IM 70.3 Calgary--Anyone done it?

Be prepared for any weather. Be prepared for said weather to change midrace. It might be really really windy. Wetsuit swim.

Rolling hills on the bike and a monster hill on the run. Seperate T1 and T2 locations. 10 to 15 k apart.

We have a kids race 5 minutes away from T2/ run venue that day.

I noticed that about T1 and T2. At least it sounds like T2 and the finish are pretty close. A bit concerned about that as Mom is spectating and she doesn't have a great sense of direction. Hoping I can get her a bus ticket so she can bus to the start and then back to T2; otherwise I guess just leave her parked at T2/finish area. Do you set up T2 the day before or the morning of, or do they just (hopefully) put your run bag in your assigned space? Race info is a bet confusing--almost sounds like the latter. I think the last point-to-point race I did, one set up T2 in the morning and then took a shuttle from there to swim start/T1.

Can't be as bad as my first attempt at HIM bike (cut short due to snow)--T1 was 50 km from T2, which in turn was a good 5 or 6 km from the finish. Talk about confusing! Plus at altitude--everything from 40 and raining to hail to 70 and sunny--during a 4-hour race.

How big is the "monster hill"?

The year I raced it was a different swim location about 60km from T2. We dropped bikes at t1 the day before. Met at 0 dark 30 at T2 to drop our run gear and bus to T1/swim venue. The new swim venue is in town so hopefully there is a bus. If not I may be able to see if someone can give her a lift. The only way I am showing up to T1 is if a relay needs a swimmer and they comp my entry. My son races around 10am that day so I have to be there



Not saying it can't snow but its unlikely. 32C tomorrow, currently 27 at 9.35PM. We are medium altitude here 3500-5000‘ depending on where you are...in town is 3500-4000, Canmore and Banff are higher. Lots of good riding, decent pools etc.

Sounds good if it doesn't snow. For some reason I do better at slight altitudes like 3K to 5K than at sea level---maybe cleaner air. (Assuming forest fires are over!) I can probably manage Mom somehow!

Is a tri bike okay for the course, or would a road bike be better? I was planning to bring my P2 back for the summer, but if a road bike would be the better tool for the job, might consider just leaving it here and saving a few hundred $.