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1/10/08 Training / racing tip
Carbo loading can save your race. Too often athletes training for Half Ironman or Ironman races spend hours training for the race. They spend fortunes on their bikes. Aero helmets, skin suits, the latest wetsuits, every aerodynamic accessory available. Then they go into the race with “less than a full fuel tank”. Read more
25/09/08
There will be NO gels on the course. H.E.E.D will be available at all aid stations and on the bike course. Hammer Nutrition will be selling gels at the Saturday Expo prior to race day to all competitors @ $2.00 each. Or you can go to their website and buy direct at the same price.
25/09/08
Competitor Race Booklet available online View
19/9/08 Positioning - Club Tents
The two key areas to position the club popup marquees at Calypso Bay will be along the crowd control fence line opposite from the expo marquee (view run, finish & presentations) and out along Harbour Boulevard past the roundabout (view cycle & run). USM Events will not be allocating spaces, just overseeing the positioning
18/09/08
Competitor Acceptance List available online from Monday 29 September
17/9/08 Cycle Course – Road Condition
USM Events is working with the Gold Coast City Council to identify the pot holes and badly affected road surfaces along the cycle course. Read more
16/9/08 Layout Changes
As the competitor numbers for the 2008 are very strong, we have made some changes to the layout of the home base area. Read more
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