Search results
IRONMAN UK took place from 2012 to 2023. In 2024, IRONMAN UK will become IRONMAN 70.3 Bolton. To register your interest for IRONMAN 70.3 Bolton, visit https://www.ironman.com/im703-bolton. To find another IRONMAN finish line, check out IRONMAN Wales.
- Races
find your finish line. 170+ triathlons worldwide
- Races
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).
- The Ironman Is Born
- The First Ironman
- Gordon Haller Is The First Ironman Champion
- Lyn Lemaire Is The First Woman to Win The Ironman
- Wide World of Sports Covers The Ironman
- The Ironman Moves to Kailua-Kona
- Scott Tinley First Uses Aerobars
- Newbie Breaks Run Course Record
- Amputee Jim Maclaren Finishes The Ironman
- Valerie Silk Sells Ironman
US Navy Commander John Collins decides to put an end to a debate about who was the fittest – swimmers, cyclists or runners – by combining Hawaii’s three biggest endurance races. So the Waikiki Roughwater Swim (2.4 miles), the Around-Oahu Cycle Race (115 miles) and the Honolulu Marathon (26.2 miles) became the Hawaiian Ironman.
The Hawaii Ironman triathlon was first staged on 18 February 1978 in Honolulu. A field of 15 athletes started, with 12 crossing the finish line. Each were rewarded with a handmade trophy.
In this gruelling first year, and at a time without many of the technological enhancements of today, American triathlete Gordon Haller became the first Ironman, with a time of 11:46:58.
In 1979, America’s Lyn Lemaire became the first woman to win the endurance event in a time of 12:55:38. She placed fifth in a field of 15.
US broadcaster ABC brought the Ironman into the living rooms of Americans in 1980. Future multiple champion Dave Scott won, aged 26, with Robin Beck taking the women’s title. 1. How to train for a faster Ironman with Dave Scott
With Collins transferred to Washington by the US Navy in 1981, Valerie Silk took the race in a new direction, moving it from Honolulu to a quieter location, Kailua-Kona, on Hawaii’s Big Island. John Howard took the title.
In 1985, legendary two-time Ironman champion (’82 and ’85) Scott Tinley bolted aerobarsto his bike and wore covers on his cycle shoes for the first time, winning the event in sub-nine hours. Prior to this, competitors had used standard ‘drop’ handlebars.
In 2016, on his debut, Patrick Lange raced into the Kona history books by breaking Mark Allen’s run course record with a 2:39:45 split. Lying 23rd in T2 his phenomenal run led him to finish third, behind Sebastian Kienleand Frodeno, ensuring a clean sweep for Germany. In 2017 he went onto win the race, and smash the course record with a time of 8:0...
In 1985, the former Yale footballer Jim MacLaren lost his leg. Not deterred, he then set about training for Hawaii, completing the event in 1989. Sadly, four years later he was hit by a van at the Orange County Performing Arts Centre Triathlon and became a quadriplegic. He returned to the stage of the Ironman to emotional scenes, and now lives by t...
In 1990, Ironman owner Valerie Silk sold the event for $3million to Dr Jim Gill, a Florida ophthalmologist and Ironman competitor. Gill subsequently founded the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). The Pit and the Natural Energy Lab sections were added to the course the same year.
Feb 21, 2020 · Making their inaugural appearance on Facebook Watch will be the first edition of the Certified Piedmontese IRONMAN Tulsa, and IRONMAN Switzerland’s first stop in Thun, while Subaru IRONMAN Canada makes its return to Penticton, British Columbia.
Nov 9, 2020 · A 21-year-old triathlete from Florida has become the first person with Down's syndrome to finish an Ironman event - swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles and running a 26.2-mile marathon.
Swim start, 15 October 2005. The Ironman World Championship is a triathlon 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.
People also ask
Where is the Ironman World Championship held?
When did Ironman UK take place?
When is the 2023 Ironman World Championship?
Who owns the Ironman World Championships?
Who is considered an Ironman Triathlon?
How long is an Ironman Triathlon?
Jun 25, 2020 · every sub-eight hour 30 minute iron-distance finish by British male (and female…) athletes ever recorded. The Fastest British Athletes at the IRONMAN World Championships, Hawaii. A complete listing of every sub 8:45 finish (Male) and sub 9:30 finish (Female) from British athletes in Kona.
