Cody Beals remains undefeated in his short Ironman career.
The Canadian triathlete has won both Ironman competitions he’s entered after racing to first place in the swimless 2018 Ironman Chattanooga. The win comes on the heels of a victory in his first ever Ironman last month at Ironman Mont-Tremblant in his home country. During that race, he set the overall course record and bike record.
“I like short distances more, but it’s hard to argue with my results over the longer courses,” he said.
The 28-year-old professional historically raced Olympic distance triathlons and Ironman 70.3 races – which are half the distance of the full Ironman. However, he’s quickly finding his strength is the full Ironman.
Beals is quick to admit the swim is his weakest discipline – although, he was second out of the water behind swim specialist Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches in last month’s race. Sunday’s race was well-suited for his skill set, he said. Torrential rains earlier in the week led race officials to cancel the swim.