Shawn Patton & Mark Harrison visited Ironman Wisconsin last weekend September 6th & 7th. Here is what they have to say:
Ironman in the cheese state...moooooooooooooooo...Madison, Wisconsin Ironman is certainly a race to add to your to-do list.
The only flat part of this race is the swim...the bike is a challenging course with alot of rolling hills with not much recovery and if your also lucky enough to get a head wind that day it will certainly make things more challenging..the bike starts on the convention center parkade with a brief down hill on the parkade helix consisting of three loops to street level...just hope there is not alot of people going down at the same time.(parking is free by the way)..haha
the bike route is looped as well however u need to travel 14 miles out of madison before u start the loop.the 14 miles u travel will have your heart rate up and your legs nice and warm before the fun starts....reminds of the long course route in muskoka.
Spectators are actually bused from Madison to the town of Verona which is where the bike begins.
The run is a looped course with some hills and a few out and backs.another added challenge after a hilly bike course.there alot people on course that would certainly help you pull you through it.
It's one of the hardest courses out there and one of the nicest as well....one for the should do list.
Madison also has some great hydration & aid stations in the downtown area.
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