If you're participating in the Kona Challenge, and also want to count your sessions towards participation in the IRONMAN VR Series race this week, great! The Purple Patch internal Kona Challenge is separate from the IRONMAN VR race, but you can use the same workouts for both, and we encourage you to participate in both if the formats work for you. Here's some important details for you to help things go smoothly and take advantage of all the coverage IRONMAN will be providing:

REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION

• NOTE: If you want to participate in the 7-day IMVR event, you must do the triathlon format, but can use any platform to swim/bike/run in an unlimited number of sessions.
• Details on the 7-day event are here: https://app.ironmanvirtualclub.com/en/challenges/details/20-09-ironman-vr27-kona-7days
• Details on the 3-day event are here: https://app.ironmanvirtualclub.com/en/challenges/details/20-09-ironman-vr27-kona-3days
• Details on the 1-day triathlon event (Challenger Division) are here: https://app.ironmanvirtualclub.com/en/challenges/details/20-09-vr27-kona-classic-17hours
• Details on the 1-day duathlon event (Challenger Division) are here: https://app.ironmanvirtualclub.com/en/challenges/details/20-09-ironman-vr27-kona-17hours-runbikerun
• To register for the event (if you're new to the IMVR platform): 
  • • Go to www.ironmanvirtualclub.com
    • Click Subscribe at the top of the page
    • Follow the steps on the site, you can choose to register using
      • Facebook
      • Google+
      • Email (If you already have an IRONMAN account, you’e raced with us in the past or you created a profile on IRONMAN.com, please use the email associated with that account)
    • Once logged in, Remember to finish creating your account by completing your profile and connecting one or more sports apps to sync your next activities
    • During the registration process you will be prompted to select your country and then your TriClub. Remember to select your TriClub from the drop down to ensure you have access to your Virtual TriClub team.
• To affiliate yourself with Purple Patch in IRONMAN's Tri Club system: This is separate from SportHeroes (the system you use to login and register for IMVR events). Details on getting affiliated are in the attached PDFs at the bottom of this article.
  • • You don't need to affiliate with the Purple Patch Tri Club to participate in the Kona challenge, but we encourage you to do so - it will also smooth the registration process for the 70.3 in November, if you participate in that.
    • If you've done a previous IMVR event, please register for the Tri Club system with the same email address you used for SportHeroes/IMVR to ensure the accounts get linked properly.

COVERAGE

• IRONMAN Now will be running great content and live shows all week long via Facebook! Matt Dixon, along with the other IRONMAN Master Coaches, will be part of the party too. You can tune in here: https://www.facebook.com/IRONMANnow/
• The schedule for the IRONMAN Now Kona Celebration Daily Show is:
  • Sunday, October 4
    • 1:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. GMT)
      E Komo Mai - Welcome to IRONMAN VR World Championship Celebration Week!
      Virtual Swim Course Tour
      ROKA Ho`ala IRONMAN Training Swim Challenge
      HOKA ONE ONE ProAm 5K and Fun Run
  • Monday, October 5
    • 1:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. GMT)
      Heroes of Hawaii - Honoring Kona Legends
      Virtual Run Course Tour
  • Tuesday, October 6
    • 1:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. GMT)
      The Making of “Kona”- Behind the Scenes of the World Championship
      Keiki Dip ‘n Dash – Traditional event where the Children get to share the same course as the Pros
      Parade of Nations
  • Wednesday, October 7
    • 1:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. GMT)
      A Night at the Palace – Inside Kona’s VIP Party
      Honoring Our Reigning Champions
      The Road to Hawi on ROUVY
  • Thursday, October 8
    • 1:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. GMT)
      Kona Underpants Run
  • Friday, October 9
    • 1:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. GMT)
      Virtual Bike Course Tour
      TriClub Ride on ROUVY
  • Saturday, October 10
    • 1:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. GMT)
      Relive Race Day ’19 – An edited re-air featuring live commentary from the top pros
      The Midnight Finish