Ironman 70.3 World Championship

The Ironman 70.3 World Championship is a long-distance triathlon held annually and organised by the World Triathlon Corporation. The 70.3 in the name is the total distance in miles, about 113 kilometres, made up of a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile run, each half the distance of the same leg of a full Ironman. The race ends the Ironman 70.3 series each year, and competitors qualify in the twelve months before it: the top 50 men and top 35 women in the professional rankings qualify, and amateurs earn age group slots at qualifying events. It has been a championship race since 2006 and was held at Clearwater, Florida until 2010 and at Las Vegas from 2011, with a different location each year from 2014.