Ironman Wisconsin Route Elevation vs. Race Sim Route Elevation

I just found a gps route at motionbased.com that was done of the loop section at Ironman Wisconsin.

Here’s the link: Ironman Wisconsin Loop Route – gps is of 1 loop

Last year I did 2 complete race simulation rides as I prepared for Ironman Wisconsin and chose a route around Lexington that I felt was comparable to the IMMOO route. The significant part of the IMMOO bike course is a loop that you do twice (link above).

Here’s the link to our route: Race Simulation Loop Route – gps is of 2 loops.

Here are the links to the two race sim rides I did: Race Sim Ride 1 – Race Sim Ride 2

Comparison Thoughts

The IMMOO loop is 39.69 miles with 2,695 feet of elevation gain and loss. The race simulation loop is 36.2 miles with 2,926 feet of elevation gain and loss. That is about as good as it can get in a practice situation. When we created this route we thought is was close, but we didn’t use a gps to map it out. Sometimes it pays to get lucky.

I’m not doing Ironman Wisconsin this year, but I know a few local triathletes that are, so this might boost their preparations. Who knows, maybe it will be a testing ground for future Ironman preparations too.