The 8th Ironman 70.3 World Championship is the year-round discharged in 2013 in different countries Ironman - triathlon race series of the World Triathlon Corporation , annually since 2006, takes place a world championship in.
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In addition to the Ironman racing series of 3.8 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42.195 km running, an Ironman 70.3 triathlon consists of half of the classic Ironman distance. In an Ironman 70.3 race, you swam 1.9 km (and thus slightly different from the usual 2 km distance of the middle distance), cover 90 km on the bike and the final discipline is the half marathon distance over 21.1 km constantly to be mastered. The name is derived from the total distance of 113 km or 70.3 miles.
The Ironman 70.3 Switzerland planned for the beginning of June had to be canceled due to weather conditions after persistent rainfall.
The Ironman 70.3 World Championship took place on September 8, 2013 in Las Vegas , USA . In qualifying races around the world, just like in an Ironman race, you could qualify for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship.