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Western Australia race week and bags, in the app.
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IRONMAN Western Australia
Busselton, AustraliaFull distance6 December 2026
IRONMAN Western Australia at a glance
Swim
3.8 km
Ocean
Bike
180 km
Run
42.2 km
Race week, the last three years
Sea
22°C
21°C to 24°C in race week
Air
25°C
14°C at night
Rain
10%
of race-week days
Wind
26
km/h gusts on a typical day
- Date
- 6 December 2026
- Where
- Busselton, Australia
- Distance
- Full, 3.8 / 180 / 42.2 km
- Official page
- ironman.com/races/im-western-australia
Course from the organiser's course page. 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 Western Australia race week guide
Race week in three parts, the same three the Taperly app uses. Times and deadlines come from the athlete guide.
29 November 2026 to 4 December 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.
On site, by 5 December 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.
6 December 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 same race week, planned day by day in the app.
Packing list for Western Australia
What goes in each bag. The full list, to tick off bag by bag, is in the app.
What you'll wear · 14
Trisuit, Timing chip, Goggles, Spare goggles
Morning clothes bag · 22
Race documents and photo ID
Bike gear bag (T1) · 24
Helmet, Race number belt, Race number, Number stickers on bike and helmet
Run gear bag (T2) · 7
Running shoes
Bike special needs · 5
Run special needs · 4
Not in a bag · 20
Bike box, bike bag or a booked rack, The tools that take the bike apart, Phone charger, Race kit in the cabin, never the hold
IRONMAN Western Australia: questions
When is IRONMAN Western Australia?
IRONMAN Western Australia is on 6 December 2026, in Busselton, Australia. The date is checked against the organiser's own race page.
What is the water temperature at IRONMAN Western Australia?
The sea off Western Australia has been around 22°C in race week (21°C to 24°C over 2023, 2024, 2025). Whether wetsuits are allowed is decided on race morning from the measured water temperature.
What is the IRONMAN Western Australia course like?
Swim 3.8 km, Ocean. Bike 180 km. Run 42.2 km. Read from the organiser's course page.
What is the weather like at IRONMAN Western Australia?
In race week it has been 14°C at night and 25°C in the day, with rain on 10% of days and gusts around 26 km/h (2023, 2024, 2025).
What should I pack for IRONMAN Western Australia?
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 Western Australia, is free in the Taperly app.
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