Lake Placid on short list to host 2017 Ironman worlds
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) – Lake Placid is on the short list of sites being considered to host the 2017 Ironman 70.3 World Championships.
The event is a half Ironman distance competition and includes swim, bike and run components, but the duration of the races will be much different. It’s tentatively scheduled for the week of Sept. 6-11, 2017.
Officials will find out in August if Lake Placid is selected as host city. Also in the running are Chattanooga, Tennessee, and St. George, Utah.
Lake Placid has hosted a full-distance Ironman event for 16 years, making it the longest-running American event aside from the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i.
