The plan for 2018 was for athletes to dive in for a beach start, but based on surf forecasts race directors decided to return to the original harbor swim. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@CompimagephotoPhoto: Competitive Image / @CompImagePh
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Cate Demet traveled from Chicago to compete in the 50-54 age group. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
Athletes get ready in transition as the sun starts to rise. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
Athletes get ready to get into the water for the rolling start. Athletes self-seed by their anticipated swim time. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
The plan for 2018 was for athletes to dive in for a beach start, but based on surf forecasts race directors decided to return to the original harbor swim. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
It’s a fairly long wait for the athletes as 2,500 athletes must file in one by one. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
Athletes smile before the start of the race. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
Getting ready for 1.2 miles of swimming! Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
Getting ready for 1.2 miles of swimming! Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
Getting ready for 1.2 miles of swimming! Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
Athletes self-seed based on their anticipated finish time. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
Mexico’s Rodrigo Moreno Gomez and USA’s Matthew Reines approach the finish line. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
American David Wood. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
American Scott Parkinson. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
American Dorette Franks. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
An excited Oceanside finisher. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
American Christine Desrochers. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
Athletes reach the finish line. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
The run course takes athletes down to beach level and then back up to the street. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
Canada’s Martin Andreae. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
American Kristen Delong. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
Ironman hall of famer Bob Babbitt finished the race in an impressive 6:40:06. Babbitt raced as part of the 65-69 age group. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
American Mark Shainman. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
A very excited Moez Cherif approaches the finish line. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
American Emily Cole leads the charge toward the finish line. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image/@Compimagephoto
The 2018 Ironman 70.3 Oceanside triathlon saw more than 2,500 athletes representing 32 countries and 47 states start the race.Competitors ranged in age from 18–76 years old. The event led athletes along a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1-mile run throughout Oceanside, Calif. and its surrounding areas. Athletes began their day with a swim start in the Oceanside Harbor and once out of the water, embarked upon a single-loop bike course that ventured through Camp Pendleton and San Onofre Bluffs State Park. Athletes experienced rolling hills prior to San Mateo hill followed by two more hills only to come upon a flat but windy road back to the Oceanside Harbor. The double-loop run course wound along the Oceanside Pier and then out to Oceanside’s flat beachfront path known as “The Strand,” where miles of sandy beaches provide beautiful views. The race awarded a total of 30 age-group qualifying slots for the 2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championship which will take place in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa on Sept. 1 and 2.