Hunter Hobson // Triathlon
Motto: “If you don’t use it, you lose it!” and
“If you don’t evolve, you disappear”
Hunter Hobson’s breakout year came at the age of 47, when he achieved PRs of 9:30 for IRONMAN, 4:39 for 70.3, and 1:57 for draft-legal Olympic distance. He also qualified for Kona with that 9:30 at IRONMAN Florida, finally achieving a life-long goal. Hunter’s big year was a continuation of a career that started 24 years earlier, when he began racing triathlons as a young collegiate runner at Illinois State University. After joining the Marine Corps, Hunter put triathlon on hold to focus on flight school and mastering flying the F/A-18 Hornet.
During Hunter’s most recent triathlon racing season he was named 2018 USAT All-American and was chosen for the 2018 Marine Corps Triathlon Team. Unfortunately, Hunter’s 2019 season ended before it began when he broke his pelvis and left elbow. In 2020 Hunter is completely healed, training hard, and looking forward to aging up to the 55-59 age group. “I’m really excited to be returning to racing after a season off,” said Hunter. “I learned a lot from this time off and feel I can help others from my experiences. As we age, our bodies just need more time to heal. Patience is the key.” In 2020 Hunter’s focus races are the Hawaii IRONMAN 70.3 HONU, IRONMAN Maryland, and pending qualification the USAT Age Group Championships and IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships. And we are also excited to see Hunter looking strong and healthy at the Tucson camp.
When Hunter isn’t racing he volunteers on the IRONMAN Maryland run course (he was run course captain in 2016) as well as at IRONMAN 70.3 Eagleman. Hunter also donates his time to put on transition training clinics for the DC Tri Club, coaches new athletes for free, and is always available to give advice.