Stunning St. George and Southwestern Utah played host to the 2024 Intermountain Health IRONMAN® 70.3® North American Championship St. George triathlon today, doubling as the third race of the 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.
“That back-to-back title sounds really good right now I must say,” said Long following his victory. “I realized I could break two hours as I was nearing the top of Snow Canyon, but I got to stay on the gas. My whole goal coming into this race was to execute a great run. So even though I had a lead I was very process oriented and was just loving it out there to be honest.”
“It was good, it was a hard race,” said Findlay on the finish line. “The swim was actually quite comfortable and I really wanted to break away on the bike, so I used the hills to my advantage. What I like best is climbing, so my whole goal for this race was to be brave on the downhills. This course is so so challenging, it’s like climbing a mountain. Great crowd support, loved the course.”
Top Five Female Professional Results
| Place |
Name (Country) |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Total Time |
Pro Series Points |
Event Prize Money |
| 1 |
Paula Findlay (CAN) |
25:58 |
2:16:41 |
1:23:25 |
4:09:27 |
2,500 |
$12,000 |
| 2 |
Ellie Salthouse (AUS) |
25:57 |
2:20:56 |
1:21:41 |
4:11:56 |
2,351 |
$7,000 |
| 3 |
Jackie Hering (USA) |
27:35 |
2:20:15 |
1:21:22 |
4:12:50 |
2,297 |
$4,250 |
| 4 |
Jeanni Metzler (ZAF) |
25:49 |
2:22:15 |
1:23:19 |
4:14:47 |
2,180 |
$3,500 |
| 5 |
Kate Curan (GBR) |
25:46 |
2:22:15 |
1:24:19 |
4:15:42 |
2,125 |
$2,750 |
Top Five Male Professional Results
| Place |
Name (Country |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Total Time |
Pro Series Points |
Event Prize Money |
| 1 |
Sam Long (USA) |
26:03 |
1:59:57 |
1:10:46 |
3:39:17 |
2,500 |
$12,000 |
| 2 |
Ben Hamilton (NZL) |
24:55 |
2:05:21 |
1:13:40 |
3:46:52 |
2,045 |
$7,000 |
| 3 |
Antony Costes (FRA) |
23:28 |
2:05:53 |
1:16:08 |
3:48:19 |
1,958 |
$4,250 |
| 4 |
Jackson Laundry (CAN) |
25:22 |
2:06:30 |
1:13:46 |
3:48:22 |
1,955 |
$3,500 |
| 5 |
Nicholas Quenet (ZAF) |
22:46 |
2:06:37 |
1:16:44 |
3:48:49 |
1,928 |
$2,750 |
The 2024 Intermountain Health IRONMAN 70.3 North American Championship St. George saw nearly 90 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 $75,000 USD and four female professional and four male professional qualifying slots to the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Taupo, New Zealand on December 14 and 15.
News and Notes
- Sam Long (USA) put down a dominate performance at the Intermountain Health IRONMAN 70.3 North American Championship St. George setting a new course best time of 3:39:17 beating Lionel Sanders time of 3:41:13 set in 2018.
- With the victory, Long claims his second IRONMAN 70.3 victory of the year after winning IRONMAN 70.3 Pucón in January. Long has finished on the podium in his first three IRONMAN 70.3 appearances of 2024, winning in St. George and Pucón and finishing second at the Athletic Brewing IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside.
- Paula Findlay recorded her second victory across five appearances in St. George having also won in 2018. Findlay, who has consistently performed well in St. George, also had a second-place finish in 2019 and fourth place finish in 2021, and also added a second-place finish at the 2022 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in St. George.
- Connor Weaver (USA) ran the fastest run split of the day of 1:08:34, while Jackie Hering (USA) ran a 1:21:22 run split to record the fastest run time of all the pro women.
- Nicholas Quenet (ZAF) and Kate Curan (GBR) recorded the fastest swim times of 22:46 and 25:46 respectively.
- The fastest transition of the day was from Sam Long (USA) in 1 minute and 2 seconds at T2.
- Sam Long (USA) recorded the fastest bike time of the men’s pro field with a time of 1:59:57 setting a new bike course best surpassing Sebastian Kienle’s bike split of 2:01:18 set in 2018. Paula Findlay (CAN) was the fastest on the bike for the women with a time of 2:16:41.
- Of the top 10 in the men’s and women’s professional field, United States had the most athletes with 6. Canada had 3. Australia and South Africa had 2 each. Austria, Great Britain, Germany, France, Poland, New Zealand and Spain all had 1 each.
- 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 the end of the IRONMAN Pro Series total.
Full results for the 2024 Intermountain Health IRONMAN 70.3 North American Championship St. George can be found at www.ironman.com/im703-st-george-results. For additional event information, please visit ironman.com/im703-st-george.
IRONMAN Pro Series Standings
The IRONMAN Pro Series™ is a year-long performance-based triathlon race series that will see professional triathletes earn points at 20 select races in 19 locations globally. Open to approximately 1,000 eligible professional triathletes worldwide, the IRONMAN Pro Series ushers in a new era of IRONMAN racing where Every Second Matters™ with every second behind the race winner equating to a point earned or lost. How it works can be found here.
Victories for Sam Long (USA) and Paula Findlay (CAN) ensured both athletes walked away with the maximum IRONMAN Pro Series points available for an IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon of 2,500, moving Long into sixth place on the men’s overall standings and Findlay into ninth on the women’s overall standings.
Danielle Lewis’ sixth place finish today takes her to the top of the overall IRONMAN Pro Series standings among women, while Kylie Simpson moved up to fourth overall with her points earned today.
IRONMAN Pro Series Standings – Top Five Female (After Three Events)
| Rank |
Name |
Country |
IRONMAN 70.3 St. George Points |
Overall IRONMAN Pro Series Points |
| 1 |
Danielle Lewis |
USA |
1,785 |
6,754 |
| 2 |
Fenella Langridge |
GBR |
0 |
5,593 |
| 3 |
Kat Matthews |
GBR |
0 |
5,000 |
| 4 |
Kylie Simpson |
AUS |
1,378 |
4,963 |
| 5 |
Penny Slater |
AUS |
0 |
4,866 |
IRONMAN Pro Series Standings – Top Five Male (After Three Events)
| Rank |
Name |
Country |
IRONMAN 70.3 St. George Points |
Overall IRONMAN Pro Series Points |
| 1 |
Patrick Lange |
DEU |
0 |
6,519 |
| 2 |
Matt Hanson |
USA |
0 |
5,884 |
| 3 |
Chris Leiferman |
USA |
0 |
5,848 |
| 4 |
Tomas Rodriguez Hernandez |
MEX |
0 |
5,582 |
| 5 |
Andre Lopes |
BRA |
0 |
5,245 |
Full IRONMAN Pro Series standings can be found at proseries.ironman.com.
IRONMAN Pro Series Event Prize Money
In addition to the IRONMAN Pro Series’ $1.7M year-end bonus prize pool, there is a per-event pro prize purse payout of $2,575,000, distributed across IRONMAN Pro Series events. To date the IRONMAN Pro Series has paid out a total of $300,000 USD. Over $2.2-million USD remains to be claimed at the remaining events.
Top Five Female Prize Money Earned (After three events)
| Rank |
Name |
Country |
IRONMAN 70.3 St. George Prize |
Total Prize Money |
| 1 |
Kat Matthews |
GBR |
0 |
$28,000 |
| 2 |
Penny Slater |
AUS |
0 |
$17,500 |
| 3 |
Paula Findlay |
CAN |
$12,000 |
$15,750 |
| 4 |
Lotte Wilms |
NLD |
0 |
$11,000 |
| 5 |
Hannah Berry |
NZL |
0 |
$8,500 |
Top Five Male Prize Money Earned (After three events)
| Rank |
Name |
Country |
IRONMAN 70.3 St. George Prize |
Total Prize Money |
| 1 |
Tomas Rodriguez Hernandez |
MEX |
0 |
$28,000 |
| 2 |
Patrick Lange |
DEU |
0 |
$17,500 |
| 3 |
Sam Long |
USA |
$12,000 |
$17,000 |
| 4 |
Clément Mignon |
FRA |
0 |
$11,000 |
| 5 |
Matthew Marquardt |
USA |
0 |
$8,500 |
Next Events Coming Up
Next up is the first European race of the IRONMAN Pro Series with Zafiro IRONMAN 70.3 Alcudia-Mallorca taking place on May 11. Approximately 80 professional triathletes are slated to take part on the Baleric Island and triathlon haven of Mallorca.
Replay coverage of racing at the 2024 Intermountain Health IRONMAN 70.3 North American Championship St. George is available on Outside+ for those watching from the United States and Canada; and for the rest of the world on proseries.ironman.com or IRONMAN’s YouTube Page
For more information on the IRONMAN Pro Series, visit proseries.ironman.com.