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Half distance · 13 December 2026

IRONMAN 70.3 Florida

Haines City, United States

The race at a glance

Official race website
Circuit
IRONMAN
Distance
Middle distance
Terrain
Road
Swim
1.9 km
Bike
90 km
Run
21.1 km
Date
13 Dec 2026
Registration
Sold out
Swim venue
Lake
Average water temperature
19 °C
Bike profile
Rolling
Bike elevation gain
380 m
Run profile
Rolling
Run elevation gain
134 m
High air temperature
25 °C
Low air temperature
12 °C
Overall cut-off
8 h 30 min
Altitude
36 m
First edition
2004
Swim start
Rolling start

Edition history

202514 Dec 2025Held
202415 Dec 2024Held
202310 Dec 2023Held
202211 Dec 2022Held
202112 Dec 2021Held

How the day is laid out

The swim is held in a lake. An average of 19 °C sits in the range where a wetsuit is both allowed and worth wearing for nearly everyone.

The bike leg is labelled rolling.

The run is labelled rolling, over 2 laps.

A rolling bike and a rolling run keep the effort changing all day, so pace by feel rather than by speed.

Expect air between 12 °C and 25 °C on race day. A spread of 13 degrees across the day matters as much as the peak, because what you wear at the swim exit is rarely what you want at the far end of the bike.

Against the calendar

Where this race sits among the others

Ranks are computed across every race of the same distance.

  • Average water temperature

    19 °C · median 21 °C

    The 30th coldest of the 128 middle-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.

  • High air temperature

    25 °C · median 25 °C

    The 71st coolest of the 152 middle-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.

  • Bike elevation gain

    380 m · median 569 m

    The 32nd flattest of the 105 middle-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.

19

races of this distance pair a rolling bike with a rolling run, out of 159. 58 share the bike profile alone.

13

races across every distance fall in December, out of 354.

68

races are held in North America. 5 of them in the same month as this one.

Questions about this race

When is IRONMAN 70.3 Florida 2026?
IRONMAN 70.3 Florida is held on 13 December 2026 in Haines City, United States. The race is sold out.
Is a wetsuit allowed at IRONMAN 70.3 Florida?
Most likely. The average water temperature is 19 °C, below the 24.5 °C limit up to which wetsuits are allowed for age-group athletes. The official call is made on race morning.
What is the cut-off at IRONMAN 70.3 Florida?
The course closes 8 h 30 min after the start. Intermediate cut-offs after the swim and the bike are in the athlete guide.
How hard is IRONMAN 70.3 Florida?
The bike course climbs about 380 m, the 32nd flattest of 105 half-distance races with a figure. The bike is labelled rolling and the run rolling. Expect highs of about 25 °C on race day.

Where to stay

Hotels and rentals around the race venue, for the nights around race day.

Suggested stay: 11 Dec 2026 to 14 Dec 2026

The map is provided by Stay22. Bookings are made with the provider.

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Registration and the athlete guide are on the official race page.

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