Triathlon’s Sofia Nordbeck Finishes IRONMAN World Championship Race

Nordbeck competed within the feminine aged 18-24 class, ending with a time of 13:09:45 and tempo of 10:49 minutes per mile. Nordbeck was one in all 59 ladies on the earth to compete within the 18-24 age class, and one in all 1,568 ladies total to race.  

 

“Competing at the Ironman World Championship as a freshman and Division I athlete is an incredible honor,” Nordbeck stated. “It takes a lot of mental strength, planning, and dedication to balance collegiate triathlon with a career in Ironman, but I’m grateful to have a strong support system around me – my teammates, coach, friends, and professors have made it possible to chase both academic and athletic dreams at the highest level.”  

 

A race that began at 7:30 am HST and ended for Nordbeck simply previous 8:30 pm, the Ironman is taken into account some of the grueling races on the earth. On a 140.6-mile course, the race includes a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike journey, and 26.2 (marathon size) run together with wind, 87-degree warmth, and humidity.  

 

For context: the swim portion is roughly the equal to swimming from the Ben Franklin Bridge to the Walt Whitman, transitioning to the bike, biking from the Walt to the George Washington Bridge in New York City, transitioning out of the bike, after which operating within the New York City Marathon.  

 

No stranger to long-distance triathlon competitors, Nordbeck is a two-time finisher within the Ironman Sweden, reaching the mark this previous August along with the August 2024 race.  

 

Nordbeck raced for La Salle in final month’s Beaver County Collegiate Cup in Beaver Falls earlier than coaching for the Ironman.  

 

“Ironman may be a solo race, but getting to the start line takes a team – a team I got from collegiate triathlon which supports me every step of the way,” Nordbeck stated. 

 

After the massive effort on the Ironman, Nordbeck intends to compete collegiately once more this fall on the East Regional Championship subsequent Saturday, October 25, in Charlotte, N.C. That can be the following occasion that La Salle will probably be racing in, because the Explorers’ common season portion of the season has concluded and focus is now shifted to the championship schedule.