IRONMAN Chattanooga 2026
A point-to-point Tennessee River swim with the current, three bike loops on US-27, and a two-loop run finishing at Ross's Landing.
2026 edition completed
This record covers the 27 September 2026 edition of IRONMAN Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, with a 3.8 km swim, a 180.2 km bike and a 42.2 km run. This date belongs to a completed edition. The course record remains available. Course descriptions and coaching notes are archived context for this edition. Check the organiser for a future edition once its date and entry details are published.
“Treat the current-assisted swim as the start of a long day, not free time to spend later. Pace the three bike loops consistently and begin the two-loop run with enough control to hold form through the second lap.”
The race
The course
No course maps for this race. IRONMAN publishes no downloadable route for any leg of this race, so there is nothing to draw a course map from. Everything below comes from the official course page, checked on the date at the foot of this section.
A point-to-point Tennessee River swim with the current, beginning upstream and finishing at Ross's Landing.
A revised course using three loops on US-27. Check the organiser's current course information for the final access and traffic arrangements.
Two loops through downtown, the Tennessee Riverwalk, over Veterans Bridge to the North Shore and back down Riverfront Parkway to finish at Ross's Landing.
Not yet confirmed for this edition: final transition layout, course maps and final route geometry, bike elevation gain, run elevation gain, start times, cut-off times, aid stations, event nutrition, water temperature, wetsuit rules, registration status and entry pricing, qualification slots, sponsors and suppliers, accommodation. We publish these only once they are on the official course page, so check there before you pace off anything here.
Course details verified against the official IRONMAN Chattanooga course page on 23 August 2026. Courses change; the official page is always the last word.
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Read before you race
IRONMAN Chattanooga Course Pacing: Use the Current Route
IRONMAN Chattanooga Heat, Hydration and Equipment
IRONMAN Chattanooga Race Week Guide: Verify the Revision
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Photograph of Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA: Breethol, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Not official race photography.
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