Matt Hanson Leads Pro Series After Win at IRONMAN 70.3 Chattanooga
Matt Hanson took the overall win at the 2024 IRONMAN 70.3 Chattanooga, securing the overall lead in the IRONMAN Pro Series (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images for IRONMAN).

Matt Hanson Leads Pro Series After Win at IRONMAN 70.3 Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (May 19, 2024) – Clocking the fastest time of the day with a new course record time of 3 hours 41 minutes 21 seconds, Matt Hanson claimed the win and took the lead in the IRONMAN Pro Series. Hanson overcame a four-minute deficit to chase down the field and record the fastest run split of the day at 1:09:48. Pallant-Browne (GBR) clocked the fastest run in the women’s race with a time of 1:18:43.

“It’s always tough to race in the heat like this, because the back half (of the race) tends to slow down a lot,” said Matt Hanson. “I cut the lead just about in half right at the beginning of the second lap. I knew that I had a chance if I was able to even split, and I think I negative split (on the run portion). I pushed pretty hard and made a move right before the hill onto the bridge and that is where I could see first and second and gave it a little boost to catch them.”

In the women’s professional race Emma Pallant-Browne (GBR) earned back-to-back wins following her victory last weekend at the Zafiro IRONMAN 70.3 Alcúdia-Mallorca, also earning her maximum points and moving up to second place in the overall IRONMAN Pro Series standings.

“It was a tough race, and really tactical, which is quite unusual in women’s racing. It was quite fun! The field is so deep and tough, at the moment,” said Pallant-Browne. Speaking of her second consecutive IRONMAN Pro Series victory, she said “Obviously that was always the goal, but I knew it would be really tough. I definitely had to dig deep to finish it off today.

Nicholas Quenet (ZAF) and Jodie Stimpson (GBR) recorded the fastest swim times of 22:43 and 24:56, respectively.

Trevor Foley (USA) recorded the fastest bike time in the men’s pro field with a time of 1:58:00 setting a new bike course best surpassing Jackson Laundry’s bike split of 2:00:29 set in 2022.

Lisa Becharas (USA) narrowly edged out Jackie Hering (USA) at the dismount line to record the fastest bike for the women with a time of 2:17:04.

Top-5 Pro Men

PlaceName (Country)SwimBikeRunTotal TimePro Series PointsEvent Prize Money
1Matt Hanson (USA)24:392:04:061:09:483:41:212,500$7,500
2Jackson Laundry (CAN)24:381:59:311:14:483:42:022,459$5,000
3Trevor Foley (USA)26:001:58:001:14:593:42:162,445$3,750
4Antony Costes (FRA)24:111:59:511:16:093:43:132,388$3.000
5Colin Szuch (USA)25:192:01:271:15:103:45:152,266$2,000

Top-5 Pro Women

PlaceName (Country)SwimBikeRunTotal TimePro Series PointsEvent Prize Money
1Emma Pallant-Browne (GBR)27:072:17:101:18:434:06:272,500$7,500
2Jackie Hering (USA)27:002:17:101:19:274:07:052,246$5,000
3Sarah True (USA)25:042:19:101:22:084:10:132,274$3,750
4Danielle Lewis (USA)29:042:15:581:28:544:12:062,161$3.000
5Grace Alexander (USA)24:582:19:161:27:214:15:041,983$2,000
Matt Hanson holds the finish tape above his head after crossing the finish line in 3:41:21
Matt Hanson took the overall win at the 2024 IRONMAN 70.3 Chattanooga, securing the overall lead in the IRONMAN Pro Series (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images for IRONMAN).