Prince George, BC – The start of this morning's Iceman has been pushed back to 11am…

Race organizers say it looks promising that the temperature will warm past the cut-off of minus 20 degrees Celsius by that point.  Currently, it's minus 26 in Prince George, with the high expected to reach minus 16.

According to the Iceman website, the ski portion of the multi-sporting race will be scaled back to one lap at Otway – down to 4km, from 8km – as a result of the later start.

As of now, the start times are as follows:

11am – Solo Men

11:05am – Solo Women and Junior Teams

11:15am – Men's Teams

11:20am – Women's Teams

11:30am – Mixed Teams

Officials are urging participants to be cautious of signs of frost bite and hypothermia for this year's Iceman.  Tips are available on the Facebook page.  Any further updates this morning will come via Facebook or Twitter.