The Ironman Florida has been held annually since 1999 in November each year over the full Ironman distance of 3.86 km swim, 180.2 km cycling, running 42.195 kilometers in Panama City in Florida.
The swimming distance is over two rounds to be completed in the Gulf of Mexico and is followed by the bike just over one lap and the marathon distance, which extends over two rounds. The twelfth edition of this competition will on 6 November 2010. According to the United States Census Bureau, Panama City Beach the city has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18.2 km²) 6.9 square miles (18.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (1.42%) is water. There are approximately 27 miles (43 km) of shoreline in Panama City Beach with approximately half of it fronting the Gulf of Mexico.
Panama City Beach is a city in Bay County, Florida, United States, on the Gulf of Mexico coast. The city is often referred to under the umbrella term of "Panama City", despite being a distinct municipality from the older and larger inland Panama City to the east, making Panama City and Panama City Beach two separate cities. Panama City Beach's slogan is "The World's Most Beautiful Beaches" due to the unique sugar-white sandy beaches of Northwest Florida.
For quite some time Panama City Beach has been a popular vacation destination, especially among people in the Southern United States. The city is also a very popular spring break destination, sometimes being referred to as "The Spring Break Capital of the World," due to about 100,000+ college and high school students who arrive during the months of March and April.
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