Salem, Oregon’s capital city and the Willamette Valley hosted the IRONMAN 70.3 Oregon triathlon on Sunday, July 10 where over 2,300 athletes, including professional and age-group athletes took to the region for the second edition of the event.
The event saw Justin Metzler (USA) take the overall victory with a finishing time of 3:39:57. In the women’s professional race, it was Danielle Lewis (USA) who ran away from the rest of the women’s field taking top spot on the podium with a finishing time of 3:59:33.
Just under a minute behind Metzler, Jack Moody (GBR) generated an impressive performance to earn a second-place finish with an overall time of 3:40:38. Kyle Buckingham (ZAF) rounded out the podium in third with a time of 3:42:09. In the professional women’s race, it was three-time IRONMAN World Championship Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) taking home second place behind Lewis with an overall time of 4:05:26 while Oregon resident Heather Jackson (USA) finished in third with a time of 4:06:44.
The 2022 IRONMAN 70.3 Oregon was a dual qualifier offering qualifying slots to both 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in St. George, Utah AND to 2023 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Lahti, Finland.
