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The Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman Series is a professional series of Ironman (surf lifesaving) races. It is currently the highest class of racing the sport offers. The Ironman Series currentely consists of twenty competitors in six events at six different locations around Australia. It has been running since 2002.

History
After the inagural running of the Coolangatta Gold in 1984, and the explosion of interest in ironman racing afterwards, SLSA decided to create the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Grand Prix in 1986. However, because SLSA was a volunteer organisation, the prizemoney on offer was limited, due to fears that having highly paid professional athletes would not suit the image of SLSA. In 1989, a group of 12 athletes went ahead and created their own series, the Uncle Toby's Super Series. Similar to World Series Cricket, this competition was never officially recognised by SlSA. At the same time, SLSA set up their own competition, the Kellogg's Nutri Grain Surf League, which had much less focus on ironman. However, after the Super Series folded in 2001, the Surf League had a much greater focus on ironman, which was essentially the creation of the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman Series. In 2003/04, the series was run exclusively for ironmen, with rounds on the Gold Coast, Portsea and Sydney. However, unlike in the past, the series only had live TV coverage for the last round, so the profile of the series suffered somewhat. In 2006, the series was reduced to only one round, a two day eliminator event at Coogee, albeit with live TV coverage and a $50,000 winner's prize. In 2006/07, the series was reformed again, with the series being made up of five rounds, although over three weekends. For the first time, the series also had teams event, including a taplin relay and a board rescue. In 2009/10, the teams events were removed, although the series formats remained the same. In 2010/11, the series underwent its biggest transformation yet. Under the direction of former chmapion Guy Leech, and with support from Sports and Entertainment Limited, the series again had five rounds at five different locations, live TV coverage for every race, and an number of formats, harking back to the Uncle Toby's Super Series. The 2011/12 series saw the number of rounds increase to six, the most it has ever been.

Championship
The Ironman Series uses various formats lasting from two hour races to twelve minute races. However, they all utilise some combination of swim, ski, board and run. There are twenty competitors in the series. This is made up of the top ten finishers from the previous season, the top seven from the trial and three wildcards. For the 2012/13 season, the highest placed non-qualifier at the Australian Championships will also be granted a place. The Ironman Series, as of 2011/12, consists of six rounds. These rounds are equally weighted in terms of pointscore. The points for each round are as follows:

And so on down to one point for twentieth place. The series schedule for 2011/12 is: Trial Noosa, 27 and 28 August 2011 Round 1 Surfer's Paradise, 18 December 2011 Round 2 Portsea, 9 January 2012 Round 3 Newcastle, 22 January 2012 Round 4 Perth, 29 January 2012 Round 5 Coolum, 12 February 2012 Round 6 Noosa, 19 February 2012

TV Coverage
The Seven Network originally held the rights to the series, from its inception until 2006. The Nine Network showed the series in 2007 and 2008, before Channel Seven again won the rights for 2009 and 2010. As of the 2010/11 Season, Network 10 shows all races live on Channel Ten, and replays on One. This broadcast deal is signed until the 2014/15 Series. Internationally, the series is currently shown on SKY NZ and ESPN Asia.