Experience IRONMAN 70.3 Bolton, featuring a scenic lake swim in Pennington Flash Country Park, a rolling bike ride through local villages, and a run through Bolton Town Centre and Queen's Park to the iconic finish line at Bolton Town Hall.
Athletes get the authentic British race experience with impressive scenery and enthusiastic crowd support along Chorley New Road and the town centre. The event operates a split transition format (T1 at Pennington Flash, T2 at Queen's Park) with comprehensive support services provided on race day.
Swim: 1-loop 1.2-mile (1.9km) lake swim course at Pennington Flash Country Park. Athletes head out, make two left turns, and return to exit. Bike: 56-mile (90km) rolling course featuring two loops through Lowton, Abram, and Bickershaw, followed by two loops of Horwich and Bolton along Chorley New Road. Includes an out-and-back climb on Victoria Road and Old Kiln Road with 840m total ascent, concluding at T2 in Queens Park. Run: 2-loop 13.1-mile (21.1km) rolling course around Bolton Town Centre, through Queen's Park onto Chorley New Road, finishing in front of Bolton Town Hall.
The one-loop 1.2-mile (1.9km) ROKA swim course takes place in Pennington Flash Country Park. Athletes head out, make two left turns, and make their way back to exit the water.
Transition 1 is located 200m from Swim Exit in Pennington Flash on a flat, carpeted path. Athletes change into bike gear, drop off their BLUE BAG to a volunteer, and proceed to the bike course.
The 56-mile (90km) bike course begins with two loops through the villages of Lowton, Abram, and Bickershaw before heading north towards Bolton. Athletes complete two loops of Horwich and Bolton along Chorley New Road, with an out-and-back climb on Victoria Road and Old Kiln Road (840m total ascent).
The bike leg finishes at T2 in Queens Park, where athletes swap bike gear for run gear (RED BAG) before heading onto the run course.
The two-loop 13.1-mile (21.1km) SALOMON run course laps around Bolton Town Centre before ascending through scenic Queen’s Park onto Chorley New Road. After descending back through Queen’s Park, athletes return to central Bolton to finish in front of Bolton Town Hall.
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During registration, the team captain creates the relay team by selecting a team name and adding at least one team member to claim the entry. Team members receive a claim email to complete registration. At checkout, the team captain pays the full registration fee.
Yes. Relay teams must consist of two or three athletes. Two-person teams may divide the swim, bike, and run legs in any combination.
No. Each athlete may only compete on one relay team per event.
No. Relay teams may include athletes of different ages and genders. All participants must be at least 18 years old on race day.
Only the team captain may request team changes. Please contact the event email address with the name of the team member to be removed and the full name and email address of the new team member no later than 10 days before race day.
Yes. All relay team members must attend athlete onsite registration together and present a valid photo ID.
No. Each relay team receives one timing chip, which acts as a relay baton passed between athletes during transitions.