- IRON MAN DISTANCES FULL
- IRON MAN DISTANCES PRO
- IRON MAN DISTANCES PROFESSIONAL
- IRON MAN DISTANCES SERIES
I was all set to enter this one until I found out about this rule. Both of which have been the main things preventing me trying an Ironman earlier. Sadly though you need a support car and a support runner which adds enormously to the cost and faff involved. All of my research kept coming back to this as being the UK’s most appealing hardcore triathlon, held in magnificent Torridon. Off-road mountain bike section and sea swim make this quite impressive! You either have to qualify or buy a slot on an eBay charity auction. Worth a mention for being the original Ironman event. Instead I have selected a few of the more quirky versions of the event that appeal to me more. I have not made this a very comprehensive list, for there are scores of Ironman events all over the world.
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I’mve started researching which event I would like to take on*.
IRON MAN DISTANCES SERIES
Races within the series typically get added or removed each year Africa There are about 121 Half Ironman distance races globally. The 2016 series saw 89 events worldwide, with the biggest one-year increase in the number of events coming between the 20 series when the number of races grew from 38 to 57. Since the first year of the Ironman 70.3 Championship race in 2006 the series grew from 14 events to over 60 events in the span of seven years. The number of qualification events within the 70.3 series has grown since its inception, growing to match the popularity of the sport and interest in the distance. The oldest half-iron-distance race, though not under the WTC umbrella at the time, is the Superfrog Triathlon, which began in 1979. However, prior to the launch of the 70.3 series in 2005, races were then known as Half Ironman before adopting the Ironman 70.3 label. The first Half Ironman branded race was Half Ironman UK, which was raced in 2001. For 2014 and all following years the location for the 70.3 Championship will change each year. Lake Las Vegas is the site of the event's swim. In 2011, the 70.3 Championship venue changed to Las Vegas along with date of the event moved up in the calendar to September. Each age group category is tentatively allocated one qualifying spot in each qualifying event.įrom its first year as a championship race series in 2006 until 2010, the Ironman 70.3 World Championships were held in Clearwater, Florida, USA during the month of November. At qualifying events, slots are allocated to each age group category, male and female, with the number of slots given out based on that category's proportional representation of the overall field. Īmateur triathletes can qualify for the championship race by earning a qualifying slot at one of the qualifying events.
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IRON MAN DISTANCES PRO
The top 50 males and top 35 females in the pro rankings qualify for the championship race. An athlete's five highest-scoring races are counted toward their pro rankings.
IRON MAN DISTANCES PROFESSIONAL
Professional triathletes qualify for the championship race by competing in races during the qualifying period, earning points towards their pro rankings.
IRON MAN DISTANCES FULL
Some Ironman 70.3 events also act as qualifiers for the full Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, USA. Qualification into the Ironman 70.3 World Championship can be obtained through the Ironman 70.3 series of events held during the 12-month qualification period prior to the championship. Finish times range from sub-four-hour completion times by elite level athletes to the imposed race cut off, which is commonly 8 hours and 30 minutes after the start time. These factors include the terrain and the total elevation gained and lost on the course, weather conditions, and course conditions. The time needed by an athlete to complete a 70.3 distance event varies from race to race and can be influenced by external factors. In addition to the World Championship race, Ironman 70.3 championship competitions are also held for the European, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America regions. The Ironman 70.3 series culminates each year with a World Championship competition, for which competitors qualify during the 70.3 series in the 12 months prior to the championship race. Each distance of the swim, bike, and run segments is half the distance of that segment in an Ironman Triathlon. 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. 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).