Basically they canceled the bike leg after the accident. They started the run leg after they cleared the bike course and got everyone back to transition. This took about 1.5 hours.
No confirmed report of the 52 year old male passing away as yet. Nothing about the accident has come from the IM 70.3 Japan race office. I really hope that they address this very soon and issue a statement.
As for the race results, a friend who raced there this received this from IM Asia Pacific.
We have now posted the results here - https://www.ironman.com/im703-japan-results
You will see that each age group results vary depending on the number of bike laps each age group was able to complete.
The results were calculated based on Swim/T1/Number of Bike laps completed for AG/Run
I live in Japan and have avoided doing this race since it started because of reports that the bike course is dangerous and overly complicated. This year due to Covid, they condensed the course but still allowed 800 to race. Avoid at all costs. There are a bunch of non IM brand long distance races in Japan that are fantastic, mainly on islands where they can control the bike courses far better.
My club is now drafting a letter to the JTU (Japan Triathlon Union) about how dangerous the bike course was. One member has already contacted IM Asia with his concerns.
Keren
https://www.triathlonintokyo.org/
https://quintanarootri.com/ https://en-jp.wahoofitness.com/ https://www.worldtriathlonstore.com/
No confirmed report of the 52 year old male passing away as yet. Nothing about the accident has come from the IM 70.3 Japan race office. I really hope that they address this very soon and issue a statement.
As for the race results, a friend who raced there this received this from IM Asia Pacific.
We have now posted the results here - https://www.ironman.com/im703-japan-results
You will see that each age group results vary depending on the number of bike laps each age group was able to complete.
The results were calculated based on Swim/T1/Number of Bike laps completed for AG/Run
I live in Japan and have avoided doing this race since it started because of reports that the bike course is dangerous and overly complicated. This year due to Covid, they condensed the course but still allowed 800 to race. Avoid at all costs. There are a bunch of non IM brand long distance races in Japan that are fantastic, mainly on islands where they can control the bike courses far better.
My club is now drafting a letter to the JTU (Japan Triathlon Union) about how dangerous the bike course was. One member has already contacted IM Asia with his concerns.
Keren
https://www.triathlonintokyo.org/
https://quintanarootri.com/ https://en-jp.wahoofitness.com/ https://www.worldtriathlonstore.com/