When we talk Ironman most people default to the 'brand' that bears the name of the original race. For our purposes - its any LONG distance triathlon. XTRI is not Ironman so we will deal with that seperately. Back in the day before things went a bit nuts there were only 5 Ironman events to go at, fast forward and you can go anywhere in the world to do your thing. The big 5 'as was' Kona Germany ( Now challenge Roth) France ( was Gerardmer, then moved to the old ITU long course in Nice) Lake Placid Lanzarote Who is doing what this coming year and who has done what and can give the crew the low down