Over 10,700 athletes registered to participate in the latest IRONMAN virtual race – IRONMAN VR13. The 5150 / Olympic distance race simulation saw over 5,900 finishers.
The IRONMAN VR13 Olympic distance simulation required athletes to complete a 3km run, 40km ride, and 10km run between Friday, June 26 and race close on Sunday, June 28 at 19:59 ET (23:59 GMT).
Competitors who raced in the, more popular, Classic Division could do so anywhere, indoors or outdoors. Here, athletes could complete the three segments in any order and were not required to do the segments consecutively.
The 1,450 finishers who competed in the fourth race in the IRONMAN Virtual Racing Championship Series were bound by a different set of rules over a four-week long regulated age-group competition. This is designed to reward top-performing athletes in a structured and competitive virtual environment.
Bringing the IRONMAN community together virtually, the event organiser notes that its IRONMAN Virtual Club has more than 107,000 members on the platform.
Leading into IRONMAN VR13, athletes could also take on challenges. These have been set by IRONMAN U Master Coaches Mark Allen, Matt Dixon, Lance Watson, and Dave Scott. Here, athletes are provided with training tips and workouts. Partner challenges from ROKA, HOKA ONE ONE, Ventum, Santini, and Compressport also provide a way for athletes to train, compete, earn, and connect with the opportunity to win prizes.
IRONMAN VR Pro Challenge
The 13th edition of the IRONMAN VR Pro Challenge saw New Zealand’s Teresa Adam and Mike Phillips claim top honours in the professional women’s and professional men’s races, respectively.
Three professional women and three professional men took to the virtual pavement – battling it out for IRONMAN VR13 Pro Challenge bragging rights. Athletes undertook an outdoor 3km run in a setting of their choice, before hopping on their trainers to tackle a 40km bike ride on a portion of the IRONMAN Lake Placid bike course utilizing ROUVY virtual cycling platform.
IRONMAN Virtual Racing by the numbers
There have now been over 140,000 finishes across all IRONMAN virtual races (VR1 to VR13).
From IRONMAN VR8 to VR9, athletes who wanted to compete in IRONMAN VR races with officially monitored times could sign up for the Challenger Division. Since VR10, this has now been renamed the Championship Series Division. Here, activities must be completed outdoors or on the ROUVY indoor cycling reality platform to log an official result (results as at time of writing):
IRONMAN VR13
Championship – 1,450 finishers (2,915 registered); 5150 simulation
Classic – 4,485 finishers (7,819 registered); 5150 simulation
IRONMAN VR12
Championship – 1,144 finishers (1,932 registered); IM 70.3 simulation
Classic – 2,806 finishers (5,856 registered); IM 70.3 simulation
IRONMAN VR11
Championship – 1,511 finishers (3,154 registered); Sprint simulation
Classic – 7,975 finishers (12,668 registered); Sprint simulation
IRONMAN VR10
Championship – 2,055 finishers (3,639 registered); 5150 simulation
Classic – 7,312 finishers (12,538 registered); 5150 simulation
IRONMAN VR9
Challenger – 2,148 finishers (3,830 registered); IM 70.3 simulation
Classic – 3,574 finishers (7,275 registered); IM 70.3 simulation
IRONMAN VR8
Challenger – 3,560 finishers (6,113 registered); 5150 simulation
Classic – 7,909 finishers (13,635 registered); 5150 simulation
IRONMAN VR7 – 17,085 finishers (25,014 registered); Sprint simulation
IRONMAN VR6 – 12,744 finishers (21,238 registered); 5150 simulation
IRONMAN VR5 – 8,257 finishers (14,881 registered); IM 70.3 simulation
IRONMAN VR4 – 14,549 finishers (23,743 registered); 5150 simulation
IRONMAN VR3 – 20,264 finishers (33,203 registered); Sprint simulation
IRONMAN VR2 –16,375 finishers (22,983 registered); 5150 simulation
IRONMAN VR1 – 6,695 finishers (11,039 registered); IM 70.3 simulation
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