Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz triathlon draws 2,200 from 33 countries

More than 2,200 athletes from 33 countries and 41 U.S. states competed Saturday in the Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz triathlon.

Sebastian Radilla, representing Mexico, won the men’s competition with a finish time of 4 hours, 1 minute and 30 seconds, while Serena Xue, representing Canada, won the women’s race with a time of 4:47:22.

A full list of results can be found here.

The event included a 1.2-mile ocean swim around the Santa Cruz wharf, a 56-mile bike race along Highway 1 and a half-marathon with a finish line at the beach. 

The swim started near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and ran clockwise around the wharf, exiting the water on Cowell Beach.

The bike course began at Depot Park, traveled north on Highway 1, with a turnaround near Pigeon Point Lighthouse.

The half-marathon started at Depot Park, across the bridge to West Cliff Drive and around Natural Bridges State Beach. It then took runners along an access path to Wilder Ranch State Park, turning around at ocean bluffs and returning for a finish at Cowell Beach, with the last 100 yards in the sand.

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