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Australian John Maclean was the first physically challenged athlete to complete the event under the cut-off time. [3] [4] Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Ironman World Championship was initially postponed to February 2021 and then canceled with that year's qualifiers able to defer to race in 2021 or 2022. [5]
Originally named the Professional Triathletes Union (PTU), the organisation was first mooted by a group of athletes at the Challenge Bahrain event in 2014. [3] The founding board included Ironman World Championship winners Mirinda Carfrae, Sebastian Kienle and Pete Jacobs with the full list also including Jodie Swallow, Rachel Joyce, Helle Frederiksen, Meredith Kessler, Mary Beth Ellis, Angela ...
[3] In 2015 the triathlon series and the Life Time brand saw changes. In January, Life Time partnered with the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), owners of the Ironman triathlon brand. [4] As part of their agreement, some Life Time races would be rebranded under the Ironman banner, and WTC's Boulder Peak Triathlon would now fall under Life Time ...
Sanders went on to Ironman Arizona finishing with a time under 8 hours to take his first official full distance victory (a year before he won Ironman Florida, however the swim was cancelled). [citation needed] On November 20, 2016, Sanders set a new world record for the full distance triathlon at Ironman Arizona, with a winning time of 7:44:29.
The championship race is the culmination of the Ironman 70.3 series of events that took place from October 2007 to September 2008. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earn a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series. [ 1 ]
The championship was organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and was the culmination of the Ironman 70.3 series of events that occurred from August 19, 2012 through August 11, 2013. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earned a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series.
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The 70.3 Series expanded the number of qualifying races from 34 in 2009 to 39 events in 2010. Those events added included races at Galveston Island (Texas), New Foundland Lake (Mooseman), Racine, Boulder, Japan, Branson, and Syracuse. The 5-year old Monaco Ironman 70.3 is no longer part of the series, which was re-labeled the TriStar111 Monaco. [4]