Course description
A flat half distance on the Pacific: an open-water swim, a fast bike course with no notable climbs and a flat run along the Panama City skyline. Fast on paper — the humidity turns it into a different race.
Coach tip
Flat does not mean fast here: in high humidity sweat barely cools you, so plan the run a level slower than your best on a flat course.
Test your fluid and salt strategy somewhere warm beforehand, not in European February training.
The bike course tempts you to go all-out because nothing slows you down — that is exactly what breaks the run.