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 triathlon.[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 consist of multiple consecutive individual triathlons performed on consecutive days.[3]

Distances

DistancesSwimmingCyclingRunning
Triathlon3.86 km (2.40 mi)180.25 km (112 mi)42.2 km (26.2 mi)
Double Ultratriathlon7.6 km (4.7 mi)360 km (220 mi)84.4 km (52.4 mi)
Triple Ultratriathlon11.4 km (7.1 mi)540 km (340 mi)126.6 km (78.7 mi)
Quadruple Ultratriathlon15.2 km (9.4 mi)720 km (450 mi)168.8 km (104.9 mi)
Quintuple Ultratriathlon19 km (12 mi)900 km (560 mi)211 km (131 mi)
Deca Ultratriathlon38 km (24 mi)1,800 km (1,100 mi)422 km (262 mi)
10-Days-Triathlonevery day 7.5 kmevery day 200 kmevery day 50 km
orevery day 3.86 kmevery day 180 kmevery day 42.2 km
Double Deca Ultratriathlon76 km (47 mi)3,600 km (2,200 mi)844 km (524 mi)
Triple Deca Ultratriathlon114 km (71 mi)5,400 km (3,400 mi)1,260 km (780 mi)

World records

Men

DistanceAthleteTimePlace
TriathlonGermany Jan Frodeno7 h 35 m 59 s2016 Roth[4]
DoublePoland Robert Karaś19 h 44 m 43 s2017 Emsdetten[5]
TriplePoland Robert Karaś30 h 48 m 57 s2018 Lensahn[6]
QuadrupleDenmark Søren Højbjerre53 h 41 m 00 s1993 Ungarn[5]
QuintupleEmanuel Conraux74 h 16 m 06 s2011 Leon[5]
DecaGermany Richard Jung190 h 17 m 17 s2018 Buchs SG[5]
10-DaysGermany Richard Jung106 h 11 m 53 s2016 Buchs SG[5]
Double DecaUnited Kingdom Dave Clamp251 h 21 m 16 s2016 Busch SG[7]
30-DaysHungary Jozsef Rokob356 h 33 m 17 s2013 Lake Garda[8]
41-DaysFrance Ludovic Chorgnon 533 h 41 m 00 s 2015 Vendôme

Women

DistanceAthleteTimePlace
TriathlonUnited Kingdom Chrissie Wellington8 h 18 m 13 s2011 Roth[9]
DoubleEstonia Sirlet Viilas23 h 31 m 38 s2016 Panevežys[5]
TripleGermany Astrid Benöhr37 h 54 m 54 s1996 Lensahn[5]
QuadrupleGermany Astrid Benöhr59 h 15 m 00 s1993 Hungary[5]
QuintuplePhilippines Shangrila Rendon83 h 48 m 04 s2015 Leon[5]
DecaAustria Alexandria Meixner244 h 55 m 34 s2017 Buchs SG[10]
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. ↑ "Ultratriathlon". Web.comhem.se. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  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. ↑ John Levison. "Sub-8 hour iron men triathletes [UPDATED] | Analysis". Tri247.com. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Records - IUTA | International Ultra Triathlon Association". Iutasport.com. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  6. ↑ "Ergebnis 2018". Triathlonlensahn.de. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  7. ↑ "Records - IUTA | International Ultra Triathlon Association". Iutasport.com. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  8. ↑ http://lavamagazine.com/the-triple-deca-ironman-one-mans-journey-through-30-days-of-non-stop-ironman-racing/?cbg_tz=-120
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  10. ↑ "swissultra - Alexandra Meixner set a new womens World..." Facebook. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  11. ↑ "IUTA | International Ultra Triathlon Association". Iutasport.com. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
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