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Event Information:
The
Ford Ironman St. George is an Ultra
distance triathlon consisting of:
2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2
mile run. Ford Ironman St. George is
set to take place in St. George,
Utah, which is located in the
southwestern corner of Utah just off
Interstate 15. Known as “Utah’s
Dixie”, St. George offers a
temperate climate and can be
characterized as a picturesque
valley bordered by remarkable
sandstone cliffs.
The
swim start, swim finish and
swim-to-bike transition (T1) are
located at Sand Hollow Reservoir,
less than 30 minutes northeast of
downtown St. George. The bike-to-run
transition (T2), the finish and all
post-race activities are at Town
Square (Main Street and Tabernacle
Street) in downtown St. George. St.
George has a fairly temperate
climate. In May, the average high is
86 degrees Fahrenheit and the
average low is 52 degrees
Fahrenheit.
St.
George is a city located in the
southwestern part of the U.S. state
of Utah, and the county seat of
Washington County, Utah. It is the
principal city of and is included in
the St. George, Utah, Metropolitan
Statistical Area. The city is 119
miles (192 km) northeast of Las
Vegas, Nevada, and 303 miles (488
km) south of Salt Lake City on
Interstate 15.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau,
St. George had a population of
72,550 in 2009, up from 49,728 in
2000. From 1990, St. George became
one of the fastest-growing
metropolitan areas within the United
States. This trend continued through
2007, when growth slowed
substantially. In 2009, the
metropolitan area (defined as
Washington County) had an estimated
137,473 residents.
St.
George is the population and
commercial center of Utah's Dixie, a
nickname given to the area when
Mormon pioneers grew cotton in the
warm climate. St. George's trademark
is its geology — red bluffs make up
the northern part of the city with
two peaks covered in lava rock in
the city's center. The northeastern
edges of the Mojave Desert are
visible to the south. Zion National
Park can be seen to the east, and
the Pine Valley Mountains loom over
the city to the north and northwest.
The climate has more in common with
the Desert Southwest than the rest
of the state, with scorching hot
summers and mild, mostly snowless
winters. The city has recently
developed into a retirement
destination.
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