Guide
IRONMAN cut-off times, race by race
155 IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 races publish an overall cut-off. Here they all are, with the climbing beside them.
The standard cut-offs
Full distance. Most IRONMAN races give 17 h from the start to the finish line, with a swim cut-off of 2 h 20 and a bike cut-off at about 10 h 30 into the race.
IRONMAN 70.3 (half IRONMAN). Most give 8 h 30 min: about 1 h 10 for the swim and 5 h 30 to finish the bike.
Rolling starts count the time from your own start. The athlete guide of each race gives the exact times, and a few courses differ: the tables below show which.
Full-distance IRONMAN cut-offs
Longest first.
38 races · figures last updated 8 Nov 2026
| Race | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRONMAN Australia Port Macquarie | Australia | Full | 17 Oct 2027 | 17 h | 1483 m |
| IRONMAN Brazil | Brazil | Full | 13 Jun 2027 | 17 h | 807 m |
| IRONMAN California Sacramento | United States | Full | 24 Oct 2027 | 17 h | 216 m |
| IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa Ottawa | Canada | Full | 8 Aug 2027 | 17 h | 869 m |
| IRONMAN Cozumel Cozumel | Mexico | Full | 22 Nov 2026 | 17 h | 173 m |
| IRONMAN Florida Panama City Beach | United States | Full | 7 Nov 2026 | 17 h | 545 m |
| IRONMAN Gurye Korea Gurye | South Korea | Full | 4 Oct 2026 | 17 h | n/a |
| IRONMAN Jacksonville Jacksonville | United States | Full | 16 May 2027 | 17 h | 225 m |
| IRONMAN Japan South Hokkaido Hokuto | Japan | Full | 12 Sept 2027 | 17 h | n/a |
| IRONMAN Kaernten-Klagenfurt, Austria Klagenfurt | Austria | Full | 13 Jun 2027 | 17 h | 1754 m |
| IRONMAN Lake Placid Lake Placid | United States | Full | 25 Jul 2027 | 17 h | 2164 m |
| IRONMAN Lanzarote Lanzarote | Spain | Full | 15 May 2027 | 17 h | 2550 m |
| IRONMAN Leeds Leeds | United Kingdom | Full | 15 Aug 2027 | 17 h | 2574 m |
| IRONMAN Malaysia Langkawi | Malaysia | Full | 21 Nov 2026 | 17 h | n/a |
| IRONMAN Maryland Cambridge | United States | Full | 18 Sept 2027 | 17 h | 141 m |
| IRONMAN New Zealand Taupo | New Zealand | Full | 6 Mar 2027 | 17 h | 1354 m |
| IRONMAN Penghu Penghu | Taiwan | Full | 11 Apr 2027 | 17 h | 1251 m |
| IRONMAN San Juan San Juan | Argentina | Full | 1 Nov 2026 | 17 h | n/a |
| IRONMAN Switzerland Thun Thun | Switzerland | Full | 4 Jul 2027 | 17 h | 1906 m |
| IRONMAN Tallinn Tallinn | Estonia | Full | 7 Aug 2027 | 17 h | 635 m |
| IRONMAN Texas The Woodlands | United States | Full | 24 Apr 2027 | 17 h | 373 m |
| IRONMAN Vietnam Da Nang | Vietnam | Full | 9 May 2027 | 17 h | n/a |
| IRONMAN Wales Pembrokeshire | United Kingdom | Full | 19 Sept 2027 | 17 h | n/a |
| IRONMAN Western Australia Busselton | Australia | Full | 6 Dec 2026 | 17 h | 304 m |
| IRONMAN Wisconsin Madison | United States | Full | 12 Sept 2027 | 17 h | 1702 m |
| IRONMAN World Championship Kona | United States | Full | 9 Oct 2027 | 17 h | 1772 m |
| IRONMAN Cairns Cairns | Australia | Full | 13 Jun 2027 | 16 h 30 min | 1122 m |
| IRONMAN Chattanooga Chattanooga | United States | Full | 26 Sept 2027 | 16 h 30 min | 1580 m |
| IRONMAN Calella-Barcelona Calella | Spain | Full | 3 Oct 2027 | 16 h 20 min | 750 m |
| IRONMAN Portugal-Cascais Cascais | Portugal | Full | 23 Oct 2027 | 16 h 15 min | 1400 m |
| IRONMAN France Nice | France | Full | 12 Sept 2027 | 16 h | 2400 m |
| IRONMAN Italy Emilia Romagna Cervia | Italy | Full | 18 Sept 2027 | 16 h | n/a |
| IRONMAN Kalmar-Sweden Kalmar | Sweden | Full | 21 Aug 2027 | 16 h | 750 m |
| IRONMAN Les Sables d'Olonne-Vendee Les Sables d'Olonne | France | Full | 27 Jun 2027 | 16 h | 1130 m |
| IRONMAN Vichy Vichy | France | Full | 22 Aug 2027 | 16 h | 2000 m |
| IRONMAN Copenhagen Copenhagen | Denmark | Full | 22 Aug 2027 | 15 h 45 min | 1100 m |
| IRONMAN Hamburg Hamburg | Germany | Full | 6 Jun 2027 | 15 h 30 min | 400 m |
| IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz Vitoria-Gasteiz | Spain | Full | 11 Jul 2027 | 15 h 30 min | 1000 m |
6 races in this group do not publish this figure and are left out.
IRONMAN 70.3 (half IRONMAN) cut-offs
Longest first.
110 races · figures last updated 8 Nov 2026
| Race | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRONMAN 70.3 Agadir Agadir | Morocco | Middle | 25 Oct 2026 | 8 h 30 min | 864 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Aix-en-Provence Aix en Provence | France | Middle | 23 May 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 1184 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Alcúdia-Mallorca Alcúdia | Spain | Middle | 8 May 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 800 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Alghero Alghero | Italy | Middle | 30 May 2027 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Aracaju-Sergipe Aracaju | Brazil | Middle | 29 Nov 2026 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Augusta Augusta | United States | Middle | 26 Sept 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 569 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Bahrain Manama | Bahrain | Middle | 11 Dec 2026 | 8 h 30 min | 618 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Barranquilla Barranquilla | Colombia | Middle | 4 Apr 2027 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Boise Boise | United States | Middle | 24 Jul 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 505 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Bolton Bolton | United Kingdom | Middle | 6 Jun 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 840 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder Boulder | United States | Middle | 12 Jun 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 826 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Brasilia | Brazil | Middle | 18 Apr 2027 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Buenos Aires Palermo Buenos Aires | Argentina | Middle | 4 Oct 2026 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns Cairns | Australia | Middle | 13 Jun 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 520 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Calgary Cochrane | Canada | Middle | 25 Jul 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 672 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Campeche Campeche | Mexico | Middle | 8 Nov 2026 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Cartagena Cartagena | Colombia | Middle | 29 Nov 2026 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Chattanooga Chattanooga | United States | Middle | 16 May 2027 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene | United States | Middle | 27 Jun 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 1050 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Colombo Colombo | Sri Lanka | Middle | 22 Aug 2027 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Costa Navarino, Peloponnese, Greece Peloponnese | Greece | Middle | 25 Oct 2026 | 8 h 30 min | 857 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Cozumel Cozumel | Mexico | Middle | 26 Sept 2027 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Curitiba Curitiba | Brazil | Middle | 21 Mar 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 1119 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Da Nang Danang | Vietnam | Middle | 9 May 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 261 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Dallas-Little Elm Dallas | United States | Middle | 14 Mar 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 427 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Davao Philippines Davao City | Philippines | Middle | 13 Jun 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 369 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Desaru Coast Desaru | Malaysia | Middle | 25 Jul 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 436 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Dhofar Salalah | Oman | Middle | 24 Oct 2026 | 8 h 30 min | 410 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Duisburg Duisburg | Germany | Middle | 29 Aug 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 120 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Durban Durban | South Africa | Middle | 6 Jun 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 825 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Eagleman Cambridge | United States | Middle | 13 Jun 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 101 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Ecuador Manta | Ecuador | Middle | 25 Jul 2027 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Elsinore Elsinore | Denmark | Middle | 27 Jun 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 530 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Emilia Romagna Cervia | Italy | Middle | 19 Sept 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 264 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Encarnacion Encarnacion | Paraguay | Middle | 11 Oct 2026 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Erkner Erkner | Germany | Middle | 12 Sept 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 50 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Florianopolis Florianopolis | Brazil | Middle | 24 Oct 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 494 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Florida Haines City | United States | Middle | 13 Dec 2026 | 8 h 30 min | 380 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Goa Goa | India | Middle | 1 Nov 2026 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Gulf Coast Panama City Beach | United States | Middle | 8 May 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 229 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Hawai`i Kohala Coast | United States | Middle | 5 Jun 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 759 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Hengqin Hengqin | China | Middle | 14 Mar 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 385 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Jonkoping Jonkoping | Sweden | Middle | 11 Jul 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 779 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Kenting Kenting | Taiwan | Middle | 1 Nov 2026 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Kraichgau Kraichgau | Germany | Middle | 23 May 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 860 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 La Quinta La Quinta | United States | Middle | 6 Dec 2026 | 8 h 30 min | 135 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Langkawi Langkawi | Malaysia | Middle | 21 Nov 2026 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu Lapu-Lapu City | Philippines | Middle | 8 Aug 2027 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Leipzig Leipzig | Germany | Middle | 8 Aug 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 180 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Los Cabos Los Cabos | Mexico | Middle | 11 Apr 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 918 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Luxembourg Moselle | Luxembourg | Middle | 11 Jul 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 712 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Maine Augusta | United States | Middle | 25 Jul 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 967 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Málaga Málaga | Spain | Middle | 31 Oct 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 250 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Melbourne St. Kilda | Australia | Middle | 8 Nov 2026 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Mont-Tremblant Mont-Tremblant | Canada | Middle | 20 Jun 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 694 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Mossel Bay Mossel Bay | South Africa | Middle | 22 Nov 2026 | 8 h 30 min | 1020 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Muncie Muncie | United States | Middle | 10 Jul 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 311 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Muscat Muscat | Oman | Middle | 6 Feb 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 752 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Muskoka Huntsville | Canada | Middle | 18 Jul 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 997 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Musselman Geneva | United States | Middle | 11 Jul 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 505 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 New York Jones Beach | United States | Middle | 24 Oct 2026 | 8 h 30 min | 230 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 New Zealand Taupo | New Zealand | Middle | 6 Mar 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 588 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Nice Nice | France | Middle | 12 Sept 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 1227 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 North Carolina Wilmington | United States | Middle | 16 Oct 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 196 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Northern California Redding | United States | Middle | 23 May 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 754 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside Oceanside | United States | Middle | 3 Apr 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 829 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Ohio Sandusky | United States | Middle | 18 Jul 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 250 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Omaha Omaha | United States | Middle | 6 Jun 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 890 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Oregon Salem | United States | Middle | 18 Jul 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 350 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Panama Panama City | Panama | Middle | 28 Feb 2027 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley State College | United States | Middle | 23 May 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 1055 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Peru Lima | Peru | Middle | 25 Apr 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 373 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Phu Quoc Phu Quoc | Vietnam | Middle | 15 Nov 2026 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Poreč Porec | Croatia | Middle | 17 Oct 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 680 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie Port Macquarie | Australia | Middle | 17 Oct 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 974 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Portugal-Cascais Cascais | Portugal | Middle | 23 Oct 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 771 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Pucon Pucon | Chile | Middle | 10 Jan 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 583 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Puerto Rico San Juan | Puerto Rico | Middle | 14 Mar 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 103 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Puerto Varas Puerto Varas | Chile | Middle | 4 Apr 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 988 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Punta del Este Punta del Este | Uruguay | Middle | 7 Mar 2027 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Middle | 8 Aug 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 367 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Rockford - Illinois Rockford | United States | Middle | 13 Jun 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 568 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Ruidoso New Mexico Ruidoso | United States | Middle | 11 Jul 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 397 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 San Juan San Juan | Argentina | Middle | 11 Apr 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 562 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 San Salvador San Salvador | El Salvador | Middle | 7 Feb 2027 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Santa Cruz Santa Cruz | United States | Middle | 12 Sept 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 696 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 São Paulo São Paulo | Brazil | Middle | 19 Sept 2027 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea Swansea Bay | United Kingdom | Middle | 11 Jul 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 1062 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Tallinn Tallinn | Estonia | Middle | 8 Aug 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 320 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Texas Galveston Island | United States | Middle | 4 Apr 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 22 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Tours Metropole - Loire Valley Tours | France | Middle | 6 Jun 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 380 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Türkiye Belek | Türkiye | Middle | 1 Nov 2026 | 8 h 30 min | 80 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Valdivia Valdivia | Chile | Middle | 29 Nov 2026 | 8 h 30 min | 378 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Valencia Valencia | Spain | Middle | 18 Apr 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 600 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Venice-Jesolo Jesolo | Italy | Middle | 24 Apr 2027 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Versailles Versailles | France | Middle | 11 Oct 2026 | 8 h 30 min | 772 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Victoria Victoria | Canada | Middle | 30 May 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 838 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Vitoria-Gasteiz Vitoria-Gasteiz | Spain | Middle | 11 Jul 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 500 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Waco Waco | United States | Middle | 14 Nov 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 315 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Washington Tri-Cities Richland | United States | Middle | 19 Sept 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 569 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Western Australia Busselton | Australia | Middle | 6 Dec 2026 | 8 h 30 min | 154 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Western Sydney Penrith | Australia | Middle | 2 May 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 206 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Westfriesland Hoorn | Netherlands | Middle | 20 Jun 2027 | 8 h 30 min | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Weymouth Weymouth | United Kingdom | Middle | 12 Sept 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 1043 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Wisconsin Madison | United States | Middle | 11 Sept 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 635 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Zell am See-Kaprun Zell am See | Austria | Middle | 29 Aug 2027 | 8 h 30 min | 1011 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong Geelong | Australia | Middle | 21 Mar 2027 | 8 h | 515 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast Mooloolaba | Australia | Middle | 12 Sept 2027 | 8 h | n/a |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy Vichy | France | Middle | 22 Aug 2027 | 8 h | 900 m |
| IRONMAN 70.3 Switzerland Rapperswil-Jona | Switzerland | Middle | 6 Jun 2027 | 7 h 30 min | 1100 m |
10 races in this group do not publish this figure and are left out.
Shorter than the standard
12 full-distance IRONMAN races give less than 17 h, the shortest 15 h 30 min (IRONMAN Hamburg, IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz). A short cut-off on a hilly course leaves the least margin of all: check the elevation column.
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- Race 1 IRONMAN Hamburg
- Race 2 IRONMAN Frankfurt
- Race 3 IRONMAN Texas
- Circuit
- IRONMANIRONMANIRONMAN
- Distance
- Full distanceFull distanceFull distance
- Terrain
- RoadRoadRoad
- Swim
- 3.8 km3.8 km3.8 km
- Bike
- 180 km180 km180 km
- Run
- 42.2 km42.2 km42.2 km
- Date
- 6 Jun 202727 Jun 202724 Apr 2027
- Country
- GermanyGermanyUnited States
- Registration
- Sold outSold outSold out
- Swim venue
- LakeLakeLake
- Average water temperature
- 21 °C23 °C23 °C
- High air temperature
- 20 °C33 °C30 °C
- Low air temperature
- 10 °C20 °C20 °C
- Bike profile
- FlatRollingFlat
- Bike elevation gain
- 400 m1,316 m373 m
- Run profile
- RollingRollingRolling
- Run elevation gain
- 77 m88 m150 m
- Overall cut-off
- 15 h 30 minn/a17 h
- Altitude
- 9 m113 m49 m
- First edition
- 201720022011
- Swim start
- Rolling startRolling startRolling start
Questions this guide answers
What is the IRONMAN cut-off time?
Most full-distance IRONMAN races allow 17 h to finish, with intermediate cut-offs after the swim (2 h 20) and the bike (about 10 h 30).
What is the half IRONMAN (70.3) cut-off time?
Most IRONMAN 70.3 races allow 8 h 30 min, with about 1 h 10 for the swim and 5 h 30 to finish the bike.
Where do I find the cut-offs of one race, such as Lanzarote or Klagenfurt?
Each race page gives the overall cut-off published by its organiser, for example IRONMAN Lanzarote or IRONMAN Klagenfurt, and the tables above rank every race that publishes one. Intermediate cut-offs and the exact times of day are in the athlete guide of each race.
What happens if I miss a cut-off?
You are stopped and recorded as did not finish. Officials take your timing chip at the swim exit, in transition or on course.
Which IRONMAN has the longest cut-off?
IRONMAN Gurye Korea, IRONMAN San Juan, IRONMAN Florida, IRONMAN Malaysia, IRONMAN Cozumel, IRONMAN Western Australia, IRONMAN New Zealand, IRONMAN Penghu, IRONMAN Texas, IRONMAN Vietnam, IRONMAN Lanzarote, IRONMAN Jacksonville, IRONMAN Brazil, IRONMAN Kaernten-Klagenfurt, Austria, IRONMAN Switzerland Thun, IRONMAN Lake Placid, IRONMAN Tallinn, IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa, IRONMAN Leeds, IRONMAN Japan South Hokkaido, IRONMAN Wisconsin, IRONMAN Maryland, IRONMAN Wales, IRONMAN World Championship, IRONMAN Australia, IRONMAN California, with 17 h.
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