We Noticed: 2026 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Start List, Kona Last Gasp in Sweden and MoreKat Matthews lines up on the beach in Nice for the 2024 IRONMAN World Championship. As with virtually every IRONMAN Pro Series event, there are incredibly deep and competitive fields set to race. The women’s race sees defending women’s champion Katrine Christensen (DEN) taking on 2024 IRONMAN World Champion Laura Philipp (GER). Photo: IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu LapuHenri Schoeman and Natalie Van Coevorden won the professional men’s and women’s races at IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu Lapu in the Philippines on August. Photo: IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu LapuAustralia’s Natalie Van Coevorden claimed her third IRONMAN 70.3 win of 2026, after earlier victories in Vitoria-Gasteiz and Western Sydney.