Posted: November 30, 2004

Triathlon: Professional Prize money for 2005 Ironman North America events announced

BOULDER, Colo.-Ironman North America has announced the pro prize purses for the eight Ironman North America events taking place in 2005. A total of $390,000 in prize money will be awarded at 2005 Ironman North America events.

The major change will be at Ironman USA Coeur d’Alene and Ironman USA Lake Placid, which will serve as men’s only professional and women’s only professional races respectively in 2005.

There will be a $50,000 pro prize purse for professional men at the 2005 Ironman USA Coeur d’Alene triathlon and a $50,000 women’s prize purse at the 2005 Ironman USA Lake Placid triathlon.

“We are trying to foster competition at our events and with the high number of additional Ironman events around the world in 2005, we thought we would try to build one pro race specifically for men and one for women,” said Ironman North America President Graham Fraser. “This is something we have wanted to try for a while and we will try it in 2005.”

Other changes include:

1. Additional prize money at the California Half-Ironman, Florida Half-Ironman at WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort and Ironman Wisconsin

2. The addition of Ironman Arizona with a $75,000 pro prize purse

3. The deepening of the prize field from five places to eight or ten places at all events except Ironman Florida, where placing will remain five deep for both men and women.

For more information on Ironman North America events, log onto www.ironmannorthamerica.com.

Prize money for 2005 Ironman North America events

California Half Ironman - Oceanside, Calif. March 19, 2005

$30,000 pro prize purse (men and women)
1st-$5,000
2nd-$3,000
3rd-$2,000
4th-$1,500
5th-$1,250
6th-$1,000
7th-$750
8th-$500

Ironman Arizona, Tempe, Ariz. April 9, 2005

$75,000 pro prize purse (men and women)
1st-$12,000
2nd-$8,000
3rd-$5,500
4th-$4,000
5th-$3,500
6th-$2,000
7th-$1,500
8th-$1,000

Florida Half Ironman at WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort, May 22, 2005
$30,000 pro prize purse (men and women)
1st-$5,000
2nd-$3,000
3rd-$2,000
4th-$1,500
5th-$1,250
6th-$1,000
7th-$750
8th-$500


Ironman USA Coeur d’Alene, June 26, 2005
$50,000 MEN’S pro prize purse (no women’s professional division)
1st -$14,000
2nd-$9,000
3rd-$7,500
4th-$6,000
5th-$5,000
6th-$3,500
7th-$2,000
8th-$1,500
9th-$1,000
10th-$500

Ironman USA Lake Placid, July 24, 2005
$50,000 WOMEN’S pro prize purse (no men’s professional division)
1st -$14,000
2nd-$9,000
3rd-$7,500
4th-$6,000
5th-$5,000
6th-$3,500
7th-$2,000
8th-$1,500
9th-$1,000
10th-$500


Subaru Ironman Canada, August 28, 2005

$75,000 pro prize purse (Cdn. dollars) (both men and women)
1st-$12,000
2nd-$8,000
3rd-$5,500
4th-$4,000
5th-$3,500
6th-$2,000
7th-$1,500
8th-$1,000

Ironman Wisconsin, September 11, 2005

$30,000 pro prize purse (men and women)
1st-$5,000
2nd-$3,000
3rd-$2,000
4th-$1,500
5th-$1,250
6th-$1,000
7th-$750
8th-$500


Ironman Florida Triathlon, November 5, 2005
$50,000 pro prize purse (men and women)
1st-$10,000
2nd-$6,000
3rd-$4,000
4th-$3,000
5th-$2,000