Overview
Race IRONMAN 70.3 Bolton with a swim in Pennington Flash Country Park, a bike ride through various villages, and a run around Bolton Town Centre and Queen's Park.
This is Proper Racing It's time to have the real British race experience of proper racing! Take in the beautiful bike course scenery, and impressive finish line in the heart of Bolton Town centre where the crowd support is like nowhere else in the world.
Race categories
113K
IRONMAN 70.3
- Schedule
Thursday 4th June 2026
4 PM - 6 PM · IRONKIDS Registration · Bolton Town Hall - 2nd Floor 4 PM - 6 PM · Night Run Registration · Bolton Town Hall - 1st FloorFriday 5th June 2026
9 AM - 6 PM · IRONMAN 70.3 Athlete Registration · Bolton Town Hall - 1st Floor 9 AM - 6 PM · Night Run Registration · Bolton Town Hall - 1st Floor 9 AM - 6 PM · IRONKIDS Registration · Bolton Town Hall - 2nd Floor 9 AM - 6 PM · Expo & IRONMAN Merchandise Store · Victoria Square, Bolton 1 PM - 6 PM · Transition 2 Open - RED Bag Check In · Queens Park, Spa Road 6 PM - 7 PM · Night Run Help Desk · Le Mans Crescent, Bolton 7 PM - 9 PM · Night Run · Le Mans Crescent, BoltonSaturday 6th June 2026
8 AM - 3 PM · IRONMAN 70.3 Athlete Registration · Bolton Town Hall - 1st Floor 8 AM - 4 PM · Expo & IRONMAN Merchandise Store · Victoria Square, Bolton 9 AM - 5 PM · IRONKIDS & IRONKIDS Help Desk · Le Mans Crescent, Bolton 8 AM - 4 PM · Transition 2 Open - RED Bag Check-in · Queens Park, Spa Road 9 AM - 5 PM · Transition 1 Open - BLUE Bag & Bike Check-in · Pennington Flash, Leigh 11 AM - 1 PM · Official Swim Practice (registered athletes only) · Pennington Flash, Leigh 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM · IRONPRAYER · Bolton Town Hall - 1st FloorSunday 7th June 2026 – Race day
3:45 AM - 5:45 AM · Shuttle Bus Pick Up (Spectators from 5:15 AM) · Great Moor Street, Bolton 4:30 AM - 6 AM · Transition 1 Open · Pennington Flash, Leigh 6:15 AM · IRONMAN 70.3 Bolton, Self-Seeded Rolling Start · Pennington Flash, Leigh 7:30 AM - 9 AM · Spectator Shuttle Bus Pick Up · Leigh Sports Village 9 AM - 5 PM · IRONMAN Merchandise Store · Victoria Square, Bolton 1:15 PM - 5 PM · Transition 2 Open for Bike & Bag Check out · Queens Park, Spa Road 4 PM - 4:30 PM · Timing & Results Objections · Bolton Town Hall - 2nd Floor 5:45 PM - 7:15 PM · Awards Ceremony & Slot Allocation · Bolton Town Hall - 2nd Floor- Route
Swim
Lake
Bike
Rolling
Run
Rolling
Typical race-day conditions
Air 9–16 °C · Water 19 °CSwim course
The one-loop 1.2-mile (1.9km) Roka swim course returns to Pennington Flash Country Park, where athletes head out, make two left turns and make their way back to exit the water. They will pass through the noisy crowds on the bank of the lake as they make the short run to transition.Bike course
. Facilities and Services Bike mechanics & bike pumps (Run course
The two-loop 13.1-mile (21.1km) SALOMON run course laps around Bolton Town Centre before ascending through the scenic Queen’s Park onto Chorley New Road. After descending back through Queen’s Park, athletes will then return to crowds and historic buildings of central Bolton before hitting the iconic IRONMAN 70.3 finish line in front of Bolton Town Hall.
Update history
3 Oct 2026
Time changed: 6 June at 0:00 → 6 June at 4:00
IRONMAN 70.3 Bolton
Sun, 6 Jun 2027