Triathlon Coming To Town Friday, 05.01.2009, 02:19pm (GMT-6)
Officials have announced that Washington County will host a new Ironman Triathlon event beginning May 1, 2010. The Ford Ironman St. George will be a qualifier race for the Ironman World Championship held every October in Kona, Hawaii.
“St. George is the ideal setting for our newest Ironman event,” said Steve Meckfessel, Chief Operations Officer for World Triathlon Corporation. “The community’s experience in hosting the popular St. George Marathon, the scenic landscape of surrounding Washington County and the proximity to core triathlon markets in the region will contribute to Ford Ironman St. George quickly becoming one of our most popular races.”