The 2022 Carilion Clinic Ironman 70.3 Virginia's Blue Ridge race marked the race’s second year in Roanoke, Virginia. The Ironman triathlon showed off both the Blue Ridge Mountains and southwest Virginia to people from around the world and around the country. Triathletes started at Carvin’s Cove with a swim, then biked along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and lastly ran throughout downtown Roanoke.

Photographing an Ironman

Today’s assignment really focussed on capturing the location of the race, and not so much the athletes themselves. My goal and purpose was to highlight the area’s unique mountains, the famous Blue Ridge Parkway, and the terrain. Throughout the day I walked, I hiked up hill sides to get unique vantage points, I hopped on a boat, and I road on the back of motorcycle all to successfully document the Roanoke Blue Ridge Ironman 70.3.