Southeastern Tennessee and northern Georgia provided a stunning backdrop for the return of the 2021 Little Debbie IRONMAN® Chattanooga triathlon presented by McKee A Family Bakery. With some of triathlon’s best on hand, Joe Skipper (GBR) took the men’s top honors with a finishing time of 7:46:19 while Skye Moench (USA) topped the women’s race with a time of 8:34:07. Today also featured live event coverage that was on Facebook Watch via the IRONMAN Now channel. The full broadcast of today’s race on Facebook Watch via the IRONMAN Now channel can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/watch/IRONMANnow/
Finishing on the men’s professional podium was Lionel Sanders (CAN), who came in second with a finish time of 7:54:46 and Ben Hoffman (USA) who posted a 7:57:50 finishing time that was good for third place. On the female side, Gurutze Frades Larralde (ESP) took second in 9:00:38, while Melanie McQuaid (CAN) finished in third with a time of 9:04:21.
Top five men’s results:
1. Joe Skipper GBR 07:46:19
2. Lionel Sanders CAN 07:54:46
3. Ben Hoffman USA 07:57:50
4. Cody Beals CAN 08:00:06
5. Adam Feigh USA 08:18:42
Top five women’s results:
1. Skye Moench USA 08:34:07
2.Gurutze Frades Larralde ESP 09:00:38
3. Melanie McQuaid CAN 09:04:21
4. Kelly Fillnow USA 09:10:59
5. Jen Annett CAN 09:23:31
The 2021 Little Debbie IRONMAN Chattanooga triathlon presented by McKee A Family Bakery saw more than 2,000 athletes start the race. Competitors ranged in age from 19-75 years old. One of more than 40 events in the global IRONMAN Series, the event led athletes along a 2.4-mile swim, 116-mile bike and 26.2-mile run throughout southeastern Tennessee and its surrounding areas for an extended-length course total of 144.6 miles. The competition started with a point-to-point swim in the Tennessee River before athletes embarked on the two-loop bike course that ventured through northern Georgia and historic Chickamauga. The two-loop run course took athletes through scenic downtown Chattanooga before finishing at Ross’s Landing along the Tennessee River. The event offered a professional prize purse of $100,000 and age-group qualifying slots to the 2022 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i.
Official results can be found at www.ironman.com/im-chattanooga-results.