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This distance is also known as a "half Ironman" because it's half the distance of an Ironman. Ironman 70.3 races consist of a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1-mile half marathon run.
Ironman 70.3 races consist of a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1-mile half marathon run. Most full Ironman races have a time limit of 16 or 17 hours to complete the race.
In 2011, the half-Ironman triathlon is back to September, being run on the 10 year anniversary of 9/11 - 11 September 2011. In previous editions several professional triathletes competed in this event, including Bettina Ernst (1996), Paula Newby-Fraser (2002), Heather Fuhr (2006), and Lance Armstrong (2012).
The fastest times to complete a half-iron distance race for men and women were both set at the 2019 Ironman 70.3 Bahrain by Kristian Blummenfelt and Holly Lawrence. [14] While these remain the fastest times for any Ironman-branded 70.3 race, they were achieved on a 53.9-mile (86.8 km) bike course, [ 15 ] noticeably less than the standard 56 ...
Lawrence holds the current record for the most half-ironman distance triathlons in one year: 22, in 2011. He is married and has four daughters and one son. Lawrence is the author of Iron Cowboy: Redefine Impossible , a memoir released on the 22nd of October 2017; centred around his 2015 consecutive Ironman-distance world record.
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He routinely posts the top swim and run times at his racing events, and even posted the third fastest run time on the Ironman World Championship course in 2011. [9] It wasn't until his win at the 2012 Ironman World Championship did the three-time Hawaii Ironman top ten finisher posted his breakthrough performance [ 4 ] where he won by five ...
Nirupa was the only Indian female participant in this triathlon, which comprised a 3.8-kilometre swim, a 180-kilometre cycle ride, and a full marathon distance of 42.2 kilometers. In her first attempt at the Ironman, Shankar crossed the finish line in 14 hours, 47 minutes, and 41 seconds. [7]