We want you to enjoy your day and have the best chance of seeing your athlete whilst they are on the course and crossing the all important Finish Line.

Road Closures

There will be various Road Closures in place around the Bike and Run course throughout the day. These are in place so that your athlete and the other 1500 competing are safe. There will be marshals on all the junctions,  who will be on hand to help you get to where you need to go, but please be aware that your journey may take longer than usual, so leave plenty of time.

For a full list of Road Closures then please click HERE.

Car Parking

At all the Race Venues there will be car parking available. The details of which can be found on the Locations & Directions Page, or click HERE. 

For details of car parking at the Town Centre please click HERE.

Swim Start

The swim start will be at Pennington Flash.

For the location and directions to Pennington Flash, please click HERE. You can also find all the details of where to park for the Swim start by following the above link. Please note that there is no parking at Pennington Flash itself for athletes or their spectators.

Bike Course

For a map and written directions of the Bike Course please click HERE

Run Course

For a map and written directions of the Run Course please click HERE

Finish Line

The Finish Line will be at Bolton Town Hall, Victoria Square. For a map of the location and directions please ckick HERE

Race Week Schedule

For a full Race Week Schedule please click HERE. This has details of all the Race Week activities, such as Registration, Expo and Pasta Party. It also details their Venues and times.

For the locations and directions to all the Race Venues please click HERE.

Official Merchandise

There will be Official IRONMAN UK Merchandise on sale through out Race Week, at the Expo run by TRI UK, the Official Retailer of IRONMAN UK. But to avoid dissapointment you can order your Official Merchandise early through the TRI UK website. Please click HERE to see the full range of merchandise on sale. www.triuk.com or 01935 414142

Plan Your Day / Race Course Timings

We understand it may be difficult to know where the best place is, to see your athlete and when to be there. But we have devised a handy spreadsheet which shows when the athletes will be where and what time.

All the timings are based on average speeds and are just a rough guide to aid you plan your day.

Spreadsheet coming soon