- The motto of the Ironman is “Anything is Possible.”
- The more than 1,700 athletes compete in a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike and a 26.2-mile run. They only have 17 hours to finish the race.
- During the course of the race, more than 235,000 cups, 46,600 bike bottles, 20,000 gallons of fluid replacement, soda, water and soup, 66 cases of bananas and 261 bottles of sunscreen are used by the participants.
- More than 5,000 volunteers line the 140.6-mile course.
- In 2007, the competitors were from 49 countries and 45 states.
- The average Ironman athlete spends 18 to 30-plus hours training each week for the annual Ironman World Championship.
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