The Augusta Sports Council is please to announce we will have two professional athletes added to our 2017 IRONMAN 70.3 Augusta Media Day on Friday, September 22nd at 10 a.m. in the 2nd floor pre-function Room at the Augusta Marriott on 2 10th St. There will be both a press conference and break out session.

In addition to over 3,750 registered participants, this year's IRONMAN 70.3 Augusta will include professional male and female athletes. We will have six people on our panel bringing different perspectives from the event including two professionals

- Melanie McQuaid - Victoria, BC Canada

2014 IRONMAN 70.3 Ballarat - Champion

2014 IRONMAN 70.3 Lake Stevens - Champion

2014 IRONMAN 70.3 Boise - Champion

2012 IRONMAN 70.3 California - Champion

2010 IRONMAN 70.3 Lake Stevens - Champion

Three time XTERRA World Champion

2017 ITU Cross World Champion

- Jesse Thomas - Bend, OR

2017 IRONMAN Lanzarote - 3rd Place

2017 IRONMAN 70.3 Liuzhou - 2nd Place

2016 IRONMAN Lanzarote - Champion

2015 IRONMAN Wales - Champion

2014 IRONMAN 70.3 Mont Tremblant - Champion

2012 IRONMAN 70.3 Pocono Mountains - Champion

- Candace Kimbrell - Local athlete from Augusta

2017 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship

2017 IRONMAN 70.3 Muncie

2017 IRONMAN 70.3 Raleigh

2017 IRONMAN 70.3 Chattanooga

2016 IRONMAN 70.3 Augusta

2015 IRONMAN 70.3 Augusta

2014 IRONMAN Chattanooga

2013 IRONMAN 70.3 Augusta

2013 IRONMAN Florida

2012 IRONMAN 70.3 Augusta

Chad Kimbrell - Local athlete from Augusta. Involved athlete with the local tri and bike community. Former president of Triaugusta. Race director for GatorFest. Not competing this year but has completed multiple full and half IRONMAN events.

Beamie's on the River - A representative will be on the panel to discuss the impact of IRONMAN 70.3 to their business and the community as a whole.

Robyn Fonce - Local athlete from Warrenville, SC. Volunteered for the past two years with the Augusta chapter for wear blue:run to remember and now participating in her first IRONMAN 70.3 event as an athlete.