The route for the 2022 IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire is set and ready to go

The gruelling IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire triathlon event will take place on Sunday 12th June 2022 and covers 70.3 miles through the Staffordshire countryside, passing through Stafford, Rugeley and Cannock Chase.

The IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire ‘first-timer friendly course’ traverses much of our wonderful countryside providing an opportunity to showcase Staffordshire across the UK and internationally.

With a reservoir swim, meandering bike course, and finish line in Stafford’s Market Square, athletes will be taking true advantage of the region’s beauty.

The 2022 IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire Route

• The race starts with a one-lap swim course which is 1.2 miles long and will take place at stunning Chasewater, near Lichfield.
• After this, athletes will get on their bikes and travel through the heart of the Staffordshire countryside. The 56 bike mile route will follow the road up heading north of Burntwood and Lichfield, through Kings Bromley and Yoxall and then head towards Draycott-in-the-Clay.
• The route then turns west and south past Bagot’s Wood and Admaston towards Rugeley.
• Cyclists will turn onto Bower Lane, around roads on Cannock Chase and back before heading to Wolseley Bridge and into Stafford via Tixall, to the transition point at Riverway, where Athletes will swap bike for running shoes, and commence stage 3 – a half marathon!
• The 13.1 mile run course goes through Stafford, running alongside the River Sow, into Stafford town centre and towards Stafford Castle before finishing off in Stafford Market Square where up to 3,000 exhausted Athletes will cross the iconic IRONMAN finish line and receive their well deserved medal.

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