On Saturday, nearly 2,000 athletes competed in the IRONMAN Jacksonville – a grueling triathlon that includes a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile marathon.
With elite athletes from around the globe competing, earning a top time was beyond challenging.
Here is a list of the athletes, both men and women, with the five fastest finishing times in the IRONMAN Jacksonville:
Men
- Pedro Gomes: 8:30:41
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- Division: Men, ages 40-44
- Country: Portugal
- Chad Bykerk: 8:33:01
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- Division: Men, ages 30-34
- Country: USA
- Marcos Pierri: 8:44:07
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- Division: Men, ages 35-39
- Country: Argentina
- Michael Bankes: 8:49:00
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- Division: Men, ages 25-29
- Country: USA
- Sebastian Radilla: 8:52:31
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- Division: Men, ages 18-24
- Country: Mexico
Women
- Jennifer Sylva: 9:42:14
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- Division: Women, ages 40-44
- Country: USA
- Karen Monuszko: 9:55:34
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- Division: Women, ages 30-34
- Country: USA
- Casey Scharoff: 9:57:27
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- Division: Women, ages 18-24
- Country: USA
- Grace Banas: 10:10:35
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- Division: Women, ages 30-34
- Country: USA
- Jill Specht: 10:10:45
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- Division: Women, ages 30-34
- Country: USA
Congratulations to all of the athletes who participated in the IRONMAN!
Note: the listed times are not age-graded; they are the racing time each athlete took to complete the IRONMAN.
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