I highly doubt it will be Signal Mountain, but if anyone could pull it off it is Brian. My guess would be a combination of two mountains to get 5000 feet of gain. I'm guessing a Sand Mountain and Lookout Mountain climb. I’m not even going to guess on the run. That’s a lot of elevation gain for the immediate area.

I guess I was a bit off - just looked back and around 4,200 ft per my Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/...n/activity/373223165

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Based on this you are almost certainly doing two loops through North Shore. My guess is the run will head immediately across the bridge and then loop around the Frasier/Riverview area which is beyond hilly. That loop section for the full is around 6 miles so would work out perfect for the 70.3.

Evening Brian, I know it's hard to predict the future! However, what are the chances that it'll be a non-wetsuit swim in September??

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It's only impossible if you stop to think about it.

99.99% chance it will be NON wetsuit. The Full there at the end of September has historically been non wetsuit.

It's a Championship race, it should be non wetsuit.

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Brian, just wondering if you have any news regarding athlete check-in? Would like to get flights booked but need to know this info first.

We just landed in Chattanooga and have a few days of meetings and site visits so I hope to dial that schedule in a bit. Tentatively athlete check in will be Wed, Thur and Fri, but a lot of folks have to look at that schedule before its finalized!

Great. Thanks Brian. So hopefully have that all confirmed by next week then you're thinking?

Brian, any updates on scheduling for the weekend? Thanks!

bumping this thread.

anyone else waiting for the event schedule to book flights? ....still waiting on our end

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What specific event schedule item would require you to hold off on scheduling this trip? Women's race is Saturday and Men's race is Sunday.

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The packet pickup dates for both men and women is holding me back. Girlfriend is racing Saturday so we are tentatively planning Thursday through Monday.

Any info helps

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Tenatively we have packet pickup hours as Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning, open to all. Men and Woman will have same amount of hours to check in, so women only on Wed morning and men only Friday afternoon. All awards on Monday mid day.

Damn.... I bet not many women will be sticking around that long.

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Thank you Brian!

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Probably only those that podium...that's a SHITTY time to do awards. Why not give them out later on Sunday?

Guarantee more revenue for the city

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I can't believe your post is more than a half hour old and no one has asked you about course maps yet.

Sad!

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Mid-day, like.. "Expect to stay the night Monday, because you won't be able to make it to the airport in time to leave Monday"?

Trying to figure out flight, hotel, and work vacation days as soon as possible.

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When is bike check in going to be for age group men? After the racing on Saturday?

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So friday would be a day exclusively male packet pickup? The usual 9-5 pm hours? Trying to figure out travel in. Thanks.

All tentative! Could change. Published schedule should be up before Chatt 70.3 next month.

Women's bike/gear check in on Friday afternoon. Men's bike/gear check in during the women's race on Saturday afternoon. Separate transition for male, female, and pros.

Female only packet pickup Wednesday morning, male only packet pickup Friday afternoon. Wednesday afternoon, all day Thursday, and Friday morning, open to both male and female. Men and women will have the same number of hours to pick up packets.

Award banquet 11-1 on Monday.

Thank you, much appteciated!

Very excited to see the brutal course in store.

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http://www.ironman.com/...ace-info/course.aspx

Course posted

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First half of swim - up current .... ouch

Bike climb early on should split things up nicely.

Run course is going to be impossible to find rhythm.


Initial verdict... Proper World Championship course!

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