Here is a preliminary look at the 2009 Ironman Race Calendar. Once again we have a new Ironman race on the schedule. In August the World Triathlon Corporation expanded its reach into Mexico by adding Ironman Cozumel to the mix. The new Ironman race on the calendar is set to take place on Sunday, November 29, 2009 and will be a qualifying event for the 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship race. This brings the number of qualifying races for the World Championship race to 21 if you do not include the qualifying slots available from some of the Ironman 70.3 races. For additional race details visit the individual race sites with the links below or visit the WTC Ironman website: www.ironman.com
| Ironman Event / Date | Location | Registration |
| • Ironman Malaysia | ||
| Saturday, February 28, 2009 | - Langkawi, Malaysia | Open |
| • Ironman New Zealand | ||
| Saturday, March 7, 2009 | - Taupo, New Zealand | Open |
| • Ironman Australia | ||
| Sunday, April 5, 2009 | - Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia | Open |
| • Ironman South Africa | ||
| Sunday, April 5, 2009 | - Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Open |
| • Ironman China | ||
| Sunday, April 19, 2009 | - Haikou, Hainan Island, China | Open |
| • Ironman Lanzarote | ||
| Saturday, May 23, 2009 | - Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain | Open |
| • Ironman Brazil | ||
| Sunday, May 31, 2009 | - Florianopolis, Brazil | Open |
| • Ironman Japan | ||
| Sunday, June 21, 2009 | - Goto, Nagasaki, Japan | Open |
| • Ironman Coeur d'Alene | ||
| Sunday, June 21, 2009 | - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA | Sold Out |
| • Ironman France | ||
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 | - Nice, France | Open |
| • Ironman Austria | ||
| Sunday, July 5, 2009 | - Klagenfurt, Austria | Sold Out |
| • Ironman Germany | ||
| Sunday, July 5, 2009 | - Frankfurt, Germany | Sold Out |
| • Ironman Switzerland | ||
| Sunday, July 12, 2009 | - Zurich, Switzerland | Sold Out |
| • Ironman Lake Placid | ||
| Sunday, July 26, 2009 | - Lake Placid, New York, USA | Sold Out |
| • Ironman Canada | ||
| Sunday, August 30, 2009 | - Penticton, B.C., Canada | Sold Out |
| • Ironman Louisville | ||
| Sunday, August 30, 2009 | - Louisville, Kentucky, USA | Sold Out |
| • Ironman UK | ||
| Sunday, August 2, 2009 | - Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom | Open |
| • Ironman Wisconsin | ||
| Sunday, September 13, 2009 | - Madison, Wisconsin, USA | Sold Out |
| • Ironman Florida | ||
| Saturday, November 7, 2009 | - Panama City Beach, Florida, USA | Sold Out |
| • Ironman Arizona | ||
| Sunday, November 22, 2009 | - Tempe, Arizona, USA | Sold Out |
| • Ironman Cozumel | ||
| Sunday, November 29, 2009** | - Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico | Sold Out |
| • Ironman Western Australia | ||
| Saturday, December 5, 2009 | - Busselton, WA, Australia | Not Yet Open |
| • Ironman World Championship | ||
| Saturday, October 10, 2009 | - Kona, Hawaii, USA | |
| ** 2010 Ironman Qualifying Event | ||
Ironman New Zealand will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary when the race takes place in March of 2009 in Taupo.
Ironman UK organizers announced that the new race venue will be in Bolton, Lancashire.
- Ironman Series Race Map [via TRImapper.com]
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