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IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie

Port Macquarie, AustraliaHalf distance18 October 2026

Photo: Inas, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

5

days to race day

Checked against the organiser's own race page.

Port Macquarie race week and bags, in the app.

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IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie at a glance

Swim

1.9 km

Bike

90 km

Run

21.1 km

Race week, the last three years

Sea

22°C

21°C to 22°C in race week

Air

24°C

16°C at night

Rain

33%

of race-week days

Wind

25

km/h gusts on a typical day

Date
18 October 2026
Where
Port Macquarie, Australia
Distance
Half, 1.9 / 90 / 21.1 km
Official page
ironman.com/races/im703-port-macquarie

Standard distances; the organiser's own course page has the laps and the map. Weather: the seven days around the race date in 2023, 2024, 2025, averaged (Open-Meteo, ERA5). Sea is the sea off the town, not a reading of the swim. The water temperature that counts is the one officials measure on race morning.

IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie race week guide

Race week in three parts, the same three the Taperly app uses. Times and deadlines come from the athlete guide.

  1. 11 October 2026 to 16 October 2026

    Race week

    Everything that still has time to go wrong, while there is still time to fix it. Nothing you train this week makes you faster on the day, but plenty of it can make you slower.

    Must do: Read the athlete guide properly, Check your race entry and category are right, Final equipment check: tyres, brakes, gears, cleats, Arrange care for kids or pets.

  2. On site, by 17 October 2026

    At the race

    A long day of small errands in a town you do not know, and then an early night. Do them in an order you decided in advance.

    Must do: Athlete check-in, Timing chip somewhere you cannot leave without it.

  3. 18 October 2026

    Race day

    If the week went well, this is only a list of things to pick up and put down. It ends when the horn goes, because from there nobody is holding a phone.

    Must do: Timing chip on, Race number, Bike on your own rack number.

The full race week checklist

Taperly plan with the prep phases and what is left

The same race week, planned day by day in the app.

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Packing list for Port Macquarie

What goes in each bag. The full list, to tick off bag by bag, is in the app.

IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie: questions

When is IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie?

IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie is on 18 October 2026, in Port Macquarie, Australia. The date is checked against the organiser's own race page.

What is the water temperature at IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie?

The sea off Port Macquarie has been around 22°C in race week (21°C to 22°C over 2023, 2024, 2025). Whether wetsuits are allowed is decided on race morning from the measured water temperature.

What is the IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie course like?

Swim 1.9 km. Bike 90 km. Run 21.1 km. The organiser's course page has the laps and the map.

What is the weather like at IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie?

In race week it has been 16°C at night and 24°C in the day, with rain on 33% of days and gusts around 25 km/h (2023, 2024, 2025).

What should I pack for IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie?

Everything sorted by the bag it goes in: what you wear, the morning bag, the bike bag and the run bag. The full list, with what changes for Port Macquarie, is free in the Taperly app.

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