Vogelsang repeats, Seawright-Newton repeats for 20th time in Hermosa Beach Fourth of July Ironman
Video by Jefferson Graham (PhotoWalksTV.com) Justin Thirsk sings Pennywise anthem ‘Bro Hymn.’Video by Ron Siegel Hermosa Beach Ironman 2026.IONs.com Blake Vogelsang celebrates winning the Hermosa Beach Fourth of July Ironman for the second consecutive year. Photo by Ron Siegel Hermosa Fourth of July Ironman People by Chris Miller by Landen Braunstein Nearly 2,000 competitors, the most ever, participated in the 51st Annual Hermosa Beach Ironman Competition, helping to raise over $50,000 for local charities. “I grew up in Hermosa Beach, and we’ve been doing this since we were kids,” longtime participant Robert Woody said. “There’s an element to this that is unlike anything else. Doing a mile run, a mile paddle, and then drinking a six-pack pushes you to the edge. There’s a transcendence that happens here that you cannot find anywhere else.” Not only do competitors have to chug a six pack after running and paddling. They have to keep it down for 20 minutes, emcee and six-time Hermosa Ironman winner Chris Brown explained. The competition began on the beach at 29th Street at 8 a.m. By 11 a.m. evidence of the event, which officially never happened, was gone, including the 12,000 beer…
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