Because "Ironman Triathlon" is a registered trademark of the World Triathlon CorporationArchived 2011-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (WTC), only races licensed by the WTC may be called "Ironman" or "Iron". As a result, other races of the same distances are called "full" or "long" distance.
"ITU Competition Rules"(PDF). International Triathlon Union. 23 January 2010. Archived(PDF) from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
Because "Ironman Triathlon" is a registered trademark of the World Triathlon CorporationArchived 2011-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (WTC), only races licensed by the WTC may be called "Ironman" or "Iron". As a result, other races of the same distances are called "full" or "long" distance.
"ITU Competition Rules"(PDF). International Triathlon Union. 23 January 2010. Archived(PDF) from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
Gasquet, Frank (2009). 20 ans de passion! 20 ans de triathlon! : 1989-2009 (in French). Fédération française de triathlon. Marseille: Approche texte et image. p. 12. ISBN978-2907590594. OCLC762998534.
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Matlow, Jeff (Winter 2011). "Triathlon". USA Triathlon Life. p. 101.