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'], 'filter': { 'nextExceptions': 'img, blockquote, div', 'nextContainsExceptions': 'img, blockquote'} }'>Qualification in an Ironman 70.3 competition Also at some races over the half Ironman distance, so called Ironman 70.3 races, slots for the Ironman Hawaii are be allocated. Besides the Ironman 70.3 Hawaii there are currently only four other races that offer the opportunity to qualify for Hawaii.
The 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Maine will offer qualifying slots to the 2021 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in St. Entry fees are outlined on the Ironman 70.3 Maine website based on competition. Please visit Ironman 70.3 Maine for all event details. Are you interested in offering assistance for IRONMAN 70.3 Maine? Become a Volunteer. IRONMAN is coordinating with local authorities in Taupo to have New Zealand host the 2022 70.3 race. IRONMAN acknowledged that one of the many reasons for cancelling was the fact that so many qualifying events had not taken place, as well as the extension of travel restrictions worldwide. Ironman 70.3 Boise, Ironman 70.3 Kansas and Ironman 70.3 Syracuse, all held in June, will feature significantly greater numbers of age-group qualifying slots for the Ironman World Championship 70.3 event, to be held at Lake Las Vegas on Sept.
Back at the beginning of April, Ironman announced the Ironman Virtual Club, which includes weekly virtual challenges and virtual races (called Ironman VR). Here are the full details on how to participate in the IM Virtual Club and how to sign up for VR races.
Almost every weekend since then has featured a different free VR race for athletes to compete in—mostly Olympic- or half-distance duathlons. As number of participants has grown, though—over 110,000 people have now registered for the Ironman Virtual Club—there have been growing concern about potential cheating. Ironman CEO Andrew Messick previously acknowledged, “You could get some results that were a little bit wacky,” like 60-year-olds putting times down that were faster than pro athletes. In May, Ironman added a “Challenger” division to its VR races to address some of those issues and announced that 70.3 Worlds spots would be up for grabs in a Championship series of virtual races.
These divisions and the championship series come with additional rules. We’re going to break down how it works here and what you need to know. You can also see the full Ironman VR schedule for July and August (as well as other virtual race options).
What’s the Ironman VR Challenger Division?
There are now two divisions to the Ironman VR races: Classic and Challenger. There is also a Championship division with a series of races (more on that below).
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The Classic division is essentially anything goes. You have to do the three legs of the race—so far, they’ve been run-bike-run-in a given time period over the weekend, but you can do them in any order and on any piece of equipment you want—outside or inside. While there are some rules about how much extra distance over the given race distance you can upload, the Classic division is largely designed for athletes who just want to participate and don’t necessarily have a smart trainer or fancy equipment.
The Challenger division has some regulations on it, in an attempt to ensure fairness and cut down on user error. Most notably, the bike portion must be done either outside or on the virtual platform Rouvy in race mode. The run must be done outside. You can still do the activities in any order you want and they have to be within the timeframe. You also must make your activities public and connect your Rouvy account to the Ironman Virtual Club platform in advance—for data upload and for verification.
Both divisions require that you register in advance and upload your activities by the given deadline.
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The Ironman VR Championship Series
If you want to be eligible for the a 70.3 Worlds slot in your age group, then you have to compete in the Championship division—a series of four VR races over four weeks. Your results will be based on your best three of four races; and, as of now, you have to complete the half-distance race as one of your three events. In order to be eligible for the championship series, you must have done a previous VR or real-world race with Ironman, so that they have a record of you and can spot-check abnormal results.
The second championship series of races is currently underway, with the third race of the series—VR16, a half-distance—happening this weekend. The next four-week championship series begins with VR18 on Aug. 7-9 (an Olympic-distance event) and then continues over the following weekends through Aug. 28-30.
The slots will be awarded to the 2021 70.3 World Championships in St. George via an online roll down process that hasn’t yet been finalized. Each Olympic-distance event earns the age-group winner 50 points and the half-distance race earns the winner 100 points. The maximum number of points someone could earn then, over three races (two Olympics and a half) is 200 points. Slots will be allocated to each age group via the usual process and will then be awarded in each age group based on a total number of points earned over the three races.
How Do I Compete in the Ironman VR Championship Series?
If you want to get one of those 70.3 Worlds spots for St. George, then you need to make sure you follow all the rules. You can read the full Ironman VR Championship rules, but here are some key points:
- You must first register with the Ironman Virtual Club and set up your Rouvy account. You will want to connect your platforms before you begin your event, so that when you ride in Rouvy it counts in the Ironman VR race!
- You must do the run outside and you must do the ride on Rouvy, on the designated course for that weekend, and in race mode (not training mode, which it defaults to). You also must make your profile public, so that it can be verified.
- The run can NOT have a net downhill, so to be safe make sure your GPS records correctly and give yourself a slight uphill buffer. (And, yes, you need a GPS watch.) The run is counted as elapsed time with any stoppages. You also need to wear a heart rate monitor.
- You must do it on one of these trainers (per Ironman rules): TechnoGym: MyCycling, Tacx: all NEO and Flux models, Wahoo: Kickr, Kickr Core, Kickr Bike, Saris: all Hammer models (H1, H2, H3), ELITE: Direto X, Drivo II, Suito, Zumo. (One note: This list of approved trainers has been updated since the first series of races, and some people had trouble with their trainer getting them DQ’d in the original races. Check the list before you begin the next championship series.)
- You do have to take a photo of you weighing yourself before getting on the trainer and use that weight in the Rouvy system—it may come up in verification of your results.
- The run-bike-run legs have to be completed in the order listed and you have to complete them within 12 hours.
A Few Tips
Because there are a lot of little rules to follow and details to keep track, it’s almost like doing your first triathlon again—when a transition checklist helps! To that end, here are some tips we’ve learned. First and foremost: Spend some time beforehand getting your trainer and Rouvy system set up, so you’re ready to go. Ironman has a video on how to get set up with Rouvy.
- Get warmed up before you start. Because the clock doesn’t start until you press start, you’ll want to do a warm-up run before you press go. Same with the trainer: ride some before the race officially starts.
- However, keep in mind that if you have your watch set to auto-sync and upload your files, your warm-up activity could sync and end up counting in your results. Don’t accidentally start before you mean to.
- To that end, you also don’t want to run extra—it’ll count in your total time—and you don’t want to run less—it’ll disqualify you. So plot your course well.
- You must do the events in order and within 12 hours, but use your time wisely to figure out the best rest and recovery (cool down and warm-up) strategy in between run-bike-run legs.
Good luck!
September 18, 2018
At 20 races worldwide, an additional 25 female athletes will be provided with additional bonus qualifying slots to the pinnacle event of the IRONMAN 70.3 Series
TAMPA, Fla. – Women For Tri®, a program of the IRONMAN Foundation®, today announced that a total of 500 additional women will earn an invitation to race in the 2019 IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship taking place in Nice, France on September 7-8, 2019. Slots will be awarded to top finishing female athletes at 20 select races worldwide. The additional slots will be utilized by Women For Tri, which was launched in 2015 by IRONMAN, to welcome and empower new female triathletes to be a part of the sport’s continued growth in high-level competition.
“With the introduction of our two-day world championship format, there is an opportunity for more high achieving female triathletes to earn a spot to the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship,” said Andrew Messick, President and Chief Executive Officer of IRONMAN. “The athletes that represent the Women For Tri team will help continue to grow the sport.”
Following the standard IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship rolldown ceremony at the 20 select races, 25 additional slots will be awarded to the next most qualified women, proportional by age group creating a deeper field of female athletes while maintaining the integrity and prestige of an IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship event. The program launches in France at IRONMAN 70.3 Nice on September 16.
| Event | Date | Country |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Nice | 9/16/2018 | France |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Atlantic City | 9/23/2018 | United States |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Middle East Championship Bahrain | 12/8/2018 | Bahrain |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Taupo | 12/8/2018 | New Zealand |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Indian Wells | 12/9/2018 | United States |
| IRONMAN 70.3 South Africa | 1/27/2019 | South Africa |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Dubai | TBD | United Arab Emirates |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong | 2/17/2019 | Australia |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Colombo | 2/24/2019 | Sri Lanka |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Oman | 3/1/2019 | Oman |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Puerto Rico | 3/17/2019 | Puerto Rico |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Texas | 4/7/2019 | United States |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Peru | 4/14/2019 | Peru |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Gulf Coast | 5/11/2019 | United States |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Pays D’Aix | 5/12/2019 | France |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Barcelona | 5/19/2019 | Spain |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Victoria | 6/2/2019 | Canada |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Les Sables d’Olonne | 6/9/2019 | France |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Wisconsin | 6/9/2019 | United States |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire | 6/9/2019 | United Kingdom |
All net proceeds from the registration revenue of the 500 additional slots will go towards supporting Women For Tri’s TriClub grant program. To date, nearly $250,000 has been awarded by this program to TriClubs around the world to support women’s engagement initiatives, including bringing first-timers into the sport. Since its inception in 2015, Women For Tri has seen an 18% increase in female participation in IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 events, totaling more than 66,000 female athletes globally.
The IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship is the pinnacle event in the global IRONMAN 70.3 series. The 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship race will be a two-day event with the professional and age-group women racing on Saturday, September 7 and the professional and age-group men racing on Sunday, September 8. Throughout the 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 qualifying season nearly 5,000 athletes will qualify to race in the 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship from among over 100 IRONMAN 70.3 races around the world.
For questions about Women For Tri programming, please contact [email protected]. For media related inquiries, please contact [email protected].
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About Women For Tri
Women For Tri®, a program of The IRONMAN Foundation launched by IRONMAN in 2015, works to increase female participation at all levels of triathlon. The program seeks to identify and diminish primary barriers to entry and mobilize triathlon advocates to encourage and engage female athletes across all race distances and representing all athletic abilities. Since inception, over $248,000 in grants have been awarded to triathlon clubs supporting female participation initiatives. Women For Tri embodies the heart and soul of what makes the sport so rewarding: testing your ability, overcoming challenges, and realizing the full depth of your potential in the most widely recognized test of endurance – triathlon. Learn more at www.womenfortri.com and join the Women For Tri online community of 40,000+ female triathletes at www.facebook.com/groups/WomenForTri.
About The IRONMAN Foundation
The IRONMAN Foundation® creates positive, tangible change in IRONMAN race communities by engaging athletes and volunteers to participate in programs that demonstrate service through sport and commitment to community. Since 2003, over $50,000,000 has been provided through IRONMAN charitable giveback programs including the IRONMAN Foundation to more than 6,300 local, regional, national and global nonprofit initiatives. Through these partnerships, IRONMAN athletes are powerfully linked to the community and together we leave the IRONMAN legacy behind in our race communities long after event day. For more information on IRONMAN Foundation programs, including Team IMF, Community Fund, Your Journey Your Cause, and Women For Tri, visit www.ironmanfoundation.org.
About IRONMAN
As part of Wanda Sports Holdings, the IRONMAN Group operates a global portfolio of events that includes the IRONMAN® Triathlon Series, the IRONMAN® 70.3® Triathlon Series, 5150™ Triathlon Series, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series®, Iron Girl®, IRONKIDS®, International Triathlon Union World Triathlon Series races, road cycling events including the UCI Velothon® Series, mountain bike races including the Absa Cape Epic®, premier marathons including the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, trail running like Ultra-Trail Australia™, and other multisport races. IRONMAN’s events, together with all other Wanda Sports Holdings events, provide more than a million participants annually the benefits of endurance sports through the company’s vast offerings. The iconic IRONMAN® Series of events is the largest participation sports platform in the world. Since the inception of the IRONMAN® brand in 1978, athletes have proven that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE® by crossing finish lines at the world’s most challenging endurance races. Beginning as a single race, IRONMAN has grown to become a global sensation with more than 230 events across 53 countries. For more information, visit www.ironman.com.
About Wanda Sports Holdings
Wanda Sports Holdings is the world’s leading sports business entity, founded to capture the opportunities in the global sports industry and to contribute to the prosperous international sports landscape – in three key areas: 1) Spectator Sports (media & marketing business), 2) Participation Sports (active lifestyle business), 3) Services (digital, production and service business). Wanda Sports Holding incorporates the international sports marketing company Infront Sports & Media, the iconic endurance brand IRONMAN, and Wanda Sports China. The headquarters are in Guangzhou, China.