IRONMAN 70.3 Malaga 2026
A sheltered swim inside Malaga port, a fast one-loop coastal bike, and a flat run finishing on Calle Larios in the city centre.
9 weeks to race day: a full block fits
This is the sweet spot. A complete 12-week recovery-led build fits inside the runway with room for a base phase in front. Anchor the block to race day and every week between now and then has a reason.
Building for this one? 70.3 training plan covers the sessions, the weekly shape and how the block is paced. The R.A.C.E. Framework explains why it is built that way.
Adapt my training to this course.
Commit to the date and the work gets a shape: your countdown starts, the emails arrive in step with your build, and the app anchors a recovery-led block so the final week lands exactly on race day.
One confirmation email, then the road begins. Registering for the race itself stays with the organiser.
“The replacement for Marbella and a faster course than the race it replaced. Sheltered port swim, quick one-loop bike, flat run to the finish on Calle Larios.”
The race
The course
A sheltered swim inside Málaga Port, with the docks lined by supporters. Harbour water means calm conditions and an easy warm-up, and the official page does not state how many loops.
A fast coastal 90km with the Mediterranean alongside for most of it, on smooth open roads. A rhythm course rather than a climbing one.
Along the Malagueta promenade and into the middle of the city, finishing at el Palmeral. Flat, hot and lined with palm trees, which give less shade than you would hope.
Not yet confirmed for this edition: lap counts on all three legs, bike elevation gain, cut-off times, aid station spacing, water temperature. We publish these only once they are on the official course page, so check there before you pace off anything here.
Maps © OpenStreetMap contributors. Routes from the official GPX.
Course details verified against the official IRONMAN 70.3 Malaga course page on 13 August 2026. Courses change; the official page is always the last word.
Questions, answered
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Read before you race
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Photograph of Malaga, Costa del Sol, Spain: Roxyuru, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Not official race photography.
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