After cooperating with the Ironman group that started in 2019 and two Blue Lagoon 5150 Poreč Triathlons from the Ironman series of competitions, Plava Laguna will organize the 70.3th triathlon in Poreč next year, one of the world’s most prestigious competitions in this sport.
Blue Lagoon IRONMAN® 70.3® in Poreč will be held on October 16, 2022. A few days before, from October 13, Poreč will live in the spirit of the triathlon, and the day before the Ironman 70.3 competition, on Saturday, October 15, there will be an IronKids race.
Ironman 70.3 means the distance in miles that athletes have to cover in three disciplines – 1.2 miles of swimming, 56 miles of cycling and 13.1 miles of running (expressed in km it is 113 in total, 1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling and 21.1 km running). The start and finish are planned at the Green Resort.
The start itself, which starts with the swimming route, starts in front of the Hotel Parentium, the transit zone is planned in front of the Hotel Molindrio, and the bike route will extend to Buzet and back. The last, racing route starts in the transit zone in the Green Resort, to the old town of Porec and back and to Funtana and back.
This competition is completed by the best athletes within 4 hours, while the time limit of the race is 8 hours. Goran Vrus, the director of the race, also announces the upcoming sale of the registration fee for the event: “We have even bigger challenges ahead of us next year because we want to set as many goals as possible from year to year. We are looking forward to the organization of 70.3 Ironman and I can happily say that the registration fees for the event will be on sale through the ironman.com page from Tuesday, December 7.12.”
The director of the Poreč Tourist Board Nenad Velenik agrees with him, who does not hide his satisfaction that one of the Ironman destinations in 2022 will be Poreč, not only because of the tourist traffic in the off-season but also because of the huge marketing value of such a project.
It is great that Croatia in 2022 can be proud of another big event, emphasizes the Minister of Tourism and Sports Nikolina Brnjac and adds: “This speaks of the attractiveness of Croatia as a tourist destination, especially in the time outside the main tourist season, which we are constantly working on. Sports tourism is great for extending the tourist season, with the additional promotion of Croatia through the Ironman brand. We are glad that Croatia has succeeded in recognizing that big brands are a safe tourist destination.”
Best on Blue Lagoon IRONMAN 70.3. Poreč will also secure seats for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships to be held in Lahti, Finland on August 26-27, 2023. For more information on the IRONMAN brand and global series of events, visit www.ironman.com/im703-croatia.
