Ironman Ireland

Ironman Ireland
venue	Youghal Ireland Ireland
First run	2019
organizer	World Triathlon Corporation
distance	3.86 km 180.2 km 42.195 km

Website	Official website

The Ironman Ireland is a first time on June 23, 2019 Youghal in Cork over the Ironman as distance (km 3.86 swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running) discharged Triathlon - sporting event .

organization

"Ironman Ireland" is part of the Ironman World Series of the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), a subsidiary of the Chinese Wanda Group . Youghal is approximately 45 minutes east of Cork City and Cork International Airport.

View from the ferry to the coast of Youghal

Amateurs have the opportunity here in Youghal to qualify for a starting place at the Ironman Hawaii , for which 40 qualification places are available. Professional triathletes competing for the US $ 40,000 prize money can qualify for the US $ 650,000 competition in Hawaii via the Kona Pro Ranking System (KPR). In Cork, the winner and winner will each receive 2000 points, and those placed will receive a correspondingly reduced number of points.
For comparison: the winner in Hawaii receives 8,000 points, the winners in Frankfurt , Texas , Florianópolis , Cairns and Port Elizabeth each receive 4,000, and in the other Ironman races either 1,000 or 2,000 points.

At the first edition in 2019, the race had to be held without the swimming distance. The second event, originally planned for June 21, 2020, had to be canceled as the coronavirus pandemic spread .

Route

The swimming course goes over a 3.86 km loop in Youghal Bay.
The bike distance of 180.2 km is covered over two laps to the city of Midleton .
The final marathon runs over four laps on a flat course to the finish arch on Youghal's market square.