Ultra-triathlon

An ultra-triathlon is a long-distance triathlon. The term generally refers to all triathlon events of distance greater than the Ironman Triathlon. Thus, every ultra triathlon event must involve more than 2.4 miles (3.86 km) of swimming, 112 miles (180.25 km) of cycling, and a full marathon (26.2 mi or 42.2 km) of running.[1] The most common distances are the double, triple, quadruple, quintuple and deca Ironman.[2] Unlike a standard triathlon event, an ultra-triathlon event may not necessarily involve the three component disciplines of triathlon (swimming, cycling and running) in direct consecutive order, but may instead consists of multiple consecutive individual triathlons performed on consecutive days.[3]

Distances

Distances Swimming Cycling Running
Ironman 3.86 km (2.40 mi) 180.25 km (112 mi) 42.2 km (26.2 mi)
Double Ultratriathlon 7.6 km (4.7 mi) 360 km (220 mi) 84.4 km (52.4 mi)
Triple Ultratriathlon 11.4 km (7.1 mi) 540 km (340 mi) 126.6 km (78.7 mi)
Quadruple Ultratriathlon 15.2 km (9.4 mi) 720 km (450 mi) 168.8 km (104.9 mi)
Quintuple Ultratriathlon 19 km (12 mi) 900 km (560 mi) 211 km (131 mi)
Deca Ultratriathlon 38 km (24 mi) 1,800 km (1,100 mi) 422 km (262 mi)
10-Days-Triathlon every day 7.5 km every day 200 km every day 50 km
or every day 3.86 km every day 180 km every day 42.2 km
Double Deca Ultratriathlon 76 km (47 mi) 3,600 km (2,200 mi) 844 km (524 mi)
Triple Deca Ultratriathlon 114 km (71 mi) 5,400 km (3,400 mi) 1,260 km (780 mi)

World records

Men

DistanceAthleteTimePlace
IronmanGermany Andreas Raelert7 h 41 m 33 s2011 Roth[4]
DoubleUnited States 19 h 36 m 00 s1994 Huntsville[5]
TripleAustria Luis Wildpanner31 h 47 m 57 s2003 Lensahn[5]
QuadrupleDenmark Søren Højbjerre53 h 41 m 00 s1993 Ungarn[5]
QuintupleUnited Kingdom Stephen Pearce73 h 09 m 08 s2015 Leon[5]
DecaFrance Fabrice Lucas192 h 08 m 26 s1997 Monterrey[5]
10-DaysGermany Marcel Heinig174 h 50 m 34 s2009 Monterrey[6]
Double DecaLithuania Vidmantas Urbonas437 h 21 m 40 s1998 Monterrey[7]
Triple DecaCanada Marc-Antoine Bujold1809 h 53 m 32 s2014 Monterrey[5]
30-DaysHungary Jozsef Rokob356 h 33 m 17 s2013 Lake Garda[8]

Women

DistanceAthleteTimePlace
IronmanUnited Kingdom Chrissie Wellington8 h 18 m 13 s2011 Roth[9]
DoubleUnited States Tina Bischoff22 h 07 m 00 s1994 Huntsville[10]
TripleGermany Astrid Benöhr37 h 54 m 54 s1996 Lensahn[10]
QuadrupleGermany Astrid Benöhr59 h 15 m 00 s1993 Ungarn[10]
QuintupleGermany Astrid Benöhr86 h 44 m 37 s1994 Den Haag[5][10]
DecaMexico Sylvia Andonie249 h 14 m 52 s1992, Monterrey [5]
Double DecaMexico Sylvia Andonie643 h 01 m 49 s1998, Monterrey

International Ultra Triathlon Association

The IUTA[11] is the official governing body of Ultra Triathlon.

References

  1. ↑ http://web.comhem.se/~u32749097/ultra.html
  2. ↑ http://www.triathlon-tips.se/ultratriathlon.aspx
  3. ↑ Murphy, T.J. (18 November 2013). "The Triple DECA Ironman: One Man’s Journey Through 30 Days of Non-stop Ironman Racing". LAVA Magazine. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.challenge-roth.com/en/news/newsmeldungen/2011_07_10-1.html
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 http://www.iutasport.com/archives/records.php
  6. ↑ Results 10-Days-Triathlon Worldrecord-Race, read 2010-04-29
  7. ↑ http://www.triathlonweb.nl/dutch/records.htm
  8. ↑ http://lavamagazine.com/the-triple-deca-ironman-one-mans-journey-through-30-days-of-non-stop-ironman-racing/?cbg_tz=-120
  9. ↑
  10. 1 2 3 4 http://www.triathlonweb.nl/dutch/recordwm.htm
  11. ↑ http://www.iutasport.com/

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