{"id":301,"date":"2015-06-15T16:34:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T14:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.safesportid.com\/blog\/?p=301"},"modified":"2016-07-22T11:03:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-22T09:03:43","slug":"datev-challenge-roth-the-famous-ironman-race-which-is-not-an-ironman-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.safesportid.com\/blog\/en\/events\/datev-challenge-roth-the-famous-ironman-race-which-is-not-an-ironman-race\/","title":{"rendered":"DATEV Challenge Roth, the famous Ironman race which is not an Ironman race"},"content":{"rendered":"

The distance is the Ironman distance, even though the race is not part of the official Ironman series<\/h2>\n

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History<\/h3>\n

The race has been held since 1990 on the Ironman distance and since 1984 also on short distance. It was formerly part of the Ironman series, until 2001<\/strong>. It has been held independently from WTC since 2002 with the name of Challenge Roth<\/strong>. These days it is known as DATEV Challenge Roth<\/strong><\/a> and it is probably the most important Ironman distance Race in Europe<\/strong> with over 4,000 participants.<\/p>\n

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The Course<\/h3>\n

The first part of the race, the 3.86 km swim event, takes place in the Rhine\u2013Main\u2013Danube Canal<\/strong> around 10 km outside Roth. The subsequent 180.25 km bike course uses a two-lap course on the countryside, the course is mostly relatively flat with a tougher hill once per lap<\/strong>. The final marathon run goes once around a course with several turning points. Mostly the course goes on the same road after each turning point, so competitors meet each other. A major part of the course is along the Rhine\u2013Main\u2013Danube Canal. The finish is in central Roth.<\/p>\n

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World records set in Challenge Roth<\/h3>\n