Half distance · 12 September 2027
IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast
Mooloolaba, Australia
The race at a glance
- Circuit
- IRONMAN
- Distance
- Middle distance
- Terrain
- Road
- Swim
- 1.9 km
- Bike
- 90 km
- Run
- 21.1 km
- Date
- 12 Sept 2027
- Registration
- Open
- Swim venue
- Ocean
- Average water temperature
- 22 °C
- Bike profile
- Rolling
- Run profile
- Flat
- High air temperature
- 23 °C
- Low air temperature
- 13 °C
- Overall cut-off
- 8 h
- Altitude
- 11 m
- First edition
- 2013
- Swim start
- Rolling start
Edition history
| 2026 | 13 Sept 2026 | Held |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 Sept 2025 | Held |
| 2024 | 8 Sept 2024 | Held |
| 2023 | 10 Sept 2023 | Held |
| 2022 | 11 Sept 2022 | Held |
| 2021 | 12 Sept 2021 | Held |
| 2019 | 8 Sept 2019 | Held |
| 2018 | 26 Aug 2018 | Held |
| 2017 | 10 Sept 2017 | Held |
How the day is laid out
The swim is held in the ocean. The wetsuit call is made on race morning, against the temperature measured then.
The organiser publishes 1.9 km of swimming, 90 km on the bike and 21.1 km of running.
The swim uses a rolling start: athletes enter the water a few at a time. The water is usually around 22 °C at this time of year.
The bike course is rolling.
The run course is flat.
Typical temperatures for the month run from 13 to 23 °C. The overall cut-off is 8 hours.
The race was first held in 2013.
Against the calendar
Where this race sits among the others
Ranks are computed across every race of the same distance.
Average water temperature
22 °C · median 21 °C
The 62nd warmest of the 128 middle-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.
High air temperature
23 °C · median 25 °C
The 43rd coolest of the 152 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.
45
races across every distance fall in September, out of 354.
28
races are held in Oceania. 1 of them in the same month as this one.
Questions about this race
- When is IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast 2027?
- IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast is held on 12 September 2027 in Mooloolaba, Australia. Registration is open on the official race page.
- Is a wetsuit allowed at IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast?
- Most likely. The average water temperature is 22 °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 Sunshine Coast?
- The course closes 8 h after the start. Intermediate cut-offs after the swim and the bike are in the athlete guide.
Where to stay
Hotels and rentals around the race venue, for the nights around race day.
Suggested stay: 10 Sept 2027 to 13 Sept 2027
The map is provided by Stay22. Bookings are made with the provider.
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- Date
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- Distance
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- Country
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- Date
- 12 Sept 2027
- Distance
- Middle
- Country
- AU
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Entries are handled by the organiser
Registration and the athlete guide are on the official race page.