Kick off your season with IRONMAN 70.3 Texas, blending a PR chaser's dream course with a Texas beachside paradise in Galveston. The event features a protected saltwater bayou swim, a flat bike course along the coastline, and a scenic 3-loop run course centered around Moody Gardens.
Everything for race weekend is centered around Moody Gardens, keeping amenities and race activities within arm's reach.
What's Included:
Participation Options: Athletes can enter as individual competitors or as Relay Teams (2 or 3 members, minimum age 18 on race day). Enhanced experience packages by NIRVANA and IRONMAN Foundation community/fundraising entries are also offered.
Maurten is the Official Sports Nutrition of the IRONMAN Global Series. Gels provided on course include GEL 100 and GEL 100 CAF 100, delivering 25g of carbohydrates per sachet through Hydrogel Technology.
The course begins with a 1.2-mile saltwater swim in protected Offats Bayou starting from Palm Beach and finishing next to the Colonel Paddlewheel boat. The 56-mile bike course is a flat, out-and-back single loop running along the Gulf Coast and Seawall to the end of Galveston Island, crossing San Luis Pass onto the mainland before returning. The 13.1-mile run course consists of 3 loops through Moody Gardens, along Offats Bayou and Palm Beach, finishing near the blue Aquarium Pyramid.
The swim is a 1.2-mile saltwater swim in protected Offats Bayou. The swim will begin at Moody Gardens' beautiful white sand Palm Beach, and finish next to the majestic Colonel Paddlewheel boat. Average water temperature is 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
The flat, yet sometimes windy one loop, out-and-back course runs along the Gulf Coast of Texas. Athletes head out of Moody Gardens and bike along the Seawall and hug the Texas coastline, heading south to the end of Galveston Island. Next, athletes will cross over the San Luis Pass onto the mainland, through undeveloped coastline, before turning around and returning to Moody Gardens.
The 3-loop run course takes athletes through Moody Gardens, along Offats Bayou and Palm Beach, before finishing near the blue Aquarium Pyramid surrounded by hundreds of spectators.
Yes. A two-person relay can complete the race with any combination of disciplines. Relay teams may later add a third person if they wish.
No. Only the run leg relay participant can cross the finish line. Competition Rules state that only the relay runner can cross the finish line; if other team members cross with the runner, the team receives a disqualification. All other relay participants will be able to access post-race finish line athlete areas, not including the finish line secure zone.
No. Team members are only allowed to compete on one relay team.
All relay team members must have a photo I.D. If you are not yet registered to a team, you will need to do so at the Solutions table within athlete check-in to race with your relay team. Please bring a credit card to make the USAT one-day license payment if you are not already a USAT member.
Contact the event email address to make any relay team member changes. Please provide the details of which team member you wish to cancel and provide the full name and email address of the new team member.
Yes. All teams MUST arrive together for Athlete Check-In to ensure that all materials are accounted for. During Athlete Check-In, athletes will be required to sign their own individual waivers. A relay team will be assigned one bib number.
Relay captains are eligible for a partial refund of the registration fee. Please review the withdrawal policy to reference the partial refund options.
No. The relay team will receive one timing chip at bike check-in. The timing chip acts as a baton and team members must hand-off the timing strap/chip to move forward to the next discipline.
No. Relay team members can be comprised of a mix of gender and age. All participants must be 18 years of age on race day.
No. Failure to complete the swim or bike course within the time constraints will result as a DNF of the entire team.
The runner will collect all 3 finisher medals and hats for the entire relay team.