IRONMAN’s next virtual event, IRONMAN VR31 Malaysia, marks the third stop on the IRONMAN VR World Tour. The virtual event series focusing on specific regions of the world. It kicked off on October 19 and runs through November 22.
This coming weekend’s race transports athletes virtually to Langkawi, Malaysia, located within a cluster of tropical islands that attract visitors all over the world.
The real world IRONMAN Malaysia takes athletes on a Malaysian cultural journey through the tropical, hilly, and demanding terrain passing traditional villages (also known as ‘kampungs’), mangrove clusters and rainforest vistas. Surrounded by turquoise sea, the event will celebrate its sixth edition in 2021.
Two formats are available for IRONMAN VR31 Malaysia. Participants can opt to complete a swim/bike/run (Swim 2000m, Bike 40km, Run 10km) or run/bike/run (Run 2km, Bike 40km, Run 10km) and results will be split accordingly.
Athletes will compete against their peers on virtual racecourses powered by ROUVY with competition running from 06:00 ET (10:00 GMT) on Thursday to 19:59 ET (23:59 p.m. GMT) on Sunday.
IRONMAN VR World Tour
‘Participants have the unique opportunity to virtually travel to 20 stunning race locations around the globe (five through IRONMAN VR events and 15 through IRONMAN VR workouts) and enjoy elements of some of the most coveted races the sport has to offer.’
Each race week will challenge athletes to complete three optional workouts inspired by real-world IRONMAN or IRONMAN 70.3 events and IRONMAN VR races in destinations such as Klagenfurt, Austria; Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; Langkawi, Malaysia; Port Elizabeth, South Africa; and Taupō, New Zealand.
IRONMAN VR30 Chattanooga by the numbers
- In total, over 4,100 individuals participated in IRONMAN VR30
- Athletes represented 46 USA states and 108 countries, regions and territories
- Over 1,100 IRONMAN TriClub members signed up for IRONMAN VR30
- The IRONMAN Virtual Club platform has reached more than 122,000 members since the inception of the platform
- More than 17,000 TriClub members are registered on the IRONMAN Virtual Club platform
- To date, 117 athletes have completed all 30 IRONMAN VR races. Over the past 30 weeks of racing, these athletes have completed at least 448km of running and 1521km of cycling
Next up IRONMAN VR32 South Africa
The IRONMAN VR World Tour will head to the Southern Hemisphere for IRONMAN VR Africa on November 9 to November 15).
Three Africa-themed workouts, including: a swim inspired by IRONMAN 70.3 South Africa, a bike workout by IRONMAN African Championship, and a run inspired by IRONMAN 70.3 Durban, all culminate in the weekend’s VR race IRONMAN VR32 South Africa.
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