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Sabatschus & Granger Take The Honors In China


Josh Tinson reviews the inaugural Ironman ChinaIt was history in the making as Ironman made its long awaited arrival into China. What made this day extra special was the fact that two Ironman events took place simultaneously on the same course.

Hot and humid conditions greeted competitors of both events from very early in the day, with the mercury topping 30C/90F degrees around 8 AM. To win the event on this day would take great physical and mental prowess.  Read the story »

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About the Race

Swim:
The swim course is two 1,900m loops. The start is on a public beach located on Bei Hai Road. The course is a rectangle with one meter high buoys at the turns. At the end of the first loop there is a short beach run before swimmers enter the water for the second loop. After completing the second loop, swimmers will run through the swim finish arch and enter the transition area.

Expected swim conditions: Warm, flat water. While the swim course is in the open South China Sea, any significant swell, surf or chop is unlikely.

Bike:
Triathletes yearning for wide open spaces will like this bike course. Haikou's roads are new and extremely wide. Plans call for 2 to 3 full lanes to available to the race on all roads. Traffic will be closely restricted.

The roads comprising the11K climb up to Scenic Crater Park are the exceptions. These are narrow rural roads that cut through two farming villages. There is a short, sharp climb up to the first of these villages, Shi Shan, where the mud brick and rock buildings abut the road making for an exciting passage indeed. The higher village, Doa Tang, is larger and home to the area's traditional market day. Cyclists passing through Dao Tang on market days will find the village gridlocked with activity.

The run course is pancake flat except for the bridges. While the Blue Bridge is a tiny pedestrian bridge, the New Century Bridge is a major vehicle artery with clearance for sea-going shipping. The climb to the apex of the New Century Bridge is significant and (nearly) worth the stunning city vistas from all directions.

Evergreen Park is Haikou's largest and most popular city park offering cooling sea breezes during the day and a social focal point for the city in the evening. The out-and-back on Haidan Road and the 8K finishing section are through dense commercial and residential areas and should be exciting.

Although warm temperatures are expected, approximately half of the run course is well shaded.

The Finish line is located in East-West Lake Park. Runners enter the park through the Datong Street entrance, traverse the traditional arch bridge over the Lake, to the finish line in front of the Park's monument.

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China

Ironman China
Haikou, Hainan • April 19, 2009

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Official Website:
http://www.IronmanChina.com

"The race course is 100 per cent world class," said Murphy Reinschreiber of PCH Sports, a partner in ICL. "The city is re-designing a beach front area to host the swim start and transition area. The two-loop bike course provides athletes with at least two full lanes available to cyclists at all times and the run course, which traverses Haikou's beach front, city parks and downtown city streets is flat, with the exception of two crossings of Haikou's signature New Century Bridge. While we expect the weather to be hot, a good deal of the run course will be shaded by palms."



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