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Need Advice - which Aus/NZ IM race ?
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 2014-11-11 2:11 PM |
Member  36  Danville |  Subject: Need Advice - which Aus/NZ IM race ?Looking for some advice from someone in Australia or New Zealand, or someone who has done a couple of the IM races there. I have a once in my lifetime (probably) opportunity to go to Australia/New Zealand in 2015 or 2016 for a full IM distance race (would be my third). I'm looking for a flatter bike course (or at least not too climby) and mild temps (I tend to melt in the heat above 80). Question : if you could only do one IM race in Aus/NAZ, which one would you choose and WHY ? - IM Australia - IM Western Australia - IM Melbourne - IM Cairns - IM New Zealand Leaning towards IM WA but see reports that the weather can be hot and windy. Any thoughts or advice is welcome ! (I'll also post this in the AUS/NAZ forum). |
| 2014-12-17 7:27 AM in reply to: Kevin26.2 |
Veteran 2441  Western Australia | Subject: RE: Need Advice - which Aus/NZ IM race ? I haven't done IM WA but spectated there this year. It was beautiful, no wind until later in the evening, around 8:30pm and a lovely 27*C which is smack on your 80*F mark. Truly a fairly mild summers day and I would say that the average temp is probably normally higher than this. |
| 2015-03-03 9:51 PM in reply to: 0 |
| 471 | Subject: RE: Need Advice - which Aus/NZ IM race ? Originally posted by Kevin26.2 Looking for some advice from someone in Australia or New Zealand, or someone who has done a couple of the IM races there. I have a once in my lifetime (probably) opportunity to go to Australia/New Zealand in 2015 or 2016 for a full IM distance race (would be my third). I'm looking for a flatter bike course (or at least not too climby) and mild temps (I tend to melt in the heat above 80). Question : if you could only do one IM race in Aus/NAZ, which one would you choose and WHY ? - IM Australia - IM Western Australia - IM Melbourne - IM Cairns - IM New Zealand Leaning towards IM WA but see reports that the weather can be hot and windy. Any thoughts or advice is welcome ! (I'll also post this in the AUS/NAZ forum). I did IMWA last year. Beautiful conditions, very flat. The swim is probably one the best you'll do. Even 2km out to sea, the water is only 10 - 15ft deep and crystal clear. The bike is flat and goes through a picturesque forest. The run is also flat and has spectators lining the route most of the way. It runs parallel to the beach. It is exposed though, no shade and it can get hot and windy. Usually the winds don't come in till later in the morning/lunch when most people will be off the bike or nearing the end of the bike. I would say if you don't like the heat, maybe avoid IMWA? You could get lucky and get low 70s which would not be unusual, but generally you'd expect 80s. A few years ago it hit 100. Edited by zedzded 2015-03-03 9:55 PM |
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