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Ironman Wisconsin also hosts an Ironman 70.3 triathlon the day before the full-distance event; this is often known as a "half Ironman." It will follow a similar, though obviously shorter, route to ...
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 ...
In 2023, the men's event held on September 10 in Nice, France, and the women's on October 14 in Kona, Hawaii. [7] The men's and women's Championships alternate between these venues until 2026. [1] Qualifying for the World Championship is achieved through placement in one of the other Ironman races or some Ironman 70.3 races.
The 2016 series saw 89 events worldwide, with the biggest one-year increase in the number of events coming between the 2011 and 2012 series when the number of races grew from 38 to 57. Since 2022, Vietnam's automobile maker VinFast was the first ever naming rights partner for 2022 Ironman World Championship and 2023 Ironman 70.3 World ...
Ironman Wisconsin and other Ironman events also hold Ironman 70.3 races. This distance is also known as a "half Ironman" because it's half the distance of an Ironman. Ironman 70.3 races consist of ...
In August 2014, the CEO of WTC, Andrew Messick, announced that Ironman Lake Placid would be among the list of North American races that would no longer offer a pro purse prize in 2015. This decision came as a result of the growing Ironman brand, the increased fragmentation of the overall purse prize, and the date of the race in relation to the ...
The 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship was held on October 9, 2010 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was the 34th such Ironman Triathlon World Championships , which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978.
The 2015 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 71 events that enabled qualification to the 2015 World Championship event. Professional triathletes qualified for the championship race by competing in races during the qualifying period, earning points towards their pro rankings. For the 2015 championship race that period was August 3, 2014 to July 12, 2015.