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Event Information:
The Ironman Florida has been held annually
since 1999 in November each year over the
full Ironman distance of 3.86 km swim, 180.2 km cycling, running
42.195 kilometers in Panama City in
Florida.
The swimming
distance is over two rounds to be completed
in the Gulf of Mexico and is followed by the
bike just over one lap and the marathon
distance, which extends over two rounds. The
twelfth edition of this competition will on
6 November 2010. According to the United
States Census Bureau, Panama City Beach the
city has a total area of 7.0 square miles
(18.2 km²) 6.9 square miles (18.0 km²) of it
is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it
(1.42%) is water. There are approximately 27
miles (43 km) of shoreline in Panama City
Beach with approximately half of it fronting
the Gulf of Mexico.
Panama City
Beach is a city in Bay County, Florida,
United States, on the Gulf of Mexico coast.
The city is often referred to under the
umbrella term of "Panama City", despite
being a distinct municipality from the older
and larger inland Panama City to the east,
making Panama City and Panama City Beach two
separate cities. Panama City Beach's slogan
is "The World's Most Beautiful Beaches" due
to the unique sugar-white sandy beaches of
Northwest Florida.
For quite some
time Panama City Beach has been a popular
vacation destination, especially among
people in the Southern United States. The
city is also a very popular spring break
destination, sometimes being referred to as
"The Spring Break Capital of the World," due
to about 100,000+ college and high school
students who arrive during the months of
March and April.
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