Everything You Need to Know About the Ironman 70.3 Santa Rosa Event This Weekend

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Ironman Santa Rosa 70.3 is this Saturday, July 28th with runners, swimmers and cyclists competing through a course that commences at Lake Sonoma in the early hours of the morning, traverses Northwest Sonoma County, and ends with a celebration at Santa Rosa’s Courthouse Square.

 

DETOURS AND ROAD CLOSURES

 

 

Dave Reid, Race Director for the Ironman 70.3 Santa Rosa, shares why he believes this events is so beloved in Sonoma County by competitors and locals alike, how long it usually takes to recover from an event like this, described the Ironman Village and everything it offers at the finish line in Courthouse Square, details the route that starts in Lake Sonoma and finishes in Santa Rosa’s Courthouse Square, and why the event is back in Sonoma County for the fourth year in a row:

 

 

EVENT SCHEDULE

Friday, July 27, 2018

IRONMAN Village: 9am-4pm

 

The IRONMAN Village in Courthouse Square is the center of the event weekend, serving as the location for Athlete Check-In, Athlete Briefings, and the IRONMAN Merchandise Store. Always free and open to the public, the village offers a great opportunity for athletes and the public to interact with official IRONMAN Partners and Vendors, and to pick up final race day essentials.

 

Saturday, July 28, 2018

IRONMAN Village: 10am-5pm

 

The IRONMAN Village in Courthouse Square is the center of the event weekend, serving as the location for Athlete Check-In, Athlete Briefings, and the IRONMAN Merchandise Store. Always free and open to the public, the village offers a great opportunity for athletes and the public to interact with official IRONMAN Partners and Vendors, and to pick up final race day essentials.

 

IRONMAN Santa Rosa Swim Race:  Race Start TBA
The swim offers views along Lake Sonoma.

IRONMAN Santa Rosa Athletes Arrive on Bike:  TBA
The bike course is a tour of Sonoma County’s beautiful wine country and pastoral countryside, passing through famous grape growing regions including: the Russian River Valley Region, Dry Creek Valley, and Alexander Valley.  Don’t miss the transition from bike to foot in Courthouse Square

IRONMAN Santa Rosa Athletes Arrive on Foot:  TBA
This is a three-loop course and each loop will return near the Courthouse Square for ideal spectator viewing with the Finish on the north side of the Courthouse Square.

 

Sunday, July 28, 2018

 

IRONKIDS Community 5K Fun Run:  8am

In Courthouse Square

IRONKIDS 1 Mile Fun Run:  10am
In Courthouse Square

IRONKIDS 1/4 Mile Tot Trot:  10:15am
In Courthouse Square

 

IRONMAN 70.3 SANTA ROSA – SWIM COURSE

 

 

IRONMAN 70.3 SANTA ROSA – BIKE COURSE

 

 

IRONMAN 70.3 SANTA ROSA – RUN COURSE

 

 

COURTHOUSE SQUARE CAM