Uncertainty loomed when the second Ironman Arizona race was announced, would triathletes embrace the new fall triathlon event, would it sell out and if so how long would it take.

Ironman Arizona in not like other North American Ironman races that sell out in a matter of hours. It's typical for this race to sell out in a few months versus a few hours. The original race scheduled for April 13, 2008 sold out in July, three month after registration opened. We think the original race cap was 2,000 but North America Sports currently shows over 2,700 participants have registered.

Most triathletes were caught off-guard with the announcement of the second Ironman race in Tempe in 2008. It didn’t take long for word to travel because now its official, the second Ironman Arizona race scheduled for November 23, 2008 is now SOLD OUT and it only took two weeks to do so. This event currently has over 2,300 triathletes registered according to North America Sports for the second triathlon race in Tempe, AZ.

It’s seems that demand is high for Ironman branded races in North America. Even with a date so close to the Thanksgiving holiday and a registration price increase ($500.00) the second Ironman Arizona race sells out. That's roughly over $1,150,000 in registration fees alone for the second race, amazing!