St George and southwestern Utah played host to the 2024 Intermountain Health IRONMAN 70.3 North American Championship St George triathlon on Saturday, May 4, 2024.
Doubling as the third event of the new IRONMAN Pro Series, the race saw Sam Long (USA) repeat as a winner in St George, setting a new course best with a time of 3:39:17, while Paula Findlay (CAN) pulled away from the women’s field to take the tape in 4:09:27.
The 2024 Intermountain Health IRONMAN 70.3 North American Championship St George saw 82 of the world’s top professional triathletes toe the start line as well as approximately 2,000 age group athletes.
The event offered a professional prize purse of US$75,000 and four female professional and four male professional qualifying slots to the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Taupō, New Zealand on December 14-15.
A total of 82 professional triathletes started the race, with 45 male pros and 15 female pros finishing fast enough behind the race winner to earn points towards IRONMAN Pro Series standings.
After three IRONMAN Pro Series events, 100 men and 47 women have finished fast enough to earn points towards an IRONMAN Pro Series total.
