Bonita Beach
Leave room to find your own swim pace.
A rolling start at Bonita Beach rewards realistic self-seeding over fighting for position.
Self-seed honestly. Settle into rhythm.
Race Finder IRONMAN 70.3 Campeche.
Race Intelligence · Campeche, Mexico
IRONMAN 70.3 Campeche.
Race Campeche on your terms.
A rolling swim start at Bonita Beach. Two bike loops along the Malecón and Mérida Highway. Three run loops past the Marine Fountains and downtown, finishing at the Sea Gate.
San Francisco de Campeche, the fort walkway.
- Race day
- 8 Nov 2026
- Course
- Swim 1.9 km · Bike 90 km · Run 21.1 km
- Historical air
- 22–30°C
Your day in Campeche
What could you race?
I’m Tom, the coach behind Sense Endurance Coaching. Tell me where you are now and I’ll show you what a strong day in Campeche could look like.
The course behind your race
Two rides along the coast. Three returns on foot.
The bike repeats the coastal roads before the run brings you through downtown Campeche. Use those returns to check effort and fuelling rather than trying to improve every split.
Malecón and Mérida Highway · loop one
Set the effort before the road feels fast.
You head towards the Mérida Highway before turning onto the Malecón for the repeated coastal route. Set a sustainable aero effort on the straights; brake for turns without trying to regain every lost second with a surge.
Watch the watts, not the speed. Fuel early in the heat.
The second coastal loop
Repeat the plan, not the fastest split.
Use familiar coastal sections to compare effort with lap one. A slower split into changed wind is acceptable; increasing watts to defend the first-loop speed is not free. Finish the ride ready to settle into three run laps.
Stay on the fuelling and fluid plan. Hold effort, not just speed.
Marine Fountains · first run loop
Start with enough control to come back twice.
The Marine Fountains, Malecón and downtown give you landmarks you will see again. Let the first pass establish breathing and stride; use aid provision according to your needs rather than following the crowd’s pace.
Take every aid station. Check effort against the heat, not the clock.
Downtown · second run loop
Use the return to check cooling and effort.
Use the second loop through downtown to reassess effort and conditions. Keep fuelling and adjust cooling if needed.
Stay on the fuelling plan. Cool at every opportunity.
Third loop to the Sea Gate
Choose what you can hold to the gate.
On the third lap, compare your stride with the earlier passes through downtown. If it remains stable, build effort towards the Sea Gate. If it is shortening, preserve rhythm instead of forcing a pace you can only hold briefly.
Stay tall. Choose the last move late.
What to check in race week
Confirm the Bonita Beach start and the latest transition access. Check wind on the Malecón, forecast heat in downtown Campeche and the current aid provision, then practise the cooling choices you intend to use if needed.
Forecast statusToo early for a forecast
A race-day forecast is not meaningful yet; check back closer to the event.
- Temperature
- 22.4–30.4°CDew point centred on 22.0°C
- Wind and gusts
- 10.5 km/hGusts up to 39.6 km/hPrevailing direction NE
- Rain likelihood
- Up to 95%Wet-surface uncertainty retained
Historical baseline, 2019–2025 · Open-Meteo historical archive · Updated 2026-09-13.Historical comparison only. This is not a forecast for 2026.
Make your finish prediction and I can send this plan to you in race week.
Your plan, in race week
Prepare for Campeche
Build the legs.
Practise the decisions.
A finish range gives you something to work towards. The preparation is specific to this race: Build the discipline to repeat a coastal bike effort without turning the second loop into a time trial. Practise keeping run pace sustainable across repeated town-and-waterfront laps, with fuelling and cooling adapted to conditions.
I’m Tom. With Sense Endurance Coaching, I’ll build that preparation around your life, follow how you respond and adjust the work as you get closer to Campeche.
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