Ironman Series
For links to previous Ironman series, see Ironman World Championship.There are 28 Ironman Triathlon races throughout the world that enable qualification for the 2013 Ironman World Championships. Professional athletes qualify for the championship through a point ranking system, where points are earned based on their final placement in Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events. The top 50 male and top 35 female professionals in points qualify for the championship. Amateur athletes qualify for the championship by receiving slots allocated to each age group's top finishers in a qualifying event. The Ironman qualifying events for 2013 include:
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