Ultra-triathlon
An ultra-triathlon is a long-distance triathlon. The term generally refers to all triathlon events with a distance that is a multiple of the Ironman Triathlon, which consists of 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
Distances | Swimming | Cycling | Running |
---|---|---|---|
Single Ultratriathlon | 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
Distance | Athlete | Time | Place |
---|---|---|---|
Single | Jan Frodeno | 7 h 35 m 34 s | 2016 roth[4] |
Double | Robert Karaś | 18 h 44 m 38 s | 2019 Panevėžys[5] |
Triple | Robert Karaś | 30 h 48 m 57 s | 2018 Lensahn[6] |
Quadruple | Søren Højbjerre | 53 h 41 m 00 s | 1993 Ungarn[5] |
Quintuple | Richard Jung | 71 h 07 m 24 s | 2019 Austria[5] |
Quintuple Day | Thorsten Eckert | 50 h 14 m 43 s | 2011 Switzerland[5] |
Deca | Richard Jung | 190 h 17 m 17 s | 2018 Switzerland[5] |
Deca Day | Richard Jung | 106 h 11 m 53 s | 2016 Switzerland[5] |
Double Deca Day | David Clamp | 252 h 21 m 16 s | 2016 Switzerland |
Triple Deca | Dirk Leonhardt | 959 h 03 m 00 s | 2020 Bruchköbel, Hessen[7] |
Triple Deca Day | Jozsef Rokob | 356 h 33 m 17 s | 2013 Lake Garda[8] |
41-Days | Ludovic Chorgnon | 533 h 41 m 00 s | 2015 Vendôme |
Women
Distance | Athlete | Time | Place |
---|---|---|---|
Single | Chrissie Wellington | 8 h 18 m 13 s | 2011 Roth[9] |
Double | Sirlet Viilas | 23 h 31 m 38 s | 2016 Panevežys[5] |
Triple | Astrid Benöhr | 37 h 54 m 54 s | 1996 Lensahn[5] |
Quadruple | Astrid Benöhr | 59 h 15 m 00 s | 1993 Hungary[5] |
Quintuple | Alexandra Meixner | 84 h 44 m 29 s | 2018 Switzerland[5] |
Quintuple Day | Eva Hürlimann | 66 h 52 m 22 s | 2018 Switzerland[5] |
Deca | Alexandra Meixner | 244 h 55 m 34 s | 2017 Buchs SG[10] |
Deca Day | Eva Hürlimann | 138 h 21 m 02 s | 2019 Switzerland[5] |
Double Deca | Laura Knoblach | 633 h 41 m 39 s | 2019 León[11] |
Double Deca Day | Alexandra Meixner | 279 h 37 m 48 s | 2016 Buchs SG[5] |
International Ultra Triathlon Association
The IUTA[12] is the official governing body of Ultra Triathlon.
References
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