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For triathletes, it’s always fun to find a new race or destination to focus on. Naturally, there are recommended competitions all over the world, so it’s not particularly hard to target a race you haven’t tried yet. However, the ideal outcome is to find a destination that serves...

Intro The inaugural Ironman 70.3 Vietnam was held in Da Nang last 2015 and saw over 1000 athletes from 54 different countries competing.   At the 5th edition, and being tagged as the regional 70.3 Championship race in Asia-Pacific, the participants has swelled to over 1800.  ...

IRONMAN® announced today the expansion into India for the first time in company history with the inaugural IRONMAN® 70.3® Goa, India triathlon which will debut on Sunday, October 20, 2019. Arriving at the shores of India for the first time, the IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon is a great...

The 2018 edition of Ironman Langkawi, in Malaysia was one of the most-attended Ironman race in Asia, with 2400 athletes joining the Ironman and 70.3 event combined, with 49 countries represented.  This course review is the same course since 2015 which is a lot more scenic since...

INTRO – FASTEST HALF DISTANCE IN ASIA This year was the third edition of Challenge Iskandar Puteri, located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, just across Singapore. While the race had a mid-size number of participants, with around 700 registered athletes, this event has a lot of...

The 2018 update to the Ironman 70.3 Bintan Course Review This year, the Ironman 70.3 Bintan garnered around 1.300 participants. This year, there were changes in the swim, bike and run course, all geared towards in improving the athlete experience.  Last year, the orhanizers,...

By Vinnie Santana, triathlon coach at ironguides.net & AsiaTRI contributor & Marvin Manalang, AsiaTRI-Philippines Correspondent The Ironman 70.3 Cebu, in the Philippines is the largest triathlon race in Asia in numbers of participants and this is due to a combination of...

Introduction The inaugural Ironman Philippines was held in Subic Bay, considered the triathlon capital of the Philippines.  Subic has hosted the most number of triathlon events in the country.   This review is an update to the previous course review of Ironman Subic Bay 70.3, as...

Defending champions, Lionel Sanders (CAN) and Lucy Charles (GBR), have triumphed once again at THECHAMPIONSHIP 2018, defeating a remarkable line-up of pro athletes in order to take the title and a share of the 150,000 Euro prize purse. Charles gave a phenomenal performance,...

INTRODUCTION Nearly 1800 athletes participated in the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Davao, representing more than 40 countries.  With this numbers, and the good feedback in social media, the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Davao is a huge success.   This despite the harsh weather condition...

The local and international races in Asia are steadily growing through the years.   In fact, as the recent numbers from Ironman’s All World Athletes list, from the time they started awarding it to loyal participants in 2014, the AWA awardees in Asia has jumped 344% t...

INTRO The Ironman 70.3 Colombo was not the first of its kind in the city. Back in 2011, there was  one race that failed in terms of safety and logistics for the athletes. After a seven-year hiatus, the new organizers wanted to get it right and the general consensus was that the...