The numbers behind the 2017 Ironman 70.3 World Championship

Six:

Chattanooga is the sixth city in history to host the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship following Clearwater, Florida (USA) (2006-2009), Henderson, Nevada (USA) (2010-2013), Mont-Tremblant, Quebec (CAN) (2014), Zell am See-Kaprun, SalzburgerLand (AUT) (2015), and Mooloolaba, Queensland (AUS) (2016)

Sixty-two:

62 percent of registered participants (2,801 athletes) are male

Thirty-eight:

38 percent of registered participants (1,713 athletes) are female

Forty-three:

43 is the average age of male registrants, and 41 is the average age of female registrants

Eighty-six:

Bob Scott (USA) is the oldest participant at 86

Eighteen:

… while Enrico Piseuna (PHL) and Aaria Alejandra Aguilar (CRI) are the youngest at 18

Ten:

10 athletes will be celebrating their birthdays on race day

Forty-eight:

48 of the 50 U.S. states are accounted for, with the greatest number hailing from California (279), Florida (151), Texas (150), New York (116) and Colorado (103)

185,000:

More than 185,000 registered athletes compete in Ironman 70.3 races each year

Since the series began in 2006, the Ironman 70.3 World Championship has been controlled by Australia (five champions), Germany (five champions) and Great Britain (three champions). The United States and Switzerland have had two winners, while Canada, New Zealand and Spain each have one winner

Two thousand:

Over 2,000 volunteers will help make the Ironman 70.3 World Championship a success