Panama City Beach, Florida, provided a backdrop for the 2022 Visit Panama City Beach IRONMAN Florida triathlon, part of the VinFast IRONMAN US Series, on Saturday, November 5th.
Approximately 2,000 athletes kicked off their full distance IRONMAN journey, beginning with a 2.4-mile swim in the Gulf of Mexico before taking on a 112-mile bike ride through Bay County and a 26.2-mile run on a flat and fast course – highlighting Panama City Beach, the intercoastal waterway, views of the shoreline and a finish line inside Pier Park.
In the men’s age-group race, Daniel McParland from New Longton, Great Britain, competing in the M40-44 age group was the first to cross the line with an overall finishing time of 8:55:42. In the women’s race, Katrine Brock of Sønderjylland, Denmark, racing in the F30-34 age group took top honours with an overall finishing time of 9:49:32.
The 2022 event offered 55 age-group qualifying slots for the 2023 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship, taking place in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i, on October 12 & 14, 2023.
