Ironman announces 70.3 and Ironman “challenges” in 2023

Many Ironman competitors are already pairing up their races – many Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant finishers use the race as a tune-up for the full-distance event that utilizes pretty much the same course a few months later, for example. Now Ironman has come up with a “reward” for athletes to take on the “challenge” of completing a 70.3 and full-distance race in the same region in the same year.

Athletes who cross the finish line at both the IRONMAN 70.3 and full-distance Ironman races in each combo in the same calendar year will be eligible to earn challenge medals or gifts that will be awarded at the finish lines of a full-distance Ironman race. Each challenge pairs two destination races with a theme tailored to a unique characteristic or geographic aspect connecting the two events and adding to each athlete’s personal accomplishment.

Below is a list of the Challenge combos available in 2023:

TEXAS TWO STEP CHALLENGE

• Ironman 70.3 Texas – April 2, 2023
• Ironman Texas, Americas Championship – April 22, 2023

APEX CHALLENGE    

• Ironman  70.3 St. George, North American Championship – West – May 28, 2023
• Ironman  Coeur d’Alenes – June 25, 2023

LOOKOUT CHALLENGE

• Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga – May 21, 2023
• Ironman Chattanooga – September 24, 2023

BC CHALLENGE

• Ironman 70.3 Victoria, North American TriClub Championship – West – May 28, 2023
• Ironman Canada – August 27, 2023

URBAN TO ICONIC CHALLENGE

• Ironman 70.3 Western Massachusetts – June 11, 2023
• Ironman Lake Placid – July 23, 2023

GERRY BOYLE CRABBY CHALLENGE

• Ironman 70.3 Eagleman – June 11, 2023
• Ironman Maryland – Sept. 16, 2023

*Challenge named in honor of the late and great Gerry Boyle. Gerry was the Ironman 70.3 Eagleman and Ironman Maryland Race Director and played an integral part in bringing the latter event to fruition in 2014. For more than 20 years, Gerry dedicated much of his life to supporting the thousands of athletes who descended upon Cambridge each year.

QUÉBEC CHALLENGE

• Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant – June 25, 2023
• Ironman Mont-Tremblant – August 20, 2023

HEARTLAND CHALLENGE

• Ironman 70.3 Steelhead, North American TriClub Championship – Midwest – June 25, 2023
• Ironman Wisconsin, North American TriClub Championship – Sept. 10, 2023

NORCAL CHALLENGE

• Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz – Sept. 10, 2023
• Ironman California – Oct. 23, 2023

GOLF TO GULF CHALLENGE

• Ironman 70.3 Augusta – September 23, 2023
• Ironman Florida – Nov. 4, 2023

SAGUARO CHALLENGE

• Ironman 70.3 Arizona – Oct. 22, 2023
• Ironman Arizona – Nov. 19, 2023

To learn more or register for the 2023 IRONMAN 70.3 & IRONMAN Challenges, visit: www.ironman.com/challenges.