Transition will open early on Race Day. Please refer to Race Week Schedule for full timings.

You will have full access to your bike on race morning. You will not be allowed access to your blue bike transition bag or your red run transition bag. There will be NO exceptions to this ruling. This is to ensure full security of all transition bags and to ensure that your bags remain exactly where you racked them yourself the day before!

You will need to put your wetsuit on and then pack your clothes into your white transition bag. This bag will need to be deposited by yourself at the White Bag Drop Zone in transition.

Swim Start

At approx 0630 all competitors will be walked out of transition and down the grassy slope to the reservoir. Competitors will be held on the waters edge. Competitors will be asked to enter the water. Competitors enter the water at their own discretion. Please allow yourself sufficient time to enter the water, swim the short distance to the deep water start line. The starting gun will go off at 7am!

The competitors will be organised with the Pros at the front. A single line of canoes will separate the Pros by a few metres from the age groupers. Prior to the gun going the line of canoes will part. Competitors are asked to hold their places and not move forward.

You will be under the Chief Referees orders. The next thing you will hear will be the starting gun/horn.

Full water safety boats will be on the water - alongside 30 lifeguard canoeists. They will be on hand for your full safety and to ensure you do not head off course too much!

Swim-to-Bike Transition

Once you have completed the swim section you will exit the water across the swim exit timing mat. This will register your swim time. You will follow the barriered chute up the grassy slope that leads you into the blue bike bag transition marquee. Please note this is a distance of approx 400m.

You will collect your own blue bike transition bag from the numbered hook that you hung your bag on the previous day. You will proceed into the changing area to take your wetsuit off and change into your bike gear. You will use your blue bike transition bag to put your wetsuit, goggles, swim hat etc in. Volunteers are on hand to help you. 

No nudity is allowed in transition or the main change areas. The main change area can be used by those who do not need to  bare all! For those who do need to bare all, seperate male and female changing areas are available. Once changed you will deposit your blue bike transition bag with the UK IRONMAN 70.3 Race Crew. They will re-hang your bag on your numbered hook. 

You will then proceed into the transition area, collect your bike and wheel it out of transition to the mount line. DO NOT mount your bike in transition. DO NOT mount your bike until the mount line. Time penalties will be awarded for such actions. 

Please note the mount line is on tarmac - caution is advised if wearing cleats.

You will then proceed onto the UK IRONMAN 70.3 bike course.

Bike-To-Run Transition

Once you have completed the bike course you will return back to the transition area at the resevoir. Upon approaching the dis-mount line you will be cautioned to slow down appropriately. You MUST dis-mount at this dis-mount line. UK IRONMAN 70.3 Race Crew will be positioned along the approach road to ensure you slow down and approach the dis-mount line appropriately. You must NOT cycle in transition. You will proceed along the top length of the transition area. The UK IRONMAN 70.3 Race Crew will be waiting to take your bike from you. Please proceed to the top of your numbered row and leave your bike with the volunteers. You can now remove/undo your helmet if you wish. The UK IRONMAN 70.3 Race Crew will rack you bike for you.

You will then proceed into the red run transition bag marquee. You will collect your red run transition bag from the numbered hook that you hung your bag on the previous day. You will proceed into the changing area to change for your run section. You will use your red run transition bag to put your bike gear in. Volunteers are on hand to help you. 

No nudity is allowed in transition or the main change areas. The main change area can be used by those who do not need to  bare all! For those who do need to bare all, seperate male and female changing areas are available. Once changed you will deposit your red run transition bag with the UK IRONMAN 70.3 Race Crew. They will re-hang your bag on your numbered hook. 

You will then proceed onto the UK IRONMAN 70.3 run course.


Finish Line and Post-Race Procedure

Once you have crossed the UK IRONMAN 70.3 Finish Line you will be attended to by the UK IRONMAN 70.3 Finish Line Catchers. They will remove your timing chip from your ankle and walk and talk you through the Finish Area. You will then collect your IRONMAN UK Finishers shirt and your IRONMAN UK Finishers medal.

Full medical assistance will be available at the Finish Line should you require it.

Your white transition bag will also be available for your collection. It is strongly recomended that you change into warm dry clothing as soon as possible. Please ensure you pack something suitable in your white transition bag.

Once you have finished you will proceed to the massage area and also to the athlete food area. 

Food and drinks available for competitors will include but not be limited to: Tea, Coffee (both decaf and normal), Hot Chocolate, Soups (three varieties), sandwiches, cakes, pies, savouries, fruit. Please take what you want - but eat what you take! Please note that this is an athlete only area. Non-competitors will not be allowed access. Food is not allowed to be taken out of this area. This is to ensure the race venue is kept clean and free of food and rubbish.

Once you have finished in this area you will be required to collect your bike and bags. Full security will be in place to ensure your race number and athletes security wrist band match those numbers on your bike and bags. Please ensure you do not remove any numbering from yourself or your equiment prior to removing your equipment from transition. This will ensure our UK IRONMAN 70.3 Race Crew are able to ensure full security at all times. Please refer to the Race Week Scedule for full timings of transition and the collection of bikes and bags.