LOUISVILLE, Ky. – IRONMAN has announced Louisville, Ky., will once again host an event with the new IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024.
The city first hosted a full-distance IRONMAN triathlon from 2007 to 2019. General registration for the 2024 IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon will open on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, at www.ironman.com/im703-Louisville.
“We are excited to return to one of our long-standing communities,” says Eric Atnip, regional director for The IRONMAN Group. “After hosting IRONMAN events for so many years, we know athletes will be thrilled to once again enjoy the race experience in this truly unique Kentucky venue. We look forward to working with our partners at the Louisville Sports Commission to produce an unforgettable event that will excite athletes from all over.”
The 2024 IRONMAN 70.3 Louisville triathlon will begin with a 1.2-mile downriver swim in the Ohio River, near the same location as the original event. Athletes will then transition at the Great Lawn in Waterfront Park to a scenic 56-mile bike course leaving Louisville along River Road and continuing to the rolling hills and countryside of Oldham County. The 13.1-mile run will take athletes along the Ohio River and through several parks on the way back to a finish line experience downtown at Fourth Street Live! just as the original IRONMAN event did.
“Louisville takes pride in being one of America’s great sports towns and hosting IRONMAN again is a wonderful opportunity for our city,” says Mayor Craig Greenberg. “IRONMAN is an iconic sports and lifestyle brand known all over the world and a great partner to our city. We look forward to welcoming the many hardworking athletes who will compete in these events starting next year in Louisville.”
“It’s exciting to welcome IRONMAN back to Louisville, this time with its IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon event,” says Louisville Sports Commission president and CEO Greg Fante. “Our community can expect to see exceptional endurance athletes compete at a high level as they swim, bike, and run through Louisville and Oldham County. We hope spectators are inspired by the athletes and decide to train so they too can compete.”
Additionally, Norton Sports Health, which offers sports-related injury prevention and treatment programs, will be returning to oversee the athlete recovery center and support IRONMAN personnel throughout the course of the event as the main medical provider for the triathlon.
