New Year, New You: IRONMAN Announces 2025 Commitment Day Aimed at Encouraging Athletes to Find Their IRONMAN or IRONMAN 70.3 Finish Line

December 19, 2024

- IRONMAN Commitment Day looks to welcome thousands of athletes to the community of IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 finishers in 2025 - New Year’s resolutions in full force, IRONMAN Commitment Day encourages athletes to set a goal and work towards completing an IRONMAN or IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon in 2025 - Athletes can learn more about IRONMAN Commitment Day by visiting www.ironman.com/find-your-2025-race

TAMPA, Fla. (Dec. 19, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – IRONMAN^® Commitment Day is returning in 2025, kicking off on January 1 and encouraging athletes to pledge to the goal of completing an IRONMAN and or an IRONMAN^® 70.3^® triathlon. The toughest part of the journey is committing, and 2025 IRONMAN Commitment Day is the day to make a pledge, a declaration from each athlete and the world. It is a day to join a community of fearless athletes, united in the belief that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE^®.

Tens of thousands of athletes from all walks of life, backgrounds and abilities commit each year to challenging their limits of what is possible and commit to the challenge of becoming an IRONMAN finisher for the first time. Since its inception in 1978, the IRONMAN triathlon (consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, and 26.2-mile run) has come to represent the ultimate test of body, mind and spirit for both professional and amateur athletes.

These athletes and thousands more found their “why” to inspire them to do an IRONMAN event and committed to the challenge:

Sara Fix found her “why” In 2021 after being diagnosed with stage 4 neuroendocrine cancer.

“I really do believe that the sport of triathlon, specifically IRONMAN, I think created the brain and the person that I am, and that has enabled me to do what I have been able to do. If you talk to my doctors, they were like, “we don’t know if you’re ever going to run again, we don’t know if you’ll be able to swim again”, and I was like “Oh yes, I will, and here I am, I ran seven miles this morning. I feel like IRONMAN has saved me.” said Sara. To learn more about Sara’s story, visit this LINK

K-T Overby found her why after her father lost his sight and changed who he was.

“I’m racing IRONMAN for two reasons. One to prove to myself that I can do this. I’m also doing it to help raise funds to help other people see. I actually lead an organization called Cure Blindness Project and we focus on providing vision care to people in countries where they don’t have established medical systems.” To learn more about K-T’s story, visit this LINK

“I feel very much that it changes lives, I know that it certainly changed mine. There’s a lot of empowerment, but it’s the community that you build, the friends, the people that I train and race with” said Nancy Goodnight from Waco, Texas. Nancy is our IRONMAN 70.3 Waco Race Director and an avid athlete who has completed every IRONMAN Texas race. To learn more about Nancy’s story, visit this LINK

Denise Escher found her “why” after overcoming alcoholism which began as a result of her former husband attempting domestic homicide against Denise on valentine’s day in 2009.

“What led me into this journey of endurance sports – I found that a lot of people that are in recovery, are in our space, in endurance racing. My first race was a local sprint race, and after that IRONMAN 70.3 Musselman was my first IRONMAN-branded race – It’s still my best day.” To learn more about Denise’s story, visit this LINK

After the passing of former American Cycling Group CEO Peter Hurley who was an avid triathlete, some of his coworkers and friends reflected on the impact Peter had by competing in the IRONMAN Chattanooga triathlon.

“What Peter did with IRONMAN Chattanooga, and bringing this whole thing to life, he transformed the city, he transformed the culture within the city, and that all happened because IRONMAN believed in Peter’s vision, and what Peter was capable of.” To learn more about Peter’s story, visit this LINK

Kathi Peck from Goshen, CT found her “why” after promising herself that she would complete an IRONMAN triathlon when she would turn 60 years old.

“My 60^th year came very quickly, and I never really told anybody that I had this inner goal, so it was going to be a one and done thing for my 60^th birthday. That was in 2010, and it’s funny, I never thought like, well I know 60 is old compared to other competitors, but when I realized I was 60 and I was going to do this, I never thought it was old.” To learn more about Kathi’s story, visit this LINK

Ian Williams found his “why” after donating his kidney to his sick wife, experiencing heart failure himself and being told by his doctors to enjoy the good times he was able to have before his heart failure, as physical activity would be unlikely for him in the future.

“I began working with the Sports Cardiology team. “What is your goal? Is your goal to return to triathlon, is it just to be healthy?”, was the question. I said, you know, this may sound crazy, but I want to return to IRONMAN. As part of this entire journey because our lives as triathletes, especially I think IRONMAN, it’s part of your lifestyle during that journey, and losing this big piece of my life, I went this huge state of depression. To be able to get to the starting line again is going to be fantastic.” said Ian. To learn more about Ian’s story, visit this LINK

More information on 2025 IRONMAN Commitment Day can be found by visiting www.ironman.com/find-your-2025-race.

For more information on the IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 brands and global event series, visit www.ironman.com. Media inquiries may be directed to press@ironman.com.

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About The IRONMAN Group

The IRONMAN Group operates a global portfolio of events that includes the IRONMAN^® Triathlon Series, the IRONMAN^® 70.3^® Triathlon Series, 5150™ Triathlon Series, the Rock ‘n’ Roll^® Running Series, IRONKIDS^®, World Triathlon Championship Series, premier running events including the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon™ and City2Surf^®, UTMB^® World Series trail-running events including the Canyons Endurance Runs™ by UTMB^®, Tarawera Ultra-Trail™ by UTMB^® and Ultra-Trail Australia™ by UTMB^®, Epic Series™ mountain bike races including the Absa Cape Epic^®, road cycling events, and other multisport races. The IRONMAN Group is the largest operator of mass participation sports in the world, providing participants the benefits of endurance sports through the company’s vast offerings. Catering to the full athlete experience, the company portfolio also includes FulGaz^® virtual cycling, the most realistic indoor riding experience connected fitness application aimed at preparing athletes for real-world events. Since the inception of the iconic IRONMAN^® brand and its first event in 1978, athletes have proven that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE^® by crossing finish lines around the world. Beginning as a single race, The IRONMAN Group has grown to become a global sensation with hundreds of events across 55+ countries. The IRONMAN Group is owned by Advance, a private, family-owned business, and Orkila Capital, a growth equity firm focused on building great brands. For more information, visit www.ironman.com/about-ironman-group.

About Advance 

Advance is a private, family-held business that owns and invests in companies across media, entertainment, technology, communications, education and other promising growth sectors. Our mission is to build the value of our companies over the long-term by fostering growth and innovation. Advance’s portfolio includes Condé Nast, Advance Local, Stage Entertainment, The IRONMAN Group, American City Business Journals, Leaders Group, Turnitin, and Pop. Together these operating companies employ more than 14,000 people in 29 countries. Advance is also among the largest shareholders in Charter Communications, Warner Bros. Discovery and Reddit. For more information visit www.advance.com.