Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake is a non profit corporation benefiting Youth charities in the Lubbock area. We benefit organizations such as the Family Guidance and Outreach Center of Lubbock and have donated over $600,000.00 to these great organizations in the last 20 years, thanks to you-the athletes! The course which serves as a Handcycle Ironman Qualifier and a Handcycle and Age Groups 70.3 Qualifier consists of a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike ride and a 13.1 mile run.
TIMING: MY LAPS
This event offers MY LAPS multi-sports tags timing for athletes. Your assigned chip will capture your splits and overall finish time. The timing chip is required to be worn on the athlete ankle at all times during the race.
COURSE SUPPORT:
Aid stations will be available on the bike approximately every 10 miles, on each mile of the run and one in transition. Water, Gatorade Endurance, Clif products, pretzels, towels, ice, etc. will be served at each aid station. A medical team will be on hand along with two ambulances in the course area.
COURSE TIME LIMITS & CUT OFF:
Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake recognizes the eight and one-half hour time limit for all Ironman 70.3 races. Your time will start when the last wave begins the swim. Swim cut off: 70 minutes, Bike cut off: 5 1/2 hours after last swim start.
PARKING INFORMATION:
Parking is available inside Buffalo Springs Lake at the top of the first hill out of transition. Please note, there will be no parking available down by the race village. Athletes will have an arm band for free entry into the lake for both the day before the event and the day of the event, all spectators must pay park admission fee of $8 per person.
AWARDS CEREMONY:
The Awards Ceremony is located at the Clarion Hotel, and will begin at 6:00 pm on Sunday. Enjoy music, catered dinner and celebratory refreshments with fellow finishers, friends, family and staff. The 2 Ironman World Championship slots and the 32 Ironman 70.3 World Championship slots will be awarded at this time. TO COLLECT YOUR SLOT, YOU MUST BE PRESENT.
AWARDS & RESULTS:
Age group awards will be presented 3-deep in all age divisions for both male and female categories. Larger age groups will receive awards up to 10-deep. Ironman Tri Club awards will be presented at the awards ceremony, and are determined by chip time.
LOST & FOUND AND INFORMATION BOOTHS:
There will be an Athletes Services Booth in the race village, which will serve as race day Lost & Found/ Information. Valuable items found at the race site should be turned in here.
QWALIFYING SLOTS:
The Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake is an official qualifier for the Ironman World Championship in Kona HI, October 8, 2016, and the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia on September 4, 2016. Our event will be awarding 2 Handcycle qualifying slots for IRONMAN and 30 qualifying slots for the IRONMAN 70.3, plus 2 Handcycle qualifying slots. Refer to the slot allocation table below to determine the number of slots awarded in each race category.
IRONMAN AND IRONMAN 70.3 Slots will be awarded during the awards ceremony. Slot roll downs occur during the awards ceremony. If additional slots remain, further roll downs will be completed immediatelyfollowing the awards ceremony. The continuation of the roll down will happen immediately following the awards. Please be aware that you must be present to accept your slot.