Ironman Wisconsin Tracking Information

Several people have asked how they can track me on race day.  There are several options to do this and I will do my best to outline them with the assumption if you are reading my blog you probably know how to navigate the Internet.  Here's the key information.....

1) Athlete Tracker Live. This is the best and most accurate way to track me during the race. This is a special service I subscribed to which will allow my friends and family, who who are in Madison and spectacting the event, to know exactly where I am on the course. I will be carrying a small GPS/Cellphone sensor which will provide real-time coverage to where I am on the course throughout the day. This page can be easily accessed throught a smart phone or a PC. The page will provide a list of races going on that day and once you find Ironman Wisconsin, my name will appear in the list of athletes. Go ahead & click on my name....don't be afraid. When click on my name, you should then see everything you need to see in my 140.6 mile day. Your screen should display a map and look something like this.........

Athlete Tracker Live

2) Ironman Live (Ironman) - This is the main Ironman page which will contain links to live coverage of the race.  These pages will allow you to watch live video of the swim, bike and run course (including the finish line chute).  Trying to find an specific individual might be hard, but it is fun nonetheless to watch the various cameras throughout the day.

The links are circled in the giant yellow oval.  Look for Ironman Wisconsin.  Things will look something like this......

Links to live footage and athlete tracking

IronmanLive - Video footage of the finisher chute

In addition to the live coverage, there are also links (in the first screenshot) which will provide tracking metrics for a specific athlete.  In the first screenshot the link for doing this is called "Track an Athlete".  There is no fancy video here, but it will allow you to see the last timing mat on the course that the athlete has crossed.  Each time a timing mat is crossed, the page will be updated to reflect that change.  Here is an example for somehow who has completed Ironman Louisville and you can see see there are various times for the different sections of the race.  There is only one time for the swim (finish time), but there are 4 times for the bike (23, 40, 75 & 112 miles) and 7 times for the run (3.4, 8.2, 13.1, 15.3, 20.1, 25, 26.2 miles).  This page also lists the two transition times as well.  So at any given time during the day, you can see the furthest part on the course that I have reached.  You will have to click refresh on your browser to update the page in order to get updated times, but other than that, it's pretty easy.  This is what the "Track an Athlete" screen will look like......