MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) -The second annual St. Jude Ironman Memphis will return to the 901 on Saturday, Oct. 1, and organizers are nonetheless searching for volunteers.
The final word check of health, endurance, and psychological fortitude will happen centered round Shelby Farms Park.
Race Director Erika Larsen believes yr two of the occasion might be even higher than the inaugural race in 2021.
“Our staff is tremendous prepared,” says Larsen. “All of the plans are in place. We had a extremely profitable yr final yr, the primary yr in 2021. Every part went tremendous nicely, swim, bike, run.”
The occasion contains a 1.2-mile swim, a half marathon (13.1 miles) run, and a 56-mile bike experience.
The primary factor Larsen and her staff are specializing in within the weeks main as much as the race is getting extra volunteers.
“We’d like over 1,300 volunteers to make this occasion a hit, we had about 1,200 final yr,” Larsen defined. “So there’s nonetheless alternatives to become involved and provides again to St. Jude, so we’re actually enthusiastic about it.”
If you’d like to volunteer for the event, you can sign up by clicking this link.
This yr’s occasion can have over 2,000 athletes from all 50 states and 14 totally different international locations competing.
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