Experience IRONMAN Penghu, featuring a 3.8 km swim in Penghu's ocean waters, a 180 km bike ride across the Penghu Great Bridge, and a 42.2 km run through famous local tourist spots. Set in the Penghu archipelago in the Taiwan Strait, athletes face a mix of flat sections, strong winds, and a tropical Hawaii-like climate with warm temperatures and high humidity.
This event offers qualifying slots for the IRONMAN World Championship. Athletes must be 18 years of age on race day to participate.
Participant Entitlements Include:
Note: The Name T-shirt is not included with registration and must be purchased separately.
Cancellation & Withdrawal Policy:
Registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable. Withdrawal requests must be submitted in writing via email to [email protected]. If no response is received within 7 days, contact the race office at +886-2751-6226.
The bike special needs station is located at Turnaround Point B (Xiyu West Fort Parking). Athletes can access their personal needs bags during the bike leg here.
Swim: 3.8 km ocean swim consisting of two counter-clockwise triangular laps; athletes exit the water briefly after the first lap before entering for the second lap. Bike: 180 km rolling terrain starting on Route 201 to Route 204, passing Guoye Elementary School and Husi Junior High School onto Routes 11, 12, and 203. Features 3 loops across the Penghu Great Bridge between turnarounds A and B (Xiyu West Fort Parking), passing 10 aid stations total. Run: 42.2 km flat course covering tourist landmarks such as Guanyinting Recreation Area, Xiying Rainbow Bridge, the bronze Matsu statue, and downtown hotels, consisting of 2 laps from A to B and 2 laps from C to H.
Yes. However, race organizers reserve the right to restrict use depending on conditions.
Yes, provided that it is made of 100% textile material (no rubberized material such as polyurethane or neoprene) and that material does not extend past the elbows or knees. Any compression wear that extends past the elbows or knees will not be permitted in non-wetsuit swims (this includes compression sleeves, compression socks, or compression tights).
Water safety personnel and craft will be located on the water during the swim. At any time should you require assistance, raise one arm into the air and they will come to your aid. If you decide to abandon the swim, you will be taken to an extraction point, checked by medical staff if required, and your timing band will be removed.
iPods, MP3 players, phones, video cameras etc. are not permitted on the course.
The course will have distance markers in kilometres.
Swimwear (Skinsuits/Speedsuits) must be 100% textile material (such as nylon or Lycra) with no rubberized material like polyurethane or neoprene. Swimwear must not cover the neck, extend past the elbows, nor extend past the knees. Swimwear may contain a zipper, and a race kit may be worn underneath.
Rolling start with athletes self-seeding in their start zones according to their expected finish time.
The personal needs bag allows you to bring your own food, which you will have access to on the bike and run parts. You must stop to access the bag's contents. Bags will be thrown away after the race.
Wetsuits are permitted if the water temperature is up to (and including) 76.1 degrees Fahrenheit (24.5 degrees Celsius) or colder. Wetsuits cannot measure more than 5 mm thick.