IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: Ottoboss on 2012-07-28 10:56 PM

Anybody out in St. George that can explain the Snow Canyon part of the new IM 70.3 course?  I live out of state and I can't really go investigate any time before the race.  I did IM St. George in 2011, so I'm familiar with that bike course.  I'm curious how the climb up Snow Canyon compares to the Veyo wall.  Any insight would be helpful, thanks in advance.

RE: IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: Ottoboss on 2012-08-23 9:26 AM

Anyone?  Anyone?  Bueller?  Bueller?  Is there not a single person on here who has ridden their bike up Snow Canyon (SR 300) who can give a little insight into the 4.5 mile portion of the bike course?

RE: IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: xatefrogg on 2012-08-23 11:11 AM

You might try posting this in the Irondistance forum section here on BT. If no response there then try the main forum in Triathlon Talk. I used to live there for a few years but didn't get into biking until after i moved so i'm not any help other than it's really hot down there right now.
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RE: IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: PbMan on 2012-10-10 10:23 AM

The climb up through Snow Canyon is much tougher than "The Wall". Snow Canyon is a 4 miler that just keeps getting steeper as you get closer to the top. Grade near the top is over 10%. It will be a brutal climb come race day since we will hit it at about mile 45ish.

RE: IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: roberto24 on 2013-02-09 10:29 PM

This is a repost from a local triathlete named Rory Duckworth in UT:

I have identified the 5 climbs for the St. George 70.3. Here they are: Sandhollow Hill 1.2 miles at 5.5% (same hill for the BBSC St George Tri and Kokopelli) http://app.strava.com/segments/1395712, Dump Hill .40 miles 4.5% http://app.strava.com/segments/860785, Maverick Hill 1.2 miles 3.6% http://app.strava.com/segments/969102, Red Cliffs hill 1.3 miles 3.0% http://app.strava.com/segments/1548514, and the mother of the race Snow Canyon 3.9 miles 4.2% http://app.strava.com/segments/1201565. If you live in Salt lake here are some great hills that have similar characteristics of the two hardest ones Sandhollow Hill 1.2 miles at 5.5% and the mother of the race Snow Canyon 3.9 miles 4.2%. http://app.strava.com/segments/2665, http://app.strava.com/segments/738361 Hope this helps everyone and happy training

RE: IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: arkmann on 2013-02-19 1:39 AM

Just wondering, how is St. George weather around mid-March?  There's a possibility that I would be in St. George the weekend of the 15th and I'm contemplating riding the 70.3 bike course.

Thanks!

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RE: IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: johnyutah5 on 2013-02-19 11:34 AM

You should be able to ride mid-march. We are planning to ride the course the first weekend in March.

RE: IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: arkmann on 2013-02-19 3:03 PM

Is there a possibility for it to be moved on the 16th....  

 

QUOTE]johnyutah5 - 2013-02-19 11:34 AM You should be able to ride mid-march. We are planning to ride the course the first weekend in March.

RE: IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: JZig on 2013-02-19 11:45 PM

St. George is warm enough to ride just about year around with fairly minimal gear. One of my co-workers goes down there and mountain bikes over the weekends all winter long.
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RE: IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: arkmann on 2013-02-20 12:11 AM

I'm also looking out for riders possibly riding on the 16th.  I'm from Socal and born and raised in a ropical country. Cold is my enemy.

Edited by arkmann 2013-02-20 12:11 AM

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RE: IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: johnyutah5 on 2013-03-11 1:31 PM

RE: IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: justfeltliikerunning on 2013-03-11 2:24 PM

Hey JZig, Are you doing St.Geroge half Ironman?

RE: IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: tmoran07 on 2013-03-13 8:57 AM

So...how was the course? You're killing me smalls! Haha
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RE: IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: Ottoboss on 2013-03-13 9:22 AM

Did anyone who rode the course also do the full IM?  If so, could give a comparison of the 56 mile course to maybe the full IM bike course through the first loop (~65 miles)

RE: IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: sirdizzy on 2013-03-17 12:41 PM

Snow Canyon is the true killer, I was worried about the purgatory hill but rode that several weeks ago and wasn't too bad.  Snow Canyon comes at the end of the bike ride about 45 miles in and is quite steep (we do hill workouts on it, I am hoping we are on the road and not the trail as the trail is brutal moreso then the road).

If you get a chance to ride it do, and do the Snow Canyon portion, nemesis out by Sand Hollow is tough but its a shorter hill, as is the Red Cliffs hill, the purgatory hill is longer but more gradual.  Snow Canyon is long and steep.

RE: IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: rpeterson on 2013-03-18 3:31 PM

How are the descents?  Are they careful on the basebar hills? or the tuck and fly kinds?

RE: IM 70.3 St. George Bike Course?
BY: jpay on 2013-03-19 11:28 AM

I rode the 70.3 course, and then the next day rode the two loops of the old IM course.  To me, the IM course seemed harder.  As I was doing the loops I wondered a few times to myself, "How did these people run a marathon after this?"  

Ryan,  the descents are fly down tucked in as much as you can get.  No reason to get out of aero unless there is a lot of traffic.

This course is going to be fun.  When I drove it before I rode it I was pretty worried, but it didn't seem as bad while riding.