Over 2,400 registered triathletes from all 50 US states will descend upon Shelby Farms Park in Greater Memphis, Tennessee, for the inaugural St Jude IRONMAN 70.3 Memphis on Saturday, October 2.
The venue is one of the largest urban parks in the USA. The event, originally scheduled for October 2020, but forced to cancel due to the pandemic, will be benefiting St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Among the participating athletes will be 152 St Jude Heroes who made a commitment to fundraise for St Jude Children’s Research Hospital while training for the race.
The St Jude IRONMAN 70.3 Memphis event will include a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile run.
“Having St Jude Children’s Research Hospital as the benefiting charity makes this event so much more than a test of athletic endurance and grit,” said Elizabeth O’Brien, Managing Director, North America for The IRONMAN Group.
“Their participation presents the fitness world with an opportunity to race with a much larger purpose, that of saving children around the world facing cancer and other life-threatening diseases. After the necessary postponement of the inaugural event, we are excited to finally be in Memphis hosting an IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon.”
Memphis was announced as a multiyear host city for the IRONMAN 70.3 event in November 2019. After the 2020 event was postponed, endurance athletes have awaited this year’s return to racing, which includes IRONMAN’s Safe Return to Racing safety guidelines implemented.
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