2022年のIRONMAN ATHLETES’ CHOICE AWARDSが発表された。
2022年に開催された50のIRONMANの中で、Cairns Airport IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship Cairns は、総合満足度で最大の栄誉を獲得し、118のIRONMAN 70.3の中では、 IRONMAN 70.3 Rwanda はトップの栄誉を獲得している。
また、友達に勧めたいレースとして選ばれたのは、「IRONMAN Kalmar Sweden」と「IRONMAN 70.3 Michigan 」となっている。その他、馴染みのないレースもあるが、世界にはまだまだ多くの魅力的なレースがある。IRONMAN Tripを楽しみたい。
以下、大会NEWSとなる。
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IRONMAN ATHLETES’ CHOICE AWARDS ANNOUNCED FOR IRONMAN AND IRONMAN 70.3 TRIATHLONS AROUND THE GLOBE
TAMPA, Fla. (March 17, 2023) – IRONMAN today announced the global results for the IRONMAN® and IRONMAN® 70.3® Athletes’ Choice Awards, highlighting the highest-scoring events in a variety of categories based on athlete surveys from all the 2022 IRONMAN® and IRONMAN® 70.3® races from around the world.
Out of the 50 IRONMAN Series triathlons that took place in 2022, globally, the Cairns Airport IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship Cairns race earned the biggest honor in Overall Satisfaction. Out of the 118 IRONMAN 70.3 series events that took place in 2022, globally, the IRONMAN 70.3 Rwanda race took top honors in Overall Satisfaction. Results for the 2022 Global Athletes’ Choice Awards were gathered from post event surveys sent to all athletes who completed an IRONMAN or IRONMAN 70.3 race. Surveys were based on a five-point satisfaction scale and encompassed multiple categories including: Most Recommended Race, Overall Swim Experience, Overall Bike Experience, Overall Run Experience, Overall Satisfaction, Overall Venue Experience, Overall Host City Experience and Post-Race Celebration Experience, among others. Nearly 65,000 total survey respondents gave feedback to decide the winners for each category of IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 events, marking a major accomplishment for the winning events and their host communities. Below are the top performers in each category for the IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 Global Series events:- Best Overall Race
- Cairns Airport IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship Cairns
- IRONMAN 70.3 Rwanda
- Best Swim Course
- IRONMAN Chattanooga, part of the VinFast IRONMAN North America Series
- Enea IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia
- Best Bike Course
- IRONMAN Switzerland Thun
- ISUZU IRONMAN 70.3 Durban
- Best Run Course
- Certified Piedmontese Beef IRONMAN Tulsa, part of the VinFast IRONMAN North America Series
- IRONMAN 70.3 Oregon
- Will Recommend To A Friend
- IRONMAN Kalmar Sweden
- IRONMAN 70.3 Michigan
- Overall Venue Experience
- Itaú BBA IRONMAN Brazil
- IRONMAN 70.3 Egypt
- Overall Host City Experience
- Enea IRONMAN Gdynia
- IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie
- Post-Race Celebration Experience
- IRONMAN Kalmar Sweden
- Itaú BBA IRONMAN 70.3 Fortaleza
* Top-3 results & honorable mentions of each category listed in appendix To view the full list of 2022 Global IRONMAN Athletes’ Choice Award results, please visit www.ironman.com/2022-athletes-choice-ironman for IRONMAN events and www.ironman.com/2022-athletes-choice-ironman-703 for IRONMAN 70.3 events. Limited spots remain in many of the most popular IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 triathlons globally. Athletes are encouraged to check out open IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 events globally by visiting www.ironman.com/races. For more information on the IRONMAN brand and global event series, please visit www.ironman.com.
APPENDIX A: Top Results for each category