How To Register For An Ironman

As I am going into longer-distance triathlons, I frequently hear triathletes complaining about the high entry fee of Ironman races. I wanted to check it for myself. I analyzed the price of all races and summarized all my findings in this article.

The boilerplate toll of inbound an Ironman is $777. Depending on the location, it ranges from $613 to $974. The price stated on the Ironman website is, most of the time, not the one triathletes will pay at the cease of the checkout process.

Permit's check in detail which fees are mandatory, optional, and some of the additional costs yous volition need to plan for.

THE MANDATORY ENTRY FEES FOR AN IRONMAN

At that place are three types of fees that you volition demand to pay to compete in an Ironman:

The entry fee is the obvious ane. That'due south the amount stated on the Ironman website. The cost volition be unlike depending on the tier you are in when registering. The college the tier, the higher the price will be. I have seen up to half-dozen different prices for the aforementioned race.
Ironman Gurye and Taiwan accept tiers that are based on specific dates. The earlier you register, the cheaper it will be. I find that approach easy to empathize and really transparent.
All other races have tiers based on slot quantities. The issue I take hither is that you don't know how many slots are available for each tier and how many places are still available on the electric current tier. For most North American races, you don't fifty-fifty see how many tiers are nonetheless left… If someone from Ironman is reading this, I am sure you can work on beingness more than transparent with the triathletes!

The processing fee is a cost from the third-party company that Ironman uses for the registration process. In Europe, it is clearly stated on the registration page that a ix.25% processing fee volition be added. In Oceania, it is already included in the stated entry fee (thanks for the transparency!). In Northward America and nigh other regions, you don't see any mention of it until the checkout page, literally the last footstep of the entire registration process.
Triathletes who are regularly doing Ironman races expect this fee, but for first-timers, that'southward definitely non cool…
The fee is shown every bit follow on the checkout page:

The license is a fee that most triathlons (Ironman or not) will ask the triathlete to pay to participate in the race. It tin be either a ane-mean solar day license or a one-year membership that can be used for multiple events. It is definitely worth checking the requirement of the race and the triathlon federation of your country. In the Usa, the USAT one-day fee is $xv, and the almanac membership is $50.

The costs you will see below are all based on the latest Tier (which is often the one you volition terminate up paying) or the tier available as of 07/22/2021 (for N America). It includes the processing fee but excludes the license fee equally it is highly individual.

Toll OF IRONMAN RACES IN Northward AMERICA:

Race	Year	Price
Ironman Arizona	2021	N/A
Ironman California	2021	N/A
Ironman Canada	2021	CA$873
Ironman Chattanooga	2021	N/A
Ironman Coeur d'Alene	2021	N/A
Ironman Cozumel	2021	$819
Ironman Florida	2021	$873
Ironman Indiana	2021	Northward/A
Ironman Lake Placid	2021	Northward/A
Ironman Maryland	2021	$846
Ironman Mont-Tremblant	2021	N/A
Ironman St George	2022	$873
Ironman Texas	2022	$846
Ironman Tulsa	2021	$791
Ironman Waco	2021	$791
Ironman Wisconsin	2021	$764

I didn't mention (and didn't include in the average) the toll of Ironman Kona as triathletes need to be qualified for information technology and so pay the entry fee (around $1,120 in 2020). If you wonder how you tin get a slot for Kona, read this commodity: xi Means To Qualify For Ironman Kona, Hawaii

Toll OF IRONMAN RACES IN EUROPE:

Race	Yr	Cost
Ironman Republic of austria	2021	658€
Ironman Barcelona	2021	Due north/A
Ironman Copenhagen	2021	5,015DKK
Ironman Finland	2021	641€
Ironman French republic	2021	663€
Ironman Frankfurt	2021	663€
Ironman Gdynia	2021	550€
Ironman Hamburg	2021	652€
Ironman Republic of ireland	2021	N/A
Ironman Italia Emilia Romagna	2021	N/A
Ironman Kalmar	2021	N/A
Ironman Lanzarote	2022	654€
Ironman Mallorca	2022	650€
Ironman Portugal Cascais	2021	N/A
Ironman Switzerland	2021	896CHF
Ironman Tallinn	2021	650€
Ironman United kingdom	2022	£556
Ironman Vichy	2021	623€
Ironman Vitoria	2021	647€
Ironman Wales	2021	N/A

COST OF IRONMAN RACES IN OCEANIA:

Race	Year	Cost
Ironman Commonwealth of australia	2022	A$i,028
Ironman Cairns	2022	A$1,080
Ironman New Zealand	2022	NZ$1,105
Ironman Western Australia	2021	A$1,028

COST OF IRONMAN RACES IN ASIA:

Race	Year	Toll
Ironman Gurye	2020	$764
Ironman Kazakhstan	2021	$765
Ironman Malaysia	2021	N/A
Ironman Philippines	2021	$819
Ironman Taiwan	2022	$765

Toll OF IRONMAN RACES IN Southward AMERICA:

Race	Yr	Price
Ironman Argentine republic	2021	North/A
Ironman Brazil	2021	$765

Cost OF IRONMAN RACE IN AFRICA

Race	Twelvemonth	Cost
Ironman African Title	2022	ZAR 9,003

Saving tips for entering an Ironman:

Annals early: no matter in which region y'all desire to race, the earlier you book, the more chances you have to be in a lower tier. I have never seen a tier 1 price bachelor, but tier two and 3 are already a bit more than common.

Arranged deals: Ironman is sometimes combining races and gives a discount on the entry fee. I have already seen several 70.iii and Ironman combinations. As far every bit I know, at that place is no place where you can look at all those deals on the Ironman website. Nonetheless, yous might go lucky when looking at a specific race.

Yearly license: every bit mentioned previously, ownership a yearly license might exist an first-class option for you if you race often.

Three-role payment plan: I know it is non actually a saving tip, but it is worth mentioning that Ironman gives the possibility of paying in three-part the total entry fee. It can definitely aid some triathletes. Read withal carefully the details of the offer. You lot might pay the price of a higher tier for this option!

THE OPTIONAL FEES FOR AN IRONMAN

Medal Engraving:

You have the possibility of having your time engraved on your finisher medal. I have seen fees betwixt $15 and $25 depending on the races for this service.

In a (not-Ironman) race where the medal was a glass of beer, my married woman and I let the organizers engrave our times on the glass, and nosotros don't regret it at all! 😀 We always recollect about this race and tin can't wait to go over again there and beat those times.

Pasta Party Guest Ticket:

In nigh races, the organizer will throw a pasta party a mean solar day or two before the race. The price is included in the entry fee for the triathletes, but if you want to register whatever other persons, y'all volition demand to pay a supplement.

If you accept the adventure of having some family members or friends support yous during the event, the least you lot can practice is to pay for those tickets 😉 That'south not the place where you should save some money!

T-shirt, shoes:

I have often seen the possibility of buying direct during the registration process some merchandising from the organizer or its sponsors. If you want to be certain to become a specific product, feel free to society it, but in most cases, the aforementioned will be available at the race expo during the weekend.

THE Boosted COSTS TO ENTER AN IRONMAN

Information technology is obvious that the entry fees are not the only expenses that triathletes volition incur. Just the travel and the hotel tin cost more the entry fee. Yet, they are so specific to each athlete that it doesn't make much sense for me to boilerplate those.

If you are starting triathlon, I suggest you read this article "The But Gears Y'all Actually Need For Your Start Triathlon" for learning more about the gears and this ane "The Real Price Of Triathlon (Including Gears, Entry Fees,…)" for the cost aspect of it.

I would simply recommend ownership a road bicycle instead of using a mountain cycle for an Ironman. Even if it is possible (and some practise), I feel you lot will enjoy the cycle portion much more with a road bike.