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  "description": "Jimmy Riccitello, Ironman's head referee, confirmed this to Slowtwitch on the Slowtwitch Podcast. The new rules World Triathlon announced in April (and clarified again in May) in their rule interpretation document are in effect, but Ironman will currently only enforce them for professional athletes, and will provide \"ample notice\" of at least thirty days before they take effect for age groupers. Good news, but this is such a mess. Maybe I'll write an explainer later about the new rules, since we'll eventually have to abide by them, but for now, if you are an age grouper competing in an Ironman-branded race, the only hydration rules you need to worry about right now are the ones in section 5.02 (c​) of the Ironman 2025 competition rules, which are summarized here and explained in this FAQ. TL;DR: As many bottles as you want in the front, up to two liters total; and up to two bottles in the back, of no more than one liter each.",
  "path": "/2025/05/28/ironman-wont-enforce-new-world-triathlon-hydration-rules-for-age-groups/",
  "publishedAt": "2025-05-28T14:30:00.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Ironman",
    "News",
    "Triathlon"
  ],
  "textContent": "Jimmy Riccitello, Ironman's head referee, confirmed this to Slowtwitch on the Slowtwitch Podcast. The new rules World Triathlon announced in April (and clarified again in May) in their rule interpretation document are in effect, but Ironman will currently only enforce them for professional athletes, and will provide \"ample notice\" of at least thirty days before they take effect for age groupers. Good news, but this is such a mess. Maybe I'll write an explainer later about the new rules, since we'll eventually have to abide by them, but for now, if you are an age grouper competing in an Ironman-branded race, the only hydration rules you need to worry about right now are the ones in section 5.02 (c​) of the Ironman 2025 competition rules, which are summarized here and explained in this FAQ. TL;DR: As many bottles as you want in the front, up to two liters total; and up to two bottles in the back, of no more than one liter each.",
  "title": "Ironman will not enforce the new World Triathlon hydration rules for age groups just yet",
  "updatedAt": "2025-08-19T22:52:45.852Z"
}