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THE INTERNATIONAL
IRONMAN DISTANCE
TRIATHLON CALENDAR 2006
* * * Ironman Triathlons and Ironman Distance Triathlons From Around The World * * *
* * * 2006 RACES * * *
Saturday, February 25, 2006 Puerto Varas, Chile: Iron Lake Triathlon
- Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- email: olimpo@olimpo.cl
(Puerto Varas is located 1100 kms. south of Santiago)
- Saturday, March 04, 2006 Taupo, New Zealand:
Ironman New Zealand
- Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- Swim 3.8 km, Bike 180.2 km, Run 42.2 km
- 1985 - 2005 Results At: ironman.co.nz / Race Report
(Taupo is a 45-minute flight or easy 3-4 hour drive from the gateway port of Auckland)
Sunday, March 19, 2006 Port Macquarie, South Africa: Ironman South Africa Triathlon
- Swim 3.8 km, Bike 180 km, Run 42.2 km
- 2005 Results: ironmansouthafrica.com
- 2004 Results: ironmansouthafrica.com
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Sunday, April 02, 2006 Forster-Tuncurry, New South Wales, Australia:
Ironman Australia
- Swim 3.8 km, Bike 180.2 km, Run 42.2 km
Saturday, May 20, 2006 Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain: Ironman Lanzarote
- Swim 3.8 km, Bike 180.2 km, Run 42.2 km
Sunday, May 28, 2006 Goto, Nagasaki, Japan: Ironman Japan
- Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- Swim 3.8 km, Bike 180.2 km, Run 42.2 km
- 2001 - 2005 Results: ironmanjapan.com
Sunday, May 28, 2006 Florianopolis , Santa Catarina, Brazil:
Ironman Brazil
- Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- Swim 3.8 km, Bike 180.2 km, Run 42.2 km
- Location: Doze de Agosto Club
- 2001 - 2005 Results: ironmanbrasil.com.br
Saturday June 03, 2006 ::: Riba-roja, Spain:
RXT-Ironterra
- Swim 2.4 miles, Mountain Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles.
- email: alopezan@uoc.edu
- Race Results At: raidtriatlo.com
Riba-roja is located betwen Barcelona and Valencia(Catalonia) Europe.
Sunday, June 25, 2006 ::: Nice, France:
Ironman France
- Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- Swim 3.8 km, Bike 180.2 km, Run 42.2 km
Sunday, July 02, 2006 Roth, Germany:
Quelle Challenge Roth
- Swim 2.4 mile, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- Swim 3.8 km, Bike 180.2 km, Run 42.2 km
Sunday, July 02, 2006 Zurich, Switzerland:
Ironman Switzerland
- Swim 2.4 mile, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- Swim 3.8 km, Bike 180.2 km, Run 42.2 km
Sunday, July 16, 2006 Klagenfurt, Austria:
Ironman Austria
- Swim 2.4 mile, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- Swim 3.8 km, Bike 180.2 km, Run 42.2 km
- 1998-2005 Results At: ironmanaustria.com
Sunday, July 23, 2006 Frankfurt, Germany:
Ironman Germany
- Swim 2.4 mile, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- Swim 3.8 km, Bike 180.2 km, Run 42.2 km
Saturday August 05, 2006 ::: Hordaland, Norway:
HP Norseman Xtreme Triathlon
- Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- Swim 3.8 km, Bike 180.2 km, Run 42.2 km
- Start Location: Eidfjord in Hordaland, Norway
- Finish Location: Mountain Gaustatoppen (1,850 meters above sea level) in Telemark
- email: Contact@nxtri.com
- Register On-Line At: nxtri.com
- Course Info: Probably the world's toughest iron-distance triathlon on regular roads. It is also the northmost iron-distance, taking place at the same latitude as Anchorage in Alaska. The race travels through some of the most beautiful parts of Norway, and is far from a regular circuit-race. Norseman starts in one of the beautiful fjords on the west coast and finishes inland at 1,850 meters above sea level. Total ascent is 5,000 meters.
- More: HP Norseman will be an experience like no other and the competitor also gets the opportunity to become part of sports history in a country more known for skiing than triathlons.
- 2005 Results At: nxtri.com
- 2004 Results At: nxtri.com
- 2003 Results At: nxtri.com
Sunday August 06, 2006 ::: Harrison Mills, British Columbia, Canada: Full Bigfoot Triathlon
- Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- Location: Harrison Mills, British Columbia, Canada
- Phone: 1-800-343-4466
- email: Bigfoot@Triathlons.net
- Course Info: Flat, fast course great for your first ironman distance event.
- Directions To Race: The site is located 60 miles East of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at Harrison Mills. The closest city is Mission, B.C. about 15 miles.
- 2005 Results At: triathlons.net
- 2003 Results At: cayusesport.com
- 2002 Results At: cayusesport.com
Sunday August 13, 2006 ::: Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal: Homem de Ferro
- Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- Location: Marechal Carmona Dam, Idanha-a-Nova
- Race Web site On-Line At: homemdeferro.com
- Course Info: Portugal long triathlon event - 3.8 km / 180 km / 42.2 km
Sunday, August 20, 2006 Sherborne, Dorset,
United Kingdom: Ironman UK Triathlon
- Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
Sunday, August 27, 2006 Penticton, British Columbia:
Ironman Canada
- Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- 1995 - 2005 results At: ironman.ca
- 2002 results At: ironmanlive.com or ironman.ca
- 2001 results At: ironman.ca
(Penticton is in southern British Columbia, 150 miles east of Vancouver, 32 miles north of the Washington, USA Border)
Sunday, August 27, 2006 ::: Seogwipo, Jeju, South Korea: Ironman Korea
- Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- Location: Jungmun Beach
- 2005 Results At: ironmanlive.com
- 2004 Results At: ironmanlive.com
- 2003 Results At: ironmanlive.com
Sunday September 10 2006 ::: Rorschach, Switzerland:
International Bodensee-Tri-Challenge
- Iron Distance + Sprint Triathlons
- email: info@bodenseetri.ch
- Course Info: scenic course around the Lake Constance through 3 countries!
- Longdistance (3.8 km - 180 km -42.2 km)
- Sprintdistance (0.5 km - 20 km - 5 km)
- City's: Rorschach(Switzerland)-Bregenz(Austria)-Lindau(Germany)-Arbon(Switzerland)
- Saturday September 16, 2006 ::: Grand Coulee Dam, Washington: The Grand Columbian Triathlon
- Full: Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- ITU Long: Swim 2.5 miles (4k), Bike 74.6 miles (120k), Run 18.6 miles (30K)
- Half: Swim 1.2 miles, Bike 56 miles, Run 13.1 miles
- Location: Coulee Playland Resort
- Phone: (360) 325-0715
- email: info@thegrandcolumbian.com
- Course Info: An amazing event in the high desert mesas of central Washington. Swim in Banks lake. Bike across Grand Coulee Dam (one of the engineering wonders of the world) From the spillway run along the mighty Columbia River.
- More: The Grand Columbian Triathlon Race Committee is pleased to announce the very first “Nice Distance” triathlon in North America. The ITU Long Course is a 4K swim, a 120 K bike and 30K run – a variation of the well known “Nice” France distance.... (Full Story)
- Directions To Race: 90 miles west of Spokane Wa on Hwy 2, North on Hwy 174. 110 Miles east of Wenatchee WA on HWY 2, North on HWY 155.
- 2005 Results At thegrandcolumbian.com: Full / Half
- 2004 Results At raceheadquarters.com: Full / Half
Now in its third year, the Grand Columbian is rapidly establishing itself as one of a handful of “must-do” races in North America based upon the course, the outstanding community support and highest quality race management. The 2006 Grand Columbian will be held on September 16, Click Here for more info
Saturday, September 16, 2006 ::: Montreal, Québec: Esprit Triathlon
- Swim 3.8km, Bike 180km, Run 42.2km
- Location: ÎLE NOTRE-DAME - Olympic Rowing Basin
- Phone: (514) 631-4266
- Fax: (514) 636-0365
- email: intsm@sprint.ca
- 2005 Results At: sportstats.ca
- 2004 Results At: sportstats.ca
- 2003 Results At: sportstats.ca
- 2002 Results At: sportstats.ca
- 2001 Results At: sportstats.ca
- 2000 Results At: sportstats.ca
- 1999 Results At: sportstats.ca
- 1998 Results At: sportstats.ca
- 1997 Results At: sportstats.ca
Saturday, October 21, 2006 Kailua-Kona:
Ironman World Championships
- Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- 2005 results At: ironmanlive.com
- 2004 results At: ironmanlive.com
- 2003 results At: ironmanlive.com
- 2002 results At: ironmanlive.com
Saturday November 11, 2006 ::: Freeport, Bahamas, Grand Bahama Island:
Full EnduraSport Bahamas Triathlon
- Total 150 Miles ::: Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 121.4 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- Start Time: 7:00 AM
- Location: Wyndham Resort at Fortuna Beach, just outside of Freeport
- Phone: (203) 262-3376
- email: info@genesisadventures.com
- Register On-Line At: Active.com
- Price: Price: $350 Individual/$400 Relay
- Course Info: Main event site will be at the Wyndham Resort Fortuna Beach just outside of Freeport. The beach offers a spectacular swim location with crystal clear water. The island has many paved roads with little traffic for the bike course. We found the only two hills on the island - they're bridges, otherwise it's flat and fast. 2.4 mile swim in turquoise waters. 121.4 mile bike on scenic island roads. 26.2 mile run finishing on the sand at the Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach Resort.
- More: There will also be an half ironman+ distance race - Full EnduraSport Bahamas - (1.2 Mile Swim, 60.7 Mile Road Bike, 13.1 Mile Run)
- 2005 Results At: genesisadventures.com
Field is limited to the first 500 entrants.
Sunday, November 12, 2006 :::
Henderson, Nevada: Nevada Silverman Full Distance Triathlon
- Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- Start Time: 6:30am
- Location: Lake Mead Recreational Park
- email: info@silvermannv.com
- Register On-Line At: Active.com
- Price: $370 Individual/$470 Relay
- Course Info: The course is challenging with rolling hills on the bike and run. The swim is the only flat section. The bike consist of 9700 ft of climbing but the scenery is to die for. Possibly the toughest course in the world. Temperature this time of the year averages 70-80 and the water temp is 68-74 degrees.
- More: This is Vegas Baby! Where else will you be able to bring your family to have fun while you are completing the toughest course in the world. We are loaded with accomdations and things to keep the family and kids busy occupied.
- Directions To Race: Direction to the start of the race: Take SR 93/95 North, after you pass the Hoover Damm you will turn right into the entrance of the Lake Mead Park. Heminging Way Harbor is the start loaction.
- 2005 Results At: silvermannv.com
Saturday, December 03, 2006 ::: Busselton, Australia: Ironman Western Australia Triathlon
- Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles
- email: admin@ironmanwa.com
- Register On-Line At: ironmanwa.com
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