NewsFord Ironman 70.3 Hawaii
New name for Honu event with qualifying spots for Kona and Clearwater
Published Friday, January 26, 2007
The 2007 Ironman 70.3 qualifying race held on the Big Island of Hawaii, formerly known as the Ford Ironman 70.3 Honu has officially changed its event name to Ford Ironman 70.3 Hawaii.
The Ford Ironman 70.3 Hawaii is a qualifying race for both the Ford Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii as well as the Ford Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Clearwater, Florida. This year's race date is June 2, 2007.
The 56-mile bike course follows the Kohala Coast to the turn around in Hawi, and back to the Mauna Lani Resort.
The 13.1 mile run course is scenic, and challenging, and takes place entirely within the Mauna Lani Resort. Along the way the athletes will run around residential areas and golf courses, along the shoreline in front of the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, by the Fairmont Orchid Hotel, past Petroglyph fields and ancient fishponds. As if that wasn’t enough, the course finishes on the second hole of the award-winning Francis H. I’i Brown Golf Course.
Ford Ironman 70.3 Hawaii serves as a qualifier for the Ford Ironman World Championship (Kona) with 24 slots for International, 20 for State of Hawaii Residents and 35 qualifying spots for Big Island Residents. The event also has 50 slots for the Ford Ironman 70.3 World Championship .Clearwater.
Registration for the 2007 Ford Ironman 70.3 Hawaii is still open. ENTER HERE.
