Photos: Thousands compete in 1st Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley triathlon
CDT staff reports
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More than 2,000 athletes competed Sunday in the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley triathlon. The course began with a 1.2-mile swim at Bald Eagle State Park, continued with a 56-mile bike ride through Centre and Clinton counties and finished with a 13.1-mile run on the Penn State campus that ended on the field at Beaver Stadium.
The first to finish was Penn State alumnus Matthew Guenter of Boulder, Colorado, who completed the race in 4:19.30.
Below are scenes from the campus course:
Participants in the Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley run past the Nittany Lion Shrine on the Penn State campus Sunday, July 2, 2023. Steve Manuel/For the CDT
Participants in the Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley bike toward Beaver Stadium on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Steve Manuel/For the CDT
Family and friends cheer for the participants in the Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley as they run through the South end zone tunnel of Beaver Stadium to the finish line on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Steve Manuel/For the CDT
Participants in the Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley finish the bike portion outside the Bryce Jordan Center on the Penn State campus Sunday, July 2, 2023. Steve Manuel/For the CDT
Participants in the Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley run past the HUB-Robeson Center on the Penn State campus Sunday, July 2, 2023. Steve Manuel/For the CDT
Participants in the Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley run past Old Main on the Penn State campus Sunday, July 2, 2023. Steve Manuel/For the CDT
Participants in the Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley run past the Palmer Art Museum on the Penn State campus Sunday, July 2, 2023. Steve Manuel/For the CDT
Participants in the Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley run past the Berkey Creamery on the Penn State campus Sunday, July 2, 2023. Steve Manuel/For the CDT
Participants in the Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley run the chute leading to the finish line inside Beaver Stadium on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Steve Manuel/For the CDT
Families and friends of participants in the Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley watch runners cross the finish line inside Beaver Stadium on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Steve Manuel/For the CDT
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