Course description
A full distance in Glücksburg on the Flensburg Fjord, billed by the organiser as the "Hawaii of the North". The swim is two 1.9 km laps in the Baltic Sea, starting from the Kurstrand beach. The 45 km bike loop is fast and gently hilly, crossing the Angeln region, about 20 km on the closed B199 and over the Sandwig Hill, and is ridden four times. The marathon is six 7 km laps along the spa promenade, through the town centre and along the water to Quellental, finishing in the finish chute on the promenade.
Coach tip
The Baltic is on the cool side in August — the organiser quotes both 18°C and 20–23°C. Wetsuits are allowed up to 24.5°C. Get used to cool open water beforehand: you cannot train on the course itself because of shipping traffic.
Four bike laps with short climbs and descents; the highest point is 51 m. Ride the rollers with a power cap from the start. Some sections may have traffic in your direction and oncoming traffic — keep right.
Cut-offs: swim 2:10 h, swim and bike 9:30 h, finish within 15 hours. Six 7 km run laps with three aid stations each — split the marathon into laps and plan fuelling lap by lap.