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The
Woodlands area of Texas is the site
of the Memorial Hermann Texas Ironman
begin with a 2.4-mile swim in Lake
Woodlands. Next is a 112-mile bike
course that will take participants
west through the scenic, rolling
farmland of east Texas. The day ends
with a 26.2-mile run course entirely
within The Woodlands that concludes
with a spectacular finish on
Waterway Ave.
An
Ironman 70.3, also known as a Half
Ironman, is one of a series of
middle-distance triathlon races
organized by the World Triathlon
Corporation (WTC). The "70.3" refers
to the total distance in miles
(113.0 km) covered in the race,
consisting of a 1.2-mile (1.9 km)
swim, a 56-mile (90 km) bike ride,
and a 13.1-mile (21.1 km) run. Each
distance of the swim, bike, and run
segments are half the distances of
those segments found in an Ironman
triathlon. The Ironman 70.3 series
culminates each year with a World
Championship competition, of which
competitors qualify for during the
70.3 series in the 12 months prior
to the championship race. In
addition to the World Championship
race, Ironman 70.3 championship
competitions are also held for the
European and the Asia-Pacific
regions.
The
Woodlands is located 28 miles (45
km) north of Houston along
Interstate 45. Though it began as a
suburban development and a bedroom
community, it also has attracted
corporations to the area. The
Woodlands offers many entertainment
venues including two movie theaters,
over 150 restaurants, a publicly
accessible waterway, and dancing
waterfalls with music. Also featured
is the Cynthia Woods Mitchell
Pavilion, summer home of the Houston
Symphony and catering to many large
acts (rock bands to classical). The
Woodlands Waterway will eventually
be more than 1/2 mile long, reaching
from The Woodlands Mall around to
Lake Woodlands and featuring wide,
lighted sidewalks along both sides
and Waterway Taxis. Additional
attractions include Market Street,
an old style "Main Street"
pedestrian shopping district, home
to a movie theater and a variety of
shops and restaurants.
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