Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon to different participants. They are the Marathon (42.195 km), Half Marathon (21.097 km), Banks's Run (10 km), Cycling Event ( 20 km ), and the Children's Run. All events start and finish on Park Road West. The route consists of closed roads, open roads, paths and cycleways, and controlled roads. An estimated of 2,300 people participated in 2014. The event organizer is Neil Kendrick. In 2018 the full Marathon was not run due to a lack of participants. The Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon focuses mainly on supporting local charities. In total since 1998 the marathon events have raised in excess
Ironman Triathlon There are over three dozen Ironman Triathlon races throughout the world that enable qualification for the Ironman World Championships. Professional athletes qualify for the championship through a point ranking system, where points are earned based on their final placement in Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events. The top 50 male and top 35 female professionals in points qualify for the championship. Amateur athletes qualify for the championship by receiving slots allocated to each age group's top finishers in a qualifying event. The Ironman qualifying events include: In 2005, WTC instituted the Ironman 70.3 race series. This shorter course, also known as