So far the 2008 Ironman 70.3 Series will consist of 28 triathlon races up from last year’s number of 21 races. So far this year they have added 8 new triathlon races around the world to the schedule, the new locations include: Canada, Chile, China, South Africa and the United States. All of these 2008 qualifying races will have slots for the Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3 race in Clearwater, Florida in November. An Ironman 70.3 triathlon race consists of a 1.2 mile Swim, 56 mile Bike and 13.1 mile Run. For additional details on the series go to the Ironman 70.3 website: http://www.ironman.com/events/ironman70.3
Check out the 2008 Ironman 70.3 Series Race Map via TRImapper.com
| Ironman 70.3 Event / Date | Location | Registration |
| • Ironman 70.3 South Africa * | ||
| Sunday, January 13, 2008 | - Buffalo City, South Africa | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Pucon * | ||
| Sunday, January 20, 2008 | - Pucon, Chile | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Geelong * | ||
| Sunday, February 10, 2008 | - Geelong, VIC, Australia |
Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 California | ||
| Saturday, March 29, 2008 | - Oceanside, California, USA | Sold Out |
| • Ironman 70.3 China * | ||
| Sunday, April 20, 2008 | - Haikou, Hainan Island, China | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 St. Croix | ||
| Sunday, May 4, 2008 | - St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Florida | ||
| Sunday, May 18, 2008 | - Orlando, Florida, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Austria | ||
| Saturday, May 24, 2008 | - St. Pölten, Austria | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Hawaii | ||
| Saturday, May 31, 2008 | - Kona, Hawaii, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Boise * | ||
| Sunday, June 1, 2008 | - Boise, Idaho, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Switzerland | ||
| Sunday, June 1, 2008 | - Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland | Sold Out |
| • Ironman 70.3 Eagleman | ||
| Sunday, June 8, 2008 | - Cambridge, Maryland, USA | Sold Out |
| • Ironman 70.3 UK | ||
| Sunday, June 15, 2008 | - Wimbleball, United Kingdom | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Kansas * | ||
| Sunday, June 15, 2008 | - Lawrence, Kansas, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake | ||
| Sunday, June 29, 2008 | - Lubbock, Texas, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens | ||
| Sunday, July 6, 2008 | - Lake Stevens, Washington, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island * | ||
| Sunday, July 13, 2008 | - Providence, Rhode Island, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Vineman | ||
| Sunday, July 20, 2008 | - Guerneville, California, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Newfoundland | ||
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 | - Pasadena, Newfoundland, Canada | Open |
| • Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 | ||
| Saturday, August 2, 2008 | - Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Antwerp | ||
| Sunday, August 3, 2008 | - Antwerp, Belgium | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Germany | ||
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 | - Wiesbaden, Germany | Open |
| • Timberman 70.3 | ||
| Sunday, August 17, 2008 | - Gilford, New Hampshire, USA | Sold Out |
| • Ironman 70.3 Monaco | ||
| Sunday, September 7, 2008 | - Monaco | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Singapore | ||
| Sunday, September 7, 2008 | - Singapore | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Muskoka * | ||
| Sunday, September 14, 2008 | - Huntsville, Ontario, Canada | Sold Out |
| • Ironman 70.3 Brazil | ||
| Sunday, September 14, 2008 | - Brasilia, Brazil | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Cancun | ||
| Sunday, September 21, 2008 | - Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico | Open |
| • Longhorn Ironman 70.3 Austin | ||
| Sunday, October 5, 2008 | - Austin, Texas, USA | Open |
| * New Event Added to the Ironman 70.3 Series | ||
UPDATE: On January 10th, 2008 they added the Longhorn Ironman 70.3 Austin race to the 2008 schedule. This race will be a qualifying race for the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3 triathlon.
Next year's world championship race is still schedule to take place in Clearwater, Florida.
• Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3
Saturday, November 8, 2008 - Clearwater, Florida, USA
Other changes to the Ironman 70.3 triathlon calendar include moving the Australia race from November in Port Macquarie to February in Geelong and the removal of the Ironman 70.3 Baja race in Ensenada, México. One race you won't see on the calendar is the new race they just announced a few weeks ago, Ironman 70.3 New Orleans. This race is not scheduled to take place until 2009.
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