2010 Ironman 70.3 World Championship

The 2010 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition held in Clearwater, Florida on November 13, 2010. It was sponsored by Foster Grant and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. The championship race was the culmination of the Ironman 70.3 series of events that occurred from October 2009 to September 2010. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earned a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series.[1] The 2010 Championship was won by Michael Raelert of Germany and Jodie Swallow of Great Britain.

This year marked the end of the Championship race being in Clearwater, Florida; which the city has hosted for five years. The Championship race moves to Henderson, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas, Nevada in 2011.[2]

  1. ^ "About the Race". World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  2. ^ Empfield, Dan (7 October 2010). "70.3 WC: Viva Las Vegas". Slowtwitch.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.