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Ironman 70.3 Budapest, 2014. An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.2 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile (42.2 km) run completed in that order, a total of 140.6 miles (226.3 km). It is widely ...
USM Events also owned and produced a full Ironman distance race in Cairns, Australia called Challenge Cairns. [20] Challenge, a rival to the Ironman brand, did not wish to have WTC running one of the Challenge family of races. As a result, Challenge terminated its contract with USM and Challenge Cairns subsequently became Ironman Cairns. [21]
The Ironman World Championship is a triathlon competitions held annually in Hawaii, United States from 1978 to 2022, with no race in 2020 and an additional race in 1982. It is owned and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. It is the annual culmination of a series of Ironman triathlon qualification races held throughout the world. From ...
An Ironman 70.3, also known as a Half Ironman, is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). The "70.3" refers to the total distance in miles (113.0 km) covered in the race, consisting of a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) swim, a 56-mile (90 km) bike ride, and a 13.1-mile (21.1 km) run.
In 2017, Arafat attended the Ironman Malaysia. He completed the Ironman Malaysia in 12 hours and 43 minutes, including a 3.8-kilometer swim, 180-kilometer cycling, and 42-kilometer run. [6] He became the first Bangladeshi athlete to complete both the Ironman 70.3 World Championship and the Ironman World Championship. [11]
The Ironman Australia is a yearly triathlon in May covering the Ironman distance (3.8 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42.195 km running) on the East Coast of Australia. The event has been held in Port Macquarie , NSW since 2006 and prior to that it was held in Forster / Tuncurry area.
Lucy Charles-Barclay (born 15 September 1993) is an English professional triathlete specialising in the Ironman and 70.3 ("half-Ironman") distances. She is the 2023 World Ironman champion and the 2021 World Champion in the 70.3 discipline, both under the authority of the World Triathlon Corporation.
Joseph Naylor MBE (10 February 1936 – 28 June 2024) was an English fell runner who set many long-distance records, and a sheep farmer, living in the Lake District.He became known as the "King of the Fells" [1] or simply the "Iron Man".