IRONMAN World Championship, Kona, Hawaii and Nice, France 2023

Live Stream, TV Coverage, Route, Timing, Start Time

Things are slightly different this year as the Ironman World Championships splits into two seperate events that showcase the very best of men and women athletes. Hawaii is the scene for the culmination of the annual VinFast IRONMAN race calendar for women, hosting the annual World Championship event in the pictureseque settings of Kailua-Kona.

This signature event has been coming here every year now since 1978 and is very much a part of the island's popular culture, and renowned as such worldwide.

Then we have the Men's Race, which, for the first time, will take place in the beautiful location of Nice in France on 10th September 2023.

This really is the pinnacle of the career of a professional triathlete, and one of the most competitive and challenging endurance events you will find anywhere on the planet.

Organised by the World Triathlon Corporation, the event has been held in Hawaii each year since its inception, and alongside the prestige and recognition also carries significant financial rewards for the successful athletes, with a prize fund well in excess of half a million dollars, which makes it a big potential chunk of the non-sponsorship earnings for the top triathletes. Athletes are expected to finish this epic race between 10 and 17 hours, it's an incedible feat of endurance.

Date

The Hawaii IRONMAN World Championship in 2023 will be hosting the Women's Race on 14th October.

This year the event is being co-hosted, with the Men's Race taking place earlier in the year in Nice, France on 10th September and will be streamed on the official website: IronMan World Championship Men's Race.

Start times

Start time for 2023:

On Saturday 14th October:

6.25am: Professional Women Start

6.30-7.00am: Female starts by age group at 5 minute intervals.

Course and Schedule

Hawaii

Swim - Start from Kailua Pier, swim 2.4 miles in a loop around Kailua Bay. Water temperature is usually around 26C, so a pleasant temperature for the triathletes.

Cycle - 112 miles, starting out north along the Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway, turnaround at Hawi then back to the transition area via Makala Boulevard. Wind can be the main obstacle here, blowing an across the route and potentially making life much trickier for the cyclists,

Run - A full maratohn of 26.2 miles, through Kona town then along Ali'i Drive, the long climb up Palani Road back to the Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway then to the Natural Energy Laboratory Hawaii Authority before returing to the finish line at Kailua Bay via the Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway once more.

See the full route maps for the entire course on the official site here: Hawaii Ironman course maps

Nice - full details to be announced, but the schedule and course will be available here: Nice Ironman Course

TV & Live Streaming

There used to be some difficulty finding live coverage of the Ironman World Championship from Hawaii but that has changed dramatically in recent years, with the event's increasing popularity reflected in the range of coverage options, several of which are also now available as online streams.

The Vinfast Ironman World Championship at Kailua - Kona and Nice Ironman will stream live online on the official site, bringing the race to global audience Ironman Live

For cable subscribers the Ironman is also available live via NBC Peacock:

NBC Sports live

To follow events on Twitter or Instagram the official hashtag is #IMKona

Another idea, not so much for the race itself, but to check out the local scenery and weather conditions, is to keep an eye on the local webcam views, there's quite a few in decent positions scattered around the islands:

Hawaii webcams

Hotels and Accommodation

If you're in Hawaii for the triathlon and planning on spending some time around the area then you'll be pleased by the wide range of accommodation provided by what is essentially a holiday destination.

You can check out availability and make online reservations for local hotels here.

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