140triguy wrote:
That swim course looks like one of those kids' maze activities on the back of a kiddie menu. The kind where they have to find the right line to get out. I hope there won't be course-cutters. A lake in Norway, you say? Is it wetsuit legal?
Haha.. True :-) it's really hard to cut the course.. You would have to swim under the "buoy lines" and there's loads of kayaks for safety etc. and since it's "so small" it's very easily spotted.
natethomas wrote:
Sorry - another question. What is the condition of the roads the bike course is on? Do the winters make them pretty bumpy or is the pavement pretty good? Thanks!
It's good. I would estimate that half of it is main roadmap / small highway standard while the other half is less wide and more bumpy. But overall it's pretty good (depending on your definition of "good" standard is.. We're not talking flat, perfect tarmac Ă la beverly hills, more LA street-kind of standard just smaller (less wide, more turns, more bumpy (as in small ascents/descents))).
You can watch the IM Norway 2018 broadcast, I think it's on youtube. The first 90km will be the same, just x2 as opposed to the old route.