Thanks for the intel. Was hoping the race would be in the surrounding Lake Jordan area similar to the old Duke 1/2. Like James said Set-Up posted earlier in the year a hypothetical question for a half in the Charlotte area either in the fall or the spring. I am hoping the 70.3 race in Raliegh does not change the plans for a potential Charlotte race. It may be the minority opinion but a Set-Up Half IM would be more attractive to me then a 70.3 point to point race with a downtown finish.

Regarding the heat, yes us NC-ers must be wilting flowers (-: White Lake has been a scorcher, but what makes it more challenging is that the race is early May and we have not had hot days to train to acclimate. In any event the heat is the same for everyone and i have had both good for me and poor for me races there.

There also was talk of a full IM in South Carolina? Is that now dead?

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So where exactly are the city limits? With a swim "out of town" and then biking into Raleigh, they would likely only hit the city limits at 9am (possibly I don't know the area that well). So it could still start at 7....

Raleigh city limits start at Lake Wheeler Road and Tryon Road which is about 4 miles from Lake Wheeler itself.

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That isn't where the swim is being held

I see, you think that the swim will be at Vista Point on Lake Jordan (I wonder why there? That location will require cyclist to crossing or ride on US64 -- I'm assuming cross 64 and continue on Big Woods.) Well, if that's the case, it would be 45+ miles to where the Raleigh city council map picked up on Lake Wheeler Road.

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Looks like leaving Jordan Lake and biking out Farrington would be a more direct route into downtown Raleigh.

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Right, cross US 64 to Big Woods and turn right on Lystra to Farrington/Beaver Creek. Then some sort of route involving Old 1 and/or Friendship. Something trough Apex to 1010 and Penny Road maybe? That seems to be the most bike friendly route to get from Vista Point to Lake Wheeler.

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Looking for Raleigh 70.3 registration .... I'm not seeing anything.

Hope this happens. I know M-dot was trying to do a race around the Charlotte area(Lake Norman) but rumor was an agreement could not be reached on some of the logistics.

Would love to see a half in Raleigh. Especially if the swim is in Jordan and a finish line is downtown. I am guessing the bike would go out into Green Level then work it's way through Apex and Cary over into Raleigh. Some decent roads out there!

Wonder if the run course will be similar to the City of Oaks course.

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It isn't up yet, but I bet it will be.

Just wait for the press release. Then registration should open.

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"2013 IRONMAN 70.3 Raleigh Registration opens on August 31, 2012 and noon (EST)."

Well, looks like my source at least got the announcement data correct. :)

I live in Raleigh and I like the courses overall. It will be a little hilly at the turnaround of the run but will be basically down hill the last couple of miles of the run.

Yee Haw!!!!!!!!!!!

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Finally a race where I practically live on-course.

link is active now!

What do you think of the point to point aspect? Will it be a pain or easy? What's the grade of the bike hills? It looks like some decent elevation gain. Nice to have another 70.3 within driving distance..

Any idea or guesses about race day logistics? To/from swim/bike start and finish/etc? Looks like lots of shuttle buses/busing will be involved...

probably mandatory transition check the night before. like B2B. No biggie. I think it takes a little stress off and forces you to get your sh!t together early.

The parking at Vista Point will NOT be sufficient. So they will have to provide buses from downtown to the swim start. The bike will be nice with rolling hills. If I read the FAQ section correctly, the roads will be blocked for traffic.

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I think that the bike course looks really good. I think they are saying ~1,200ft of climbing over the course...that's not bad at all. Point to point will also be so much better than loops. The run course is tough around the turn around (Art Museum) but will be nice coming back. Finally, with the finish where it is...there is a lot of options for after race beer drinking at some quality places (Busy Bee, Raleigh Times, Flying Saucer, Brewmasters, etc).

I wouldn't count on closed roads. I think they are just trying to discourage vehicular traffic on the bike route by what they wrote.

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