Hermosa Beach Iron Man 2024 attracts huge crowd

With some estimates of a crowd size that topped 1,000 people, the 51st annual Hermosa Beach Iron Man competition entertained the old-fashioned way Thursday morning, as contestants ran a mile, paddled a mile and the chugged six-packs and partied big time, all before the event ended at 10 a.m. 

Video by Jefferson Graham

Photos by Ray Vidal

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Photos by Jefferson Graham

Iron Man contestants running up the beach. Photo by Jefferson Graham

The moment the ribbon got cut at the Iron Man competition, and people started running up the sand. Photo by Jefferson Graham