Ironcat 2025

Since 2004, the IronCat has brought excitement to the small town of L’Ampolla with the rhythm of the triple effort 3️⃣. You are about to register for a triathlon designed for champions🏅. And not just anywhere! 👆 You will find yourself in the Delta of the Ebro, in the Baix Ebre region, in Spain 🇪🇸. Swim, cycle, and run along the Catalan coast, isn't that the dream? 🤩

In October, IronCat invites you to choose your camp between tough and very tough 💪. You have the choice between the Full Ironman distance and the Half distance. The Full consists of 3.8 km swimming, 180 km of cycling, and 42 km of running (pfff, too easy 🙄). The Half consists of 1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling, and 21 km running 🏃.For the swimming part, you dive into the Natural Port of Fangar, a rectangle to be completed twice at both the start and finish from the Club Nàutic de l’Ampolla 📍. Then, get on your bike! 🚴 A cycling circuit of 30 km to be covered 3 or 6 times, straight, flat, a delight for speedsters ⚡️. We still hope you won't have the Catalan wind against you, as it could spoil the fun 😕. Finally, you ditch the bike for a run on 7 km loops 🔄, with a route consisting of asphalt and dirt paths. This triathlon takes you close to the public and volunteers who push you to the finish line 📣. No fuss here: you're here to clock some time ⏱️, enjoy the smiles, and soak in that village atmosphere that makes you forget the pain of the last kilometers 🥵.

And once you've crossed the line? It's time for comfort and Catalan flavors! 🦐 Enjoy your stay in L’Ampolla to discover the rice fields of the Ebro delta 🌾. Each year, about 135,000 tons of rice are cultivated there. We won't count how many chicken rice dishes you could make with that, but it's a lot 🍗. Then, take a stroll through the Natural Park of the Ebro Delta, and even push on to Tarragona for a dose of Roman culture. Oops! Almost forgot the most important: the post-race meal 🤤. The area is full of typical Catalan restaurants 😋. Sit by the sea to enjoy a fideuà or a piping hot zarzuela 💨 (a kind of paella without rice 🥘). You can also enjoy fresh oysters 🦪. And of course, toast to your performance with a nice glass of Cava, well chilled (in moderation, of course) 🥂. In short, in L’Ampolla, you come for the triathlon… and stay for everything else! 🧘

So, ready to unsheathe your claws? 😼