A Full Distance Triathlon, also referred to as an iron distance triathlon is a triathlon performed over the following distances (see below for reference to "Ironman"):
The event originates from the original Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii. The term "Ironman Triathlon" is trademarked by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), which runs a series of races under that name, and does not allow the generic use of the name by other organisers for what has be...
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A Full Distance Triathlon, also referred to as an iron distance triathlon is a triathlon performed over the following distances (see below for reference to "Ironman"):
The event originates from the original Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii. The term "Ironman Triathlon" is trademarked by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), which runs a series of races under that name, and does not allow the generic use of the name by other organisers for what has become the de facto standard set of long-distance triathlon distances.
On the heels of explosive growth by the Ironman series, now 24 races worldwide, independent Full or Iron Distance races have increased in number dramatically over the last decade to now include over 50 events. Much of this growth has taken place in Europe, where the American Ironman brand is not quite as strong. The largest race field of any race, Ironman or independent, is found at the Roth Challenge in Germany where close to 4000 participants take part in front of more than...
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