The2011 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was atriathlon competition that was held atLake Las Vegas inHenderson, Nevada on September 11, 2011.[1] It was sponsored by theUnited States Marine Corps and organized by theWorld Triathlon Corporation. The championship race was the culmination of theIronman 70.3 series of events that occurred from October 1, 2010 to August 15, 2011.[1] Athletes, both professional and amateur, earned a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series.[2] The 2011 Championship marked the first year that the race was not held inClearwater, Florida, which had hosted the race since its inception in 2006.
| Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | ||||
 | 3:54:48 | Craig Alexander |  Australia | 24:45 | 2:34 | 2:14:47 | 0:53 | 1:11:51 |
 | 3:58:03 | Chris Lieto |  United States | 24:51 | 2:31 | 2:10:36 | 1:11 | 1:18:56 |
 | 3:58:42 | Jeff Symonds |  Canada | 24:47 | 2:27 | 2:16:55 | 1:01 | 1:13:33 |
| 4 | 3:59:11 | Michael Weiss |  Austria | 27:57 | 2:51 | 2:12:58 | 1:17 | 1:14:10 |
| 5 | 4:00:00 | Joe Gambles | Australia | 24:45 | 2:30 | 2:15:09 | 0:48 | 1:16:50 |
| 6 | 4:00:26 | Paul Matthews | Australia | 24:27 | 2:12 | 2:15:45 | 0:52 | 1:17:13 |
| 7 | 4:00:53 | Raynard Tissink |  South Africa | 24:57 | 2:28 | 2:17:32 | 1:08 | 1:14:51 |
| 8 | 4:02:01 | Tim Berkel | Australia | 26:33 | 2:37 | 2:14:44 | 1:05 | 1:17:04 |
| 9 | 4:04:03 | Luke Bell | United States | 24:53 | 2:24 | 2:15:15 | 1:14 | 1:20:19 |
| 10 | 4:05:09 | Alessandro Degasperi |  Italy | 25:23 | 2:19 | 2:16:29 | 1:00 | 1:19:59 |
| Source:[3] | ||||||||
| Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | ||||
| 4:20:55 | Melissa Rollison | Australia | 28:27 | 2:29 | 2:27:58 | 0:49 | 1:21:14 |
| 4:26:52 | Karin Thürig |  Switzerland | 33:01 | 3:11 | 2:24:05 | 1:22 | 1:25:15 |
| 4:29:25 | Linsey Corbin | United States | 29:19 | 2:38 | 2:31:08 | 0:58 | 1:25:24 |
| 4 | 4:30:21 | Heather Jackson | United States | 29:31 | 2:27 | 2:33:06 | 0:50 | 1:24:27 |
| 5 | 4:33:08 | Joanna Lawn |  New Zealand | 27:59 | 2:50 | 2:33:52 | 1:07 | 1:27:22 |
| 6 | 4:33:57 | Leanda Cave | United States | 25:40 | 2:30 | 2:36:29 | 0:58 | 1:28:22 |
| 7 | 4:35:36 | Heather Wurtele | Canada | 27:28 | 2:45 | 2:33:47 | 1:11 | 1:30:26 |
| 8 | 4:36:14 | Emma-Kate Lidbury |  Great Britain | 26:29 | 2:37 | 2:38:57 | 1:12 | 1:27:01 |
| 9 | 4:36:52 | Christie Sym | Australia | 29:17 | 2:33 | 2:32:19 | 0:56 | 1:31:48 |
| 10 | 4:37:03 | Michelle Wu | Australia | 28:04 | 2:50 | 2:38:15 | 1:01 | 1:26:56 |
| Source:[3] | ||||||||
The 2011 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 38 events that enabled qualification to the 2011 World Championship event. Professional triathletes qualified for the championship race by competing in races during the qualifying year, earning points towards their pro rankings. An athlete’s five highest scoring races are counted toward their pro rankings. The top 50 males and top 30 females in the pro rankings qualified for the championship race.[4]
Amateur triathletes could also qualify for the championship race by earning a qualifying slot at one of the qualifying events or through the Physically Challenged Lottery. Slots were allocated to each age group category, male and female, with the number of slots given out based on that category's proportional representation of the overall field. Each age group category was assured one qualifying spot at each qualifying event.[5] Some 70.3 events also serve as qualifiers for the fullIronman World Championships inHawaii.
While the 70.3 Series continued its gradual expansion in 2011, with the number of qualifying races the overall number of qualifiers remained the same from the previous year. This was due to the Championship event being moved up from its previous November slot on the calendar to September causing many of the new and previously established events to instead act as qualifiers for the 2012 Championship race. Those new events added as part of the 2011 series include races inBusselton, Western Australia;Port Macquarie, New South Wales;Pescara, Italy;Mallorca, Spain;San Juan, Puerto Rico;Miami;Jeju,South Korea; andMuncie, Indiana as well as the Asia-Pacific Championship inPhuket.
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Austin |  Austin, Texas, United States |
| Oct 30, 2010 | Ironman Miami 70.3 | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Nov 13, 2010 | Foster Grant Ironman 70.3 World Championship | Clearwater, Florida, United States |
| Dec 5, 2010 | Asia-Pacific Championship 70.3 |  Phuket,Thailand |
| Jan 16, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Pucón |  Pucón,Chile |
| Jan 23, 2011 | Spec-Savers Ironman 70.3 South Africa | Buffalo City,South Africa |
| Mar 19, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 San Juan |  San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Mar 20, 2011 | Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore |  Singapore |
| Apr 2, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 California† | Oceanside, California, United States |
| Apr 10, 2011 | Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3 Texas | Galveston Island,Texas, United States |
| Apr 17, 2011 | Ochsner Ironman 70.3 New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| May 1, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie, New South Wales |
| May 1, 2011 | St. Croix Ironman 70.3† | St. Croix,US Virgin Islands, United States |
| May 7, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Busselton | Busselton, Western Australia |
| May 14, 2011 | Thomas Cook Ironman 70.3 Mallorca |  Alcudia,Mallorca, Spain |
| May 15, 2011 | Rohto Ironman 70.3 Florida | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| May 22, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Austria | St. Pölten/Vienna, Austria |
| Jun 4, 2011 | Rohto Ironman 70.3 Hawaii† | Kohala, Hawaii, United States |
| Jun 5, 2011 | PowerBar Ironman 70.3 Switzerland | Rapperswil-Jona,Lake Zurich, Switzerland |
| Jun 5, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Mooseman | Newfound Lake,New Hampshire, United States |
| Jun 11, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Boise | Boise, Idaho, United States |
| Jun 12, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Italy | Pescara, Italy |
| Jun 12, 2011 | Eagleman Ironman 70.3† | Cambridge, Maryland, United States |
| Jun 12, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Kansas | Lawrence, Kansas, United States |
| Jun 19, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 U.K. | Wimbleball,Exmoor,UK |
| Jun 26, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake†∗ | Lubbock, Texas, United States |
| Jul 3, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Korea |  Jeju,South Korea |
| Jul 9, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Muncie | Muncie, Indiana, United States |
| Jul 10, 2011 | Amica Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island | Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
| Jul 17, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Racine | Racine, Wisconsin, United States |
| Jul 17, 2011 | Vineman Ironman 70.3 | Sonoma County, California, United States |
| Jul 24, 2011 | Antwerp Ironman 70.3‡ |  Antwerp, Belgium |
| Jul 31, 2011 | Viterra Ironman 70.3 Calgary | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Aug 7, 2011 | Rohto Ironman 70.3 Boulder | Boulder, Colorado, United States |
| Aug 14, 2011 | Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines |  Camarines Sur,Philippines |
| Aug 14, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 European Championship |  Wiesbaden/Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Germany |
| Aug 14, 2011 | Whirlpool Ironman 70.3 Steelhead | Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States |
| Aug 14, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens | Lake Stevens, WA, United States |
†Also serves as a2011 Ironman World Championship qualifier.
‡Also serves as a2011 Ironman World Championship qualifier,handcycle entry only.
∗Ironman 70.3 U.S. Handcycle Championship
On May 12, 2011, the WTC announced that the 2011 Ironman China and Ironman 70.3 China races, scheduled for May 29 inJixian, Tianjin Province, China, were canceled. The Tianjin Sports Bureau (TSB) was unable to obtain the required sanctions from the China Triathlon Sports Association (CTSA) to conduct the event. Murphy Reinschreiber, managing director of the Asia Pacific region for WTC stated that "TSB simply failed to provide all of the documentation necessary for CTSA to process the sanction." WTC is offering a full refund of entry fees to all athletes who were scheduled to compete at Ironman China and Ironman 70.3 China. Additionally, all athletes were offered a complimentary race entry into any of the 2011 Ironman and Ironman 70.3 races. WTC is allocating the age group qualifying slots from Ironman China and Ironman 70.3 China to other races in the region to ensure that athletes from the Asia-Pacific region are represented at the 2011 World Championship events.[6]
∗Swim portion canceled
∗Swim portion canceled
