Ironmans selling fast

Demand for racing Ironman hits an all time high, with six out of nine Ironman races in Europe now sold out. The season kicks of with the Spec Savers Ironman 70.3 South Africa on January 20th 2013.

The IRONMAN series of events is targeting a record year in Europe. Six IRONMAN races have sold out of as today: IRONMAN Canarias Lanzarote (Spain), IRONMAN France (Nice), IRONMAN Austria (Klagenfurt), the Frankfurter Sparkasse IRONMAN European Championship (Frankfurt, Germany), IRONMAN UK (Bolton) and IRONMAN Sweden (Kalmar).

General entries remain available for the Spec Savers IRONMAN South Africa (April 14 2013), IRONMAN Switzerland (Zurich, July 28 2013), and IRONMAN Wales (Tenby, September 8 2013), with each event comprising of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile run.

The IRONMAN season kicks off with the Spec Savers IRONMAN 70.3 South Africa (January 20, 2013).

A full list of all European IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 events can be found here.

Matt Baird Editor of Cycling Plus magazine

About

Matt is a regular contributor to 220 Triathlon, having joined the magazine in 2008. He’s raced everything from super-sprint to Ironman, duathlons and off-road triathlons, and can regularly be seen on the roads and trails around Bristol. Matt is the author of Triathlon! from Aurum Press and is now the editor of Cycling Plus magazine.