Boise 70.3 Logistics: Point-to-Point, Split Transition, and a Mandatory Shuttle

The Setup: Point-to-Point with Separate T1 and T2

This isn't your classic 70.3 with a single transition area. The format is point-to-point: T1 is at the Barclay Bay parking lot on Lucky Peak Reservoir, where the swim takes place; T2 is at Julia Davis Park in downtown Boise, where the run starts and ends with a downtown finish. Between the two transitions are the 56 miles of the bike leg.

The practical consequence: you can't improvise anything on race morning. Everything you need in T1 and T2 has to be in the right place the day before.

Gear Bags: The Heart of the Logistics

The system uses separate bags:

• Bike gear bag (T1): everything you need to get out of the water and onto the bike. Dropped off the day before along with check-in.
• Run gear bag (T2): shoes, hat, everything for the run. This one also gets dropped off the day before at Julia Davis Park.
• Morning clothes bag: on race morning, the clothes you wear up until the start get handed to volunteers near the swim start.

The method that works: make a written checklist for each bag, fill it, take a photo of the contents before closing it. If on race morning you start doubting whether you packed your gel or your goggles, the photo has the answer. Once a bag is dropped off, you don't touch it again.

Race Morning: Mandatory Shuttle

Critical point: there is no race-morning parking at Lucky Peak State Park. You get to the swim start by shuttle only. This means:

1. Build generous buffer time into your shuttle plan. A line at the shuttle pickup with the start approaching is stress you don't want. 2. Bring only the essentials: what you're wearing goes in the morning clothes bag with the volunteers near the start. 3. Plan for afterward too: your bike and bags will need to be picked up according to the organizers' procedures; the operational details (pickup times, return shuttles) are not in the sources gathered, so check the official athlete guide.

Finish and Family

The finish is in downtown Boise, after 2 loops on the Greenbelt with the run starting and ending at Julia Davis Park. Good news for your supporters: the 2-loop run format lets them see you pass multiple times in the same area, and downtown offers cafes and shade while they wait. The swim start at Lucky Peak, on the other hand, is less spectator-friendly given the lack of parking: consider whether it makes more sense for your family to head straight to T2 and the finish.

What's Not in the Sources

Some practical information isn't available in the sources gathered and needs to be verified on the official website or in the athlete guide:

• Registration fees and pricing tier deadlines.
• Exact bike and bag check-in times.
• Cutoff times for each leg.
• Details on partner hotels or lodging.

For specific questions, the organization lists the contact boise70.3@ironman.com.

Action Plan

1. Book lodging early in downtown Boise or near Julia Davis Park: it simplifies T2 check-in, post-race pickup, and the pre-shuttle morning. 2. Build your three checklists (bike gear, run gear, morning clothes) at least two weeks out and test them in a simulated training session. 3. Study the athlete guide as soon as it's published for shuttle times, check-in, and gear pickup. 4. Decide your spectator plan: family at T2 and the finish, not at the swim start.