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As of April 9, 56 Ironman races worldwide have either been rescheduled, postponed or canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. This number includes the 70.3 Hawaii race, which has been moved from May 30.
Athletes compete in the swim portion of the 2018 Ironman 70.3 Hawaii. (West Hawaii Today/File Photo)
Kailua-Kona’s Jose Graca crosses the finish line at the 2018 Ironman 70.3 Hawaii triathlon. The date for the 2020 race, which was postponed to Aug. 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic, has been pushed back further to Nov. 21. (West Hawaii Today/File Photo)
The Ironman 70.3 Hawaii 2019 offered 30 Kona slots to a field of 1250 athletes. 1167 athletes in 24 different age groups reached the finish line. 18 of the 831 competing men qualified for the Ironman World Championship on the Big Island of Hawaii, just as 12 of the 386 women. Here you can find more statistics of the Ironman 70.3 Hawaii 2019. A total of 41 Ironman and five Ironman 70.3 races will offer slots for the 42nd edition of the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. The races take place in 24 different countries offering a total of approximately 1920 Kona Slots.
Following the postponement of the Ironman World Championship earlier this month, Ironman announced Tuesday this year’s 70.3 Hawaii triathlon, also known as Honu, has been postponed once again, from Aug. 15 to Nov. 21.
The annual triathlon in Kohala was originally scheduled to take place May 30 of this year, but was moved back to an August date in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“After careful consideration with our local partners and authorities as we continue to monitor restrictions and recommendations in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Ironman 70.3 Hawaii triathlon has been further postponed from Aug. 15, 2020 to Nov. 21, 2020,” a statement released by Ironman said. “In what has been a continually evolving and challenging time globally, we thank our athletes for their commitment and look forward to providing them with an exceptional race experience in the future.”
Ironman 70.3 Hawaii is a qualifier for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship and the Ironman World Championship. Twenty-four spots for Kailua-Kona’s Ironman World Championship are traditionally reserved for Hawaii state residents who finish in the top of their age group at the Ironman 70.3 Hawaii race.
Dan Berglund, Ironman global director of communications, confirmed this week in an email that slots will still be allocated at the 70.3 Hawaii triathlon this year to local athletes for the Ironman World Championship, which was pushed back to Feb. 2021.
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The Ironman 70.3 Hawaii triathlon course will begin in Kohala with the starting line near Hapuna Beach and will then run north to Hawi for the bike course. The race will finish with the run portion in two loops near the Fairmont Orchid hotel.
The triathlon consists of a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1-mile run. More than 1,000 athletes competed in last year’s race.
San Francisco’s Justin Riele won Honu last year in 4 hours, 14 minutes and 34 seconds.
In the women’s race, Natia Van Heerden, from South Africa, finished in first at 4:50:20.
On May 14, the Ironman World Championship was postponed from Oct. 10 to Feb. 6, 2021. The Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Taupo, New Zealand, was also rescheduled from Nov. 28 this year to a date yet to be announced in early 2021.
Berglund also confirmed this week in an email that the local athletes selected in the 2020 Ironman World Championship Hawaii drawing will still have their spots for the February race.
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See the press release from Ironman below:
World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) today announced that general entry registration for the third annual Ironman 70.3 Centrair Tokoname Japan will open on Jan. 31, 2012. With this being the only Ironman World Championship qualifier in the region, race organizers have added additional entries; however, as in previous years, a sell-out is anticipated within just a few hours.
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Scheduled for June 24, 2012, Lixil Ironman 70.3 Centrair Tokoname Japan will be staged in and around the Centrair International Airport, providing easy access to the race for visitors travelling from across the globe with direct flights from Singapore, Frankfurt and Detroit. Athletes will begin the race with a point-to-point swim at Ise Bay in the Pacific Ocean. The 1.5-loop bike course will see some changes in 2012, leading to a smoother and faster route through Tokoname city. The final leg of the course features a spectator friendly one-loop run with athletes finishing on the beach.
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The event is one of nearly 60 in the global Ironman 70.3 Series, offering 25 age group qualifying slots for the 2012 Ironman World Championship 70.3, to be held on Sept. 9, 2012, at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nev. The event date was moved earlier in the season to accommodate the addition of 30 coveted age group qualifying slots to the 2012 Ironman World Championship, scheduled for Oct. 13, 2012, in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i. These slots will give Asia-Pacific athletes additional opportunities to make it to the starting line on Ali’i Drive in Kona. Professional athletes will be competing for a prize purse of $15,000.
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For additional information on Lixil Ironman 70.3 Centrair Tokoname Japan or to register for the 2012 race, please visit www.ironman703.jp/e/.