Overview
- Philipp announced on Instagram that she will skip the race to care for her very sick dog Nino and thanked followers for their well wishes.
- The Ironman 70.3 World Championship weekend runs November 8–9 in Marbella, Spain.
- Top contenders entered include Taylor Knibb, Lucy Charles-Barclay, Solveig Løvseth and Kat Matthews, with a highly anticipated rematch narrative after Hawaii.
- The 70.3 event covers 1.9 km of swimming, 90 km of cycling and a 21.1 km run, with live coverage on Sportschau/ARD, Ironman Pro Series platforms and DAZN.
- Last month’s full-distance Worlds in Hawaii saw Knibb and Charles-Barclay falter late as Løvseth won by about 30 seconds and Philipp claimed bronze.