Overview
Experience IRONMAN Tallinn: a 3.8 km swim at Stroomi beach, a fast 180 km bike ride through city and countryside, and a flat 42.2 km run along Tallinn Bay.
The cultural hub of Estonia IRONMAN Tallinn's big event is a part of the late summer triathlon festival in the capital of Estonia, which kicks off with a charity run and the IRONKIDS races. A fast course, a compact race center, innovative city and an amazing crowd including 800 energetic and tireless volunteers on the course are just a few of the key features that describe our event. At the top of all, Tallinn is charming with its simplicity - IRONMAN Tallinn race center, partner hotel Original Sokos Hotel Viru, and airport are all within a radius of only 10 km. The competition center is located by the Baltic Sea, where everything is close-by. We're waiting for you!
Race categories
226K
IRONMAN
- Schedule
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
10:00-12:00 · Official swimming training · Lake Raku 14:00-19:00 · Expo · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 14:00-19:00 · Info Booth / Lost and Found · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 14:00-19:00 · IRONMAN Tallinn Athlete Check-in · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 14:00-19:00 · IRONMAN 70.3 Tallinn Athlete Check-in · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 14:00-19:00 · Registration for IRONKIDS · Rocca al Mare centre (Paldiski mnt 102) 14:00-19:00 · Registration for Sunset Run · Rocca al Mare centre (Paldiski mnt 102) 14:30-15:00 · Sports Chats ENG "How have preparations gone?" (Ain-Alar Juhanson, Aire Veskimägi) · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 16:00-16:30 · Sports Chats ENG "10 year IRONMAN Estonia journey" (Chris Wild) · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 17:30-18:30 · Sports Chats EST "Eesti triatloni olevik ja tulevik - triatloni juhtimine" (Indrek Hääl, Aleksandr Latin, Robert Kitt) · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b)Thursday, 20 August 2026
09:00-10:00 · Morning Run with Race Director (30min run + networking) · Original Sokos Hotel Viru (Viru väljak 4) 10:00-12:00 · Official swimming training · Lake Raku 10:00-19:00 · Expo · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 10:00-21:45 · Info Booth / Lost and Found · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 10:00-19:00 · IRONMAN Tallinn Athlete Check-in · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 10:00-19:00 · IRONMAN 70.3 Tallinn Athlete Check-in · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 10:00-18:25 · Registration for IRONKIDS · Rocca al Mare centre (Paldiski mnt 102) 10:00-17:00 · Registration for Sunset Run · Rocca al Mare centre (Paldiski mnt 102) 12:00-12:45 · Sports Chats EST "Geel 2.0: mis on sporditoitumises muutunud ja millest on päriselt kasu?" (Liisi Alamaa, Reiko Männik) · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 13:30-14:30 · Sports Chats EST "Kas kõik teed viivad triatlonini?" (Märt Israel, Anders Veerpalu, Roman Fosti) · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 15:00-15:30 · Sports Chats EST Kogemuslugu (Mart Mikkelsaar) · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 16:00-16:45 · IRONMAN Tallinn Race Briefing in Estonian · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 17:00-17:45 · IRONMAN Tallinn Race Briefing in English · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 18:00-18:45 · IRONMAN Tallinn Race Briefing in Finnish · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 17:00 · IRONKIDS Tallinn Race · Rocca al Mare centre (Paldiski mnt 102) 19:15 · IRONKIDS Tallinn Award Ceremony · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 18:30-20:15 · Registration for Sunset Run · Stoomi beach (Pelguranna 58) 20:30 · Sunset Run Start · Stroomi beach (Pelguranna 58) 21:30 · Sunset Run Award Ceremony · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b)Friday, 21 August 2026
10:00-19:00 · EXPO · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 10:00-19:00 · Info Booth / Lost and Found · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 10:00-17:00 · IRONMAN Tallinn Athlete Check-in · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 10:00-19:00 · IRONMAN 70.3 Tallinn Athlete Check-in · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 10:30-11:30 · Sports Chats ENG "Morning chat: Olympic dreams" (Liis Kapten) · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 12:00 · Press Conference for PRO atheletes · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 13:00 · Briefing for PRO athletes · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 13:00-15:00 · Official swimming training · Lake Raku 13:00-19:00 · IRONMAN Tallinn Bike and Run Gear Check-In (mandatory, no bike and gear check-in on race day morning) · Lake Raku 13:00-19:00 · Bike Technical Service in T1 · Lake Raku 14:30-15:00 · Sports Chats EST "10 aastat IRONMAN Eesti sündmustel - mis toob ikka ja jälle tagasi?" (Signe Uibo, Pille Nurmis, Jorma Härmsalu) · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 15:00-19:00 · Transition Area 2 familarization · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 15:30-16:15 · IRONMAN 70.3 Tallinn Race Briefing in English · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 16:30-17:15 · IRONMAN 70.3 Tallinn Race Briefing in Finnish · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 17:30-18:15 · IRONMAN 70.3 Tallinn Race Briefing in Estonian · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b)Saturday, 22 August 2026 – Race day
05:30-07:30 · Transition Area 1 Open · Lake Raku 05:30-10:46 · Bike Technical Service in T1 · Lake Raku 05:30-10.46 · Info Booth / Lost and Found · Lake Raku 07:20 · IRONMAN Tallinn Start - PC/ID Open · Lake Raku 07:30-08:03:20 · IRONMAN Tallinn Start · Lake Raku 10:00-19:00 · EXPO · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 10:00-17:00 · IRONMAN 70.3 Tallinn Athlete Check-in · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 10:00-01.03 · Info Booth / Lost and Found · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 10:30-11:00 · Sports Chats EST "Naised triatlonis" (Egle Rebane, Signe Ventsel, Daisi Padumäe, Kaidi Kivioja" · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 11:30-12:10 · Sports Chats EST "Kuidas treenida teaduslikult?" (Marti Alt) · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 12:30-13:00 · Sports Chats EST "IRONMAN Eesti vabatahtlikud" · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 13:00-19:00 · Bike Technical Service in T1 · Lake Raku 13:00-19:00 · IRONMAN 70.3 Tallinn Bike and Run Gear Check-In for individuals and teams (mandatory, no bike and gear check-in on race day morning) · Lake Raku 13:30-14:00 · Sports Chats EST "Mis toimub võistledes triatleedi peas?" (Kevin Vabaorg) · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 14:30-15:15 · Sports Chats EST "Kuidas triatlon Eestis alguse sai?" (Rene Meimer) · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 15:33 · First Finisher of IRONMAN Tallinn · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt 104b) 16:33 · IRONMAN Tallinn Flower Ceremony (age group men) · Unibet Arena (Paldiski mnt…- Route
Swim
Lake
Bike
Rolling
Run
Flat
Typical race-day conditions
Air 13–21 °C · Water 18 °CSwim course
The 3.8 km swim takes place on a single-loop course in Lake Raku. Lake Raku offers clear water, a sandy lakebed and sufficient depth for a smooth open-water swim. The average depth of the lake is 6.4 m and the maximum depth is 18.7 m. The new swim venue provides a more stable and predictable setting for the swim course.Bike course
The IRONMAN Tallinn bike course starts from Lake Raku and offers a fast route with a mix of city roads and countryside sections south of Tallinn. After leavingRun course
IRONMAN Tallinn's run course is one of the fastest in the world and offers picturesque views of Tallinn Bay. The 42.2 km course is a 4-lap run taking athletes between Rocca al Mare and Stroomi Beach, with the finish in front of Unibet Arena. There are 4 aid stations on the course.
Update history
3 Oct 2026
Time changed: 7 August at 0:00 → 7 August at 4:00
IRONMAN Tallinn
Sat, 7 Aug 2027