman.
- Ironman 70.3 Geelong consists of a 1.9km swim, a 90km cycle and 21.1km run – equivalent to 70.3 miles.
- 24 international competitors have already entered Ironman 70.3 Geelong. They will represent: Canada, China, Germany, Mexico, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the USA.
- Korean National Team athletes announce they will be taking part in the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Geelong event. Jan Rehula – 3rd place at Sydney Olympics - is their coach and says: "that our group can stir up the final results and add some more international flavour to your extremely strong start field". The team, who are currently training in the Snowy Mountains as a part of 3 month altitude training camp consists of:
- Shin Jin Seop (6th 2006 Asian Games)
- Moon Si Eun ( 10th 2006 Asian Games, 3x Korean Olympic Distance Champion)
- Kim Ju Seok (2nd 2006 ITU Points Race, Sokcho )
- Lee Chan Yon (2006, 2007 ITU World Cup contender, 2007 3-150-42,1 Miakojima Japan Strongman participant)
- Lee Il Hyeong (2007 O2 Korean Half Ironman Champion, 3-150-42,1 Miakojima Japan Strongman participant)
- Choi Jae Hoon (5th 2007 Korean National Championships)
- Jan Rehula (Czech Republic) current Korean Triathlon National Team Coach
1992 European Cup Half Ironman Champion, Gerardmer, France
1994 University World Champion
1996 University World Champion
1998 2nd ITU World Cup Coornerbrook, Canada
1998 5th Goodwill Games, New York USA (30:36 10km RUN split )
1999 Overall Winner French Grand Prix
1999 2nd St. George Sprint Triathlon Series (winner of Adelaide ENDURO race)
1999 2nd European Championships
1999 3rd ITU World Cup Lausanne
1999 2nd World Cup, Monaco
2000 Sydney Olympic Bronze Medallist
2001 European Cup Half Ironman Champion Gerardmer,France
2001 5th IM Switzerland
2002 European Team Champion
2003 Ironcurtain Grand Prix Winner
2004 European Xtrerra Vicechampion
2004 2nd Ironcurtain Hald Ironman
2004 2nd Xterra European Tour
2005-2006 4x ITU Points Race Champion
