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In 2007 we dusted it off, spruced it up, cleaned and checked and re-readied the Canberra City Half Ironman for you the competitor as the event in which to truly challenge yourself, once again!
In 2008 it’s back, bigger and better than ever before and with a brand new identifying logo as well!
And this year, joining ACT Tourism, Rydges, Enervit, TriTravel and Blue Seventy as major supporters of the race are Erox and Zoot – a great team of support for the event and it’s participants.
The eighth edition is set for the nation’s capital on December 14th 2008!
The course, as in 2007, is modelled on the 2006 World Championship LD course, rated one of the fairest and toughest ever by winner, Torjborn Sindballe of Finland. In its Half Ironman version, the course now features a one-lap rectangular Blue Seventy fresh water swim, a three lap Erox bike course, set mainly on flat to undulating roads, with some hills (of course!) and the Zoot run through the mostly flat CBD parklands of Canberra brings you to the gala finish in Commonwealth Park at Rond Terraces, the HQ venue for the event.
You just have to visit this event and you just have to challenge yourself!
As the penultimate round of the Snap Half Ironman series the Canberra City Half Ironman will also represent the last Half Ironman chance in which to validate your entry to the 2009 Ironman Australia race before the grand finale, the Ironman 70.3 at Geelong.
This year we’ll have something special as Zoot becomes the official merchandise for the event! Look for some great clothing; and each and every competitor will be getting an exclusive Zoot tech-tee top too, as well as the Half Ironman series towel and other goodies!
Early bird entry opens June 1st through June 30th, with normal entry then in place through to late November... don't forget that all entries also receive generic training programs from Aeromax International as well - what a deal!
Volunteers
We've also opened the Volunteer sign-on for the Canberra City Half Ironman even. If you would like to join the volunteer team at this race, just sign on through the event site at www.canberrahalf.com.
You can match your expertise to a job, through the on-line forms and get to cheer on all the event competitors, usually much closer to the action than normally is possible! We are looking to do more for our volunteers in 2008, including having a volunteer lucky draw at each event, with some good prizes for the winners!
So, what are you waiting for; enter now and save some money; get that training program and start to prepare for the year's last Half Ironman right now!
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