2012 Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore Triathlon
The phenomenon that is Ironman 70.3 is a triathlon covering exactly half the distance of the awesome Ironman, first though of by Captain John Collins, with the first Ironman race held in Hawaii, in 1975 and known today as the Ford Ironman World Championship.
Two decades later, the World Triathlon Corporation looked to formalise the growing number of Half Ironman races around the world into the global qualifying series known as Ironman 70.3, qualifying athletes to the Foster Grant Ironman World Championships 70.3m held in Clearwater, Florida in the USA.
The phenomenon that is Ironman 70.3 is a triathlon covering exactly half the distance of the awesome Ironman, first though of by Captain John Collins, with the first Ironman race held in Hawaii, in 1975 and known today as the Ford Ironman World Championship.
Two decades later, the World Triathlon Corporation looked to formalise the growing number of Half Ironman races around the world into the global qualifying series known as Ironman 70.3, qualifying athletes to the Foster Grant Ironman World Championships 70.3m held in Clearwater, Florida in the USA.
