Waco, Texas, offers "Texas-sized fun" for this Half IRONMAN event. The race village welcomes friends and family, fostering a community around the competition.
Athletes start with a river swim, then tackle a bike course described as "fast & flat as the plains of west Texas". The run course has rolling terrain, ending with what is considered one of the "most scenic half IRONMAN finishes in N, America". The village also provides food trucks and scavenger hunts for families.