Penticton Ironman

Love it or Hate it, this event is a huge one for Penticton.
Looking at the stats though, it's more of a midlife crisis event as the men aged 40-50 make up a quarter of the field.

The facts, and nothing but the facts

Females – 962/29.9%
Males – 2255/70.1%

Total number of first time Ironman – 1175

Canadian Participants: 1580
American Participants: 1490

Oldest Male: Michael Laramie – USA – 75
Oldest Women: Madonna Buder – USA – 81

Youngest Male: Brett Jonson – CAN - 18
Youngest Women: Ciena Calavitta – USA – 21

Category Breakdown

MPRO - 27 0.8%
WPRO - 17 0.5%
M18-24 - 61 1.9%
M25-29 - 134 4.2%
M30-34 - 253 7.9%
M35-39 - 362 11.3%
M40-44 - 487 15.1%
M45-49 - 384 11.9%
M50-54 - 279 8.7%
M55-59 - 153 4.8%
M60-64 - 74 2.3%
M65-69 - 29 0.9%
M70-74 - 8 0.2%
M75-79 - 2 0.1%
MPC - 2 0.1%
W18-24 - 16 0.5%
W25-29 - 90 2.8%
W30-34 - 157 4.9%
W35-39 - 182 5.7%
W40-44 - 213 6.6%
W45-49 - 127 3.9%
W50-54 - 105 3.3%
W55-59 - 44 1.4%
W60-64 - 8 0.2%
W70-74 - 1 0.0%
W80+ - 1 0.0%