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Victoria Half-Distance Triathlon Course Map, Pen-Plotted in Ink
A human-designed triathlon artwork of the IRONMAN 70.3 Victoria course — swim, bike and run on one sheet — physically pen-plotted with real ink on 250 gsm paper in Québec City, signed in invisible UV ink.
- ✓Physically plotted with ink on 250 gsm paper
- ✓Created to order in Québec City
- ✓Personal production timelapse included
- ✓Made to order in Québec City
- ✓Unframed — fits standard 11 x 17 in frames
- ✓Free shipping — Canada only
- ✓Free replacement if damaged
Victoria (Saanich), British Columbia, Canada. Plotted in real ink, one line at a time, on 250gsm paper.
The course in three lines
1.9km
One loop · freshwater lake
Elk Lake, start at Hamsterley Beach
90km
≈ 840 m climbing · a single loop
To the tip of the Saanich Peninsula, facing Haro Strait
21.1km
≈ 60 m climbing · two trail loops
Around Elk and Beaver Lakes
The course
The IRONMAN 70.3 Victoria course on one sheet: the 1.9 km swim in Elk Lake, the 90 km single-loop bike to the tip of the Saanich Peninsula, and the 21.1 km trail run around Elk and Beaver Lakes — pen-plotted in Québec City.
The swim is one 1.9 km loop in Elk Lake, a freshwater lake, with a rolling start from Hamsterley Beach: south with the buoys on your right, then north back to shore. The bike is a single 90 km loop through Saanich, Central Saanich and North Saanich: Cordova Bay Road with views of Haro Strait, Lochside Drive up to Lands End Road at the tip of the peninsula, then back via West Saanich Road and Wallace Drive along Saanich Inlet — about 840 metres of climbing, highest point 157 metres. The run is two trail loops around Elk and Beaver Lakes before the finish on Hamsterley Beach — about 60 metres of climbing. Swim, transitions and finish are all in the same place. This is the exact route plotted here — every turn at its precise intersection.
- Start
- Hamsterley Beach, Elk Lake (swim, T1)
- Finish
- Hamsterley Beach
- Main climb
- Bike: ≈ 840 m of climbing · Run: ≈ 60 m (trail)
- Next edition
- May 30, 2027
- Transitions
- T1 and T2 at Hamsterley Beach
- Bike
- One loop, four municipalities
Why This Triathlon
Victoria is a half distance between lake and ocean: a swim in Elk Lake, one big bike loop to the tip of the Saanich Peninsula facing Haro Strait, and two trail loops around the lakes. Your 113 km, preserved in ink — drawn by a robot, decided by a person, made in Canada.
Make the Achievement Yours
Add a name, finish time or short dedication to turn the artwork into a personal record of the work behind the medal. Personalization is optional; leave the field blank for the original composition.
How It Is Made
The composition, hierarchy and final linework are directed by a person. A pen plotter then draws the artwork physically, line by line, with ink on paper. Small production variations can occur during physical plotting.
Plotted by a robot. Designed by a person.
Specifications
> FORMAT: Tabloid Standard [11" x 17" / 27.9 × 43.2 cm]
> INK SYSTEM: Stabilo® Fineliner / Sakura® Gelly Roll
> SUBSTRATE: 250gsm High-Density Stock [120lb]
> EXECUTION: Precision Vector Plotting
What you get
Your piece, plotted in pen
Your name, your time and your five splits, plotted in ink under the title.
Production timelapse included
The timelapse of your piece being plotted, sent with your order.
Example timelapse — you get the one of your own piece.
A signature only UV light reveals
Serial number, year and Québec City, plotted on the back in UV ink.
On your wall
Standard 11 × 17 in (27.9 × 43.2 cm): it fits any off-the-shelf frame, so you can pick the one that suits your space.
Frame not included.
A real process, not a printer
Each piece is physically plotted, pen on paper, in Québec City — watch the machine work.
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Numbered and signed
A unique serial number and the date are plotted on the back in UV ink — invisible to the naked eye, laid down in the same pass as the drawing.
Independence
Independent artwork inspired by the event named above. CodeInk.art is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by IRONMAN or the organizer. IRONMAN is a trademark of its owner.
General questions (size, frame, timelapse…) → The Process
Questions & Answers
Everything you need to know
> STATUS: RESOLVED
1.9 km of swimming in one loop in Elk Lake, 90 km of cycling in a single loop on the Saanich Peninsula, and a 21.1 km run in two trail loops — 113 km in all.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Measured from the official GPX, the bike has about 840 metres of climbing over 90 km, with a high point of 157 metres — a rolling ride between forest and coast. The trail run has about 60.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Both transitions are at Hamsterley Beach on Elk Lake, where the swim takes place; the finish is on the beach too.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
The next IRONMAN 70.3 Victoria is scheduled for May 30, 2027, according to the organizer.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
According to the organizer, Elk Lake averages about 19 °C on race day; the air ranges from about 9 °C in the morning to 13 °C.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
It's a single 1.9 km loop in Elk Lake, a freshwater lake, with a rolling start from Hamsterley Beach: south with the buoys on your right, then north back to shore.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
A single 90 km loop through Saanich, Central Saanich and North Saanich: Cordova Bay Road facing Haro Strait, Lochside Drive up to Lands End Road at the tip of the peninsula, then back via West Saanich Road and Wallace Drive along Saanich Inlet.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Two trail loops around Elk and Beaver Lakes on flat ground, before the finish on Hamsterley Beach.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
It's the course used at the IRONMAN 70.3 Victoria. This is an independent artwork, not affiliated with or endorsed by The IRONMAN Group. IRONMAN® and 70.3® are trademarks of The IRONMAN Group.
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