General Entry for Ironman Wisconsin Closed

General entry for the 2012 Ironman Wisconsin filled in 21 hours yesterday. Ironman Foundation Slots are still available for the event, which is scheduled for Sunday, September 9, 2012. Ironman Wisconsin will offer 50 Age Group qualifying slots to the 2013 Ironman World Championship, taking place on Oct. 12 in Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i.
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2012 Ironman Wisconsin Registration

Registration for the 2012 Ironman Wisconsin opens today at 12:00 p.m. CDT. The race is scheduled for Sunday, September 9, 2012. Ironman Wisconsin will offer 50 Age Group qualifying slots to the 2013 Ironman World Championship, taking place on Oct. 12 in Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i. There will be a prize purse of $25,000 for distribution among the top professional male and female finishers. Read the story »

Morales and Jacobs win the tenth Ford Ironman Wisconsin

Argentina's Ezequiel Morales and American Jessica Jacobs earned victories today at the tenth edition of Ford Ironman Wisconsin. Read the story »

New Champions Await at the Tenth Ford Ironman Wisconsin

There are a few certainties for the tenth edition of Ford Ironman Wisconsin. There will be a commemorative ceremony for those that lost their lives during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and there will be the crowning of new champions on Sunday. Read the story »

Media Credential Applications for Ford Ironman Wisconsin

Ironman is now accepting applications from all media interested in covering the 2011 Ford Ironman Wisconsin, taking place on Sunday, Sept. 11. Journalists covering the event for media purposes must submit a media credential application, which can be accessed by clicking the link below: Read the story »

Kona Bound Women from Ford Ironman Wisconsin

It is hard to believe it's that time again. With the broadcast of the 2010 race in the books, it is time to start our Kona Bound Age Group Women series for 2011. This is the first of many installments featuring the women who have qualified for the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championships next October. Read the story »

2011 Ford Ironman Wisconsin Online Registration

Online registration will re-open on Wednesday, September 15 at 12:00pm CT (1:00pm ET) at www.ironmanwisconsin.com. Please log on during that time to register and secure your entry into the 2011 event. Read the story »

Gambles and Crawford set records at Wisconsin

Under a sun filled sky and with hardly any wind, Australian Joe Gambles and New Zealand's Gina Crawford established new course records today at Ford Ironman Wisconsin. Read the story »

Crawford and Biscay seek second win in Wisconsin

This Sunday's ninth Ford Ironman Wisconsin offers the first opportunity for participants to qualify for one of the 72 of the available slots for the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championship. It also serves as the first event in the new 2011 Ford Ironman World Championship qualifying series, too, offering pros the first chance to gain valuable points in the hunt to gain a qualifying spot for Kona next year. Read the story »

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About the Race

Ironman Wisconsin takes place in a sports-crazy town that is known as one of the best spots to bike in the United States, along with being the site of the University of Wisconsin, America's premier "party college." Those two attributes have a bit to do with why this race is so popular and so successful, but there is a lot more to the magic that makes this such a hugely successful event.

The two-loop Ironman Wisconsin swim takes place in the warm waters (75 degrees Fahrenheit/ 24 degrees Celsius) of Lake Monona. The competitors don't have to leave the water at the end of the first loop - they'll just swim straight around the corner of the swim start to begin the second loop.

Like the swim, the bike course in Madison is a two-loop affair. After running up the "helix" or ramp up to the transition area in the parking lot here at the Monona terrace, the competitors jump on their bikes and ride down the opposite "helix" to start the ride.

After coming through T2 in the Monona terrace, the competitors embark on the marathon run. The run goes through the University of Wisconsin campus (including a loop around Camp Randall Stadium), which provides an abundant spectator base as the students cheer the competitors on through the course.

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