IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie takes place on Sun, Oct 18, 2026 in Port Macquarie, Australia. The main route is 113 km.
- Date
- Sun, Oct 18, 2026
- Start
- Port Macquarie 🇦🇺
- Distance
- 113 km
- Level
- Open to all
IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie features a calm river swim in the Hastings River, a scenic coastal bike course, and a flat run through the heart of Port Macquarie with vibrant local crowd support.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie demands sustained multisport capacity across a calm river swim, a coastal bike leg, and a flat run. Athletes must manage pacing across the 113 km total distance to perform consistently from the swim start to the finish chute.
Aero Endurance
The scenic coastal bike course requires maintaining an efficient, aerodynamic position over a significant portion of the 113 km total distance. Riders must sustain steady power output without excessive surges.
Flat Run Economy
The flat run through the heart of Port Macquarie places a premium on mechanical durability and consistent pacing. Managing muscular fatigue off the bike is critical to holding pace on a flat profile.
Multisport Transition
Athletes must adapt rapidly from the calm Hastings River swim to the bike leg, and subsequently transition from the bike to the run. Pacing early in each discipline prevents late-race fade.
Target 60 to 90 grams of carbohydrate per hour during the bike and run segments to sustain energy output across the expected duration.
Your road to race day
Race day at IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie is 8 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Build2 weeks · Aug 24, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
02Peak3 weeks · Sep 7, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
03Taper2 weeks · Sep 28, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
04Race week1 week · Oct 12, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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