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Half distance · 6 March 2027

IRONMAN 70.3 New Zealand

Also known as IRONMAN 70.3 Taupo

Taupo, New Zealand

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
6 Mar 2027
Registration
Open
Swim venue
Lake
Average water temperature
19 °C
Bike profile
Rolling
Bike elevation gain
588 m
Run profile
Flat
High air temperature
19 °C
Low air temperature
6 °C
Overall cut-off
8 h 30 min
Altitude
374 m
First edition
2017
Swim start
Rolling start

Edition history

20267 Mar 2026Held
20251 Mar 2025Held
20242 Mar 2024Held
20234 Mar 2023Held
202210 Dec 2022Held
202127 Mar 2021Held
20207 Mar 2020Held
20192 Mar 2019Held
20183 Mar 2018Held
20174 Mar 2017Held

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 flat.

A rolling bike ahead of a flat run keeps the climbing on the bike and lets the run settle into a rhythm.

Expect air between 6 °C and 19 °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

    19 °C · median 25 °C

    The 11th coolest of the 152 middle-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.

  • Bike elevation gain

    588 m · median 569 m

    The 51st hilliest of the 105 middle-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.

33

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

11

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

28

races are held in Oceania. 4 of them in the same month as this one.

Questions about this race

When is IRONMAN 70.3 Taupo 2027?
IRONMAN 70.3 Taupo is held on 6 March 2027 in Taupo, New Zealand. Registration is open on the official race page.
Is a wetsuit allowed at IRONMAN 70.3 Taupo?
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 Taupo?
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 Taupo?
The bike course climbs about 588 m, the 51st hilliest of 105 half-distance races with a figure. The bike is labelled rolling and the run flat. Expect highs of about 19 °C on race day.

Where to stay

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

Suggested stay: 4 Mar 2027 to 7 Mar 2027

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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