Lago de Ilopango, previous lake start
Swim calmly before the road opens
The calm lake swim rewards an honest, controlled opening.
Seed honestly. Settle into rhythm.
Race Finder IRONMAN 70.3 San Salvador.
Race Intelligence · San Salvador, El Salvador
IRONMAN 70.3 San Salvador.
Your best day in San Salvador.
San Salvador takes you from the water of Lago de Ilopango to a Pan-American Highway ride, then into the historic city centre. The highway may be the fastest-looking part. It is also where you decide how much of a half marathon you get to run.
Lake Ilopango, viewed from the panoramic road.
- Race day
- 7 Feb 2027
- Course
- Swim 1.9 km · Bike 90 km · Run 21.1 km
- Historical air
- 20–31°C
Your day in San Salvador
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 San Salvador could look like.
The course behind your race
The Pan-American Highway shouldn't take the old town away.
Lago de Ilopango offers a memorable swim start before a long ride on the Pan-American Highway and a run into San Salvador's historic centre. That road is an inviting place to chase speed. Keep it an even effort, because the last kilometres through the city deserve good legs. The precise 2027 turns are still pending.
Carretera Panamericana, outbound bike
Let speed build without forcing power
Use the first highway lap to find a climbing effort you can repeat on lap two.
Cap opening effort. Fuel early.
Pan-American Highway, return section
Keep eating through the final cycling kilometres
Finish planned nutrition and hold effort before the urban run.
Stay patient. Finish planned nutrition.
Centro Histórico de San Salvador, run start
Allow your stride to become steady in town
Let the urban opening feel easy, not fast.
Easy first aid station. Check posture.
Historic centre finish, exact 2027 route pending
Spend the last effort only after a controlled first half
Only progress once the first half has held together.
Stay tall. Choose the last move late.
What to check in race week
Check the February 2027 Lago de Ilopango swim entry, highway turnarounds and historic-city run laps. Existing accounts disagree on some bike and run loop counts, so use the final half-distance map for transitions, aid and pacing landmarks.
Forecast statusToo early for a forecast
A race-day forecast is not meaningful yet; check back closer to the event.
- Temperature
- 20.0–31.2°CDew point centred on 14.7°C
- Wind and gusts
- 10.8 km/hGusts up to 51.5 km/hPrevailing direction NNE
- Rain likelihood
- Up to 75%Wet-surface uncertainty retained
Historical baseline, 2019–2025 · Open-Meteo historical archive · Updated 2026-09-14.Historical comparison only. This is not a forecast for 2027.
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Your plan, in race week
Prepare for San Salvador
Build the legs.
Practise the decisions.
A finish range gives you something to work towards. The preparation is specific to this race: a quiet lake start, honest highway watts and composed historic-centre running are practised before the excitement of the city finish.
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 San Salvador.
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