Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Racine swim I've done the race thrice before IM bought it out.
Yes, there are lifeguards and persons on paddleboards.
You will need to walk from T1 to the start of the swim on the sandy beach.
There usually is a current and it kind of helps your swim time, from what I remember.
The water temperature was in the low 60s one year, so be prepared to check the water temp before race day, and if it is colder than normal be prepared to have a neoprene swim cap to wear under your race cap, if you can.
You will need to run about 200 plus yards from out of the water to get to T1. Be ready!
They provide a few buckets/some kind of containers filled with water before you get into T1, but by the time I got there the water was pretty much gone. I would have a water bottle in T1 to rinse your feet off.
There is a hill that you will need to bike up after you mount - have your bike in a lower gear so you don't have problems.
You will encounter the hill about a 1/2 mile or less from out of T2 and as you head out on your second run loop. The rest of the course is quite flat, and then there's some elevation by the "out turn-around".
Good luck. It's a good race!
Here's my RRs:
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