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ironman.com lists the race as:


Subaru IRONMAN Canada Whistler/Pemberton, BC, Canada

Edit: never mind I'm an idiot. the RD was here telling us 1st hand that the contract with Whistler was extended through I think it was 2020. We also know that Challenge Pemberton is no more. That's all we know for sure until there's further announcements.


Personally I suspect there is a possibility of two WTC races next year, in Whistler and in Pemberton, IF they think there would be enough registrations for both.

And are effusive in their recognition of the people of Pemberton.

You’re confusing Pemberton with Penticton.

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Isn't the rumor that they're re-tooling the bike to avoid Pemberton next year?

That was the rumour, but the 2018 course map has the race going through Pemberton. Considering it would be easy to say "we are in the process of finalizing " if there was to be a new course, it seems to be that there must have been some kind of agreement reached.

So the Pemberton TdF draft festival will be back :)

LOL haha indeed I was. Pemberton is the town just north of whistler. So this is IM emphasizing that the full is also passing through Pemberton. Probably a change they agreed to made after the complaints past 2 years. It's an attempt to get at least some athletes to lodge up there instead of Whistler. (PS: it won't work.)

is that section notorious for drafting? i didn't see too much in 2016. But it was hot as all heck in that valley.

It was in 2013.

2016 was just hot. Temps in whistler were about 86F. Probably hotter in that valley. To add insult to injury, DoT just repaved sections of the sea to sky mere weeks before the race. Brand new black top on those 3 or 4 climbs out of Pemberton back to Whistler were radiating heat. I blew up and ran only 7 miles before jogging/walking to finish. 2015 was rainy and cold. This year was perfect on race day. Three days after the race it got to almost 100F. Whistler race appears to be a weather lottery.

Did you read my RR for 2016? I think we had the same race. I was getting sick from that new asphalt. Definitely overbiked and cramped up on run.

I've heard triple loop "up top." I.e. callaghan and back. No descent to the NE.

I'm a bit bummed about its exclusion. Made the race a real challenge and, DAMN, that valley is beautiful to ride a bike in.

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The course hasn't changed since last year's race. It is still the same course. They probably won't update it until until a month or 2 out from the race. That is my experience with other IM races that had course changes.

The race location has been updated from just Whistler to Whistler/Pemberton. With that in mind, I doubt they will change the course and omit Pemberton after giving their little hamlet host credit. An uninformed guess is that getting their town as host was all the bone they needed to put them back in the pro IM camp. It's a beautiful course for those that haven't been there. Not real happy about having to climb out of that valley though.

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