Plenty of changes have been going on in the popular Ironman 70.3 Series, here is what we know so far for next year.
The 2011 Ironman 70.3 Series will consist of 49 triathlon races and the Ironman World Championship 70.3 race in Henderson, Nevada in September. The number is up from last year's roughly 40 races in the series. They added 8 new races to the 2011 Ironman 70.3 schedule, swapped one (Geelong -> Port Macquarie) and moved two races. Ironman 70.3 China moved to May and to the city of Jixian. They also re-located the Ironman World Championship race to Lake Las Vegas, Nevada and moved it from November date to a September date. NOTE: The WTC added 2 new races to the mix after this story was posted, Ironman 70.3 Canberra and Ironman 70.3 Yeppoon, both in Australia.
Ironman 70.3 Series Changes:
• Ironman 70.3 Geelong - Removed from the series
• Ironman 70.3 China - Race moved to new Month & Venue
• Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie - New race
• Ironman 70.3 Mallorca - New race
• Ironman 70.3 Italy - New race
• Ironman 70.3 Muncie - New race
• Ironman 70.3 Ireland - New race
• Ironman 70.3 Pays d'Aix - New race
• Ironman 70.3 Pocono Mountains - New race
• Ironman 70.3 Canberra - New race
• Ironman 70.3 Yeppoon - New race
| Ironman 70.3 Event / Date | Location | Registration |
| • Ironman 70.3 Pucon | ||
| Sunday, January 16, 2011 | - Pucon, Chile | SOLD OUT |
| • Ironman 70.3 South Africa | ||
| Sunday, January 23, 2011 | - Buffalo City, South Africa | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 San Juan* | ||
| Saturday, March 19, 2011 | - San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Singapore | ||
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 | - Singapore | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 California | ||
| Saturday, April 2, 2011 | - Oceanside, California, USA | SOLD OUT |
| • Ironman 70.3 Texas | ||
| Sunday, April 10, 2011 | - Galveston, Texas, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 New Orleans | ||
| Sunday, April 17, 2011 | - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie* | ||
| Sunday, May 1, 2011 | - Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia | SOLD OUT |
| • Ironman 70.3 St. Croix | ||
| Sunday, May 1, 2011 | - St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Busselton* | ||
| Saturday, May 7, 2011 | - Busselton, WA, Australia | SOLD OUT |
| • Ironman 70.3 Mallorca* | ||
| Saturday, May 14, 2011 | - Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Florida | ||
| Sunday, May 15, 2011 | - Orlando, Florida, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 China | ||
| Sunday, May 22, 2011 | - Jixian, Tianjin, China | Not Yet Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Austria | ||
| Sunday, May 22, 2011 | - St. Pölten, Austria | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Hawaii | ||
| Saturday, June 4, 2011 | - Kona, Hawaii, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Mooseman | ||
| Sunday, June 5, 2011 | - Newfound, New Hampshire, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Switzerland | ||
| Sunday, June 5, 2011 | - Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Boise | ||
| Saturday, June 11, 2011 | - Boise, Idaho, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Eagleman | ||
| Sunday, June 12, 2011 | - Cambridge, Maryland, USA | SOLD OUT |
| • Ironman 70.3 Kansas | ||
| Sunday, June 12, 2011 | - Lawrence, Kansas, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Italy* | ||
| Sunday, June 12, 2011 | - Pescara, Italy | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 UK | ||
| Sunday, June 19, 2011 | - Brompton Regis, United Kingdom | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake | ||
| Sunday, June 26, 2011 | - Lubbock, Texas, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Muncie* | ||
| Saturday, July 9, 2011 | - Muncie, Indiana, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island | ||
| Sunday, July 10, 2011 | - Providence, Rhode Island, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Racine | ||
| Sunday, July 17, 2011 | - Racine, Wisconsin, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Vineman | ||
| Sunday, July 17, 2011 | - Guerneville, California, USA | Sold Out |
| • Ironman 70.3 Antwerp | ||
| Sunday, July 24, 2011 | - Antwerp, Belgium | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Calgary | ||
| Sunday, July 31, 2011 | - Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Boulder | ||
| Sunday, August 7, 2011 | - Boulder, Colorado, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens | ||
| Sunday, August 14, 2011 | - Lake Stevens, Washington, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Wiesbaden | ||
| Sunday, August 14, 2011 | - Wiesbaden, Germany | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Philippines | ||
| Sunday, August 14, 2011 | - Camarines Sur, Philippines | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Steelhead | ||
| Saturday, August 14, 2011 | - Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Yeppoon* | ||
| Saturday, August 14, 2011 | - Yeppoon, QLD, Australia | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Timberman# | ||
| Sunday, August 21, 2011 | - Gilford, New Hampshire, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Brazil# | ||
| Sunday, August 27, 2011 | - Penha, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Ireland* # | ||
| Sunday, September 4, 2011 | - Galway, Ireland | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Muskoka# | ||
| Sunday, September 11, 2011 | - Huntsville, Ontario, Canada | Open |
| • Ironman World Championship 70.3 | ||
| Sunday, September 11, 2011 | - Lake Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | N/A |
| • Ironman 70.3 Branson | ||
| Sunday, September 18, 2011 | - Branson, Missouri, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Cancun | ||
| Sunday, September 18, 2011 | - Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Syracuse | ||
| Sunday, September 18, 2011 | - Syracuse, New York, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Augusta | ||
| Sunday, September 25, 2011 | - Augusta, Georgia, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Pays d'Aix | ||
| Sunday, September 25, 2011 | - Aix-en-Provence, France | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Pocono Mountains* | ||
| Sunday, October 2, 2011 | - Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Japan | ||
| Sunday, September 18, 2011 | - Tokoname, Japan | Not Yet Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Austin | ||
| Sunday, October 16, 2011 | - Austin, Texas, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Taiwan | ||
| Saturday, October 29, 2011 | - Kenting, Taiwan | Not Yet Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Miami | ||
| Sunday, October 30, 2011 | - Miami, Florida, USA | Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Canberra* | ||
| Sunday, December 11, 2011 | - Canberra, ACT, Australia | Not Yet Open |
| • Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship | ||
| TBD, 2011 | - Phuket, Thailand | Not Yet Open |
| * = New Event | # = 2012 Ironman 70.3 Qualifying Event | |
All of the 2011 qualifying races will have slots for the Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 race in Henderson, Nevada on September 11, 2011. Some 2011 Ironman 70.3 qualifying races will be affected by the move to September, they will now be qualifying races for the 2012 championship event.
For additional details on the series go to the Ironman 70.3 website: www.ironman.com/events/ironman70.3
- Ironman 70.3 Series Race Map [via TRImapper.com]
Related Posts:
• European Expansion Continues with Ironman 70.3 Pays d'Aix
• Ironman 70.3 Italy Added to European 70.3 Schedule
• WTC Expands to the Green Island with Ironman 70.3 Ireland
• Western Australia Joins Series with Ironman 70.3 Busselton• New Mediterranean Race Announced, Ironman 70.3 Mallorca
