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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.
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 2011, the half-Ironman triathlon is back to September, being run on the 10 year anniversary of 9/11 - 11 September 2011. In previous editions several professional triathletes competed in this event, including Bettina Ernst (1996), Paula Newby-Fraser (2002), Heather Fuhr (2006), and Lance Armstrong (2012).
Ironman 70.3 races consist of a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1-mile half marathon run. Most full Ironman races have a time limit of 16 or 17 hours to complete the race.
James Lawrence is a Canadian athlete. He was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and currently lives in Utah.He gained media attention in 2015 for setting the former world record for the most Ironman-distance triathlons completed within a single calendar year: 50.
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 ...
Melissa Hauschildt (née Rollison, born 13 April 1983 in Adelaide) is an Australian professional triathlete and former middle-distance runner. She is a 3-time World Champion, winning Gold at the 2011 and 2013 Ironman 70.3 World Championship as well as the 2013 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships.
That year, she’d set the goal to do a half Ironman triathlon and spent several months training, only to injure her knee two weeks before the competition. Because her resolution was so specific ...