Ultraman (endurance challenge)

Ultraman is a three-day, 515 km (320 mile) multisport race modelled on the one held annually on the Big Island of Hawaii which is now called the Ultraman World Championship. "Ultraman" is a branding for events affiliated with the Hawaii original. Each race is divided into three stages over three days: The first is a 6.2-mile (10-km) ocean swim from Kailua Bay to Keauhou Bay, followed by a 90-mile (145-km) cross-country bike ride, with vertical climbs that total 6,000 feet. Stage two is a 171.4-mile (276-km) bike ride from Volcanoes National Park to Kohala Village Inn in Hawi, with total vertical climbs of 4,000 feet. Stage three is a 52.4-mile (84-km) double-marathon, which starts at Hawi and finishes on the beach at the Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area. Each stage must be completed within 12 hours or less. The swim portion of stage one must be completed in 5.5 hours or less. Participants who do not reach the finish lines within the time limits are disqualified, but encouraged to continue racing each day as participants.

Hawaii course map

This event attracts athletes who seek to explore the extreme in physical and mental abilities. The race is limited to 40 athletes on an invitation-only basis and attracts participants from around the world, including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Italy, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, Slovenia and the United States. Racers must have reached their 20th birthday prior to the start of stage one. Each racer must be accompanied by an individual support team of at least two people over the entire course. Many support team members are volunteers from the Big community.

History

The first Ultraman Triathlon was held in 1983 and organized by Curtis Tyler, Alex Smith, and Conrad Will. Among the group Curtis Tyler served as original race director with the goal of having more than just a competition but an event which focused on the guiding principles of Hawaiian culture.... "aloha" (love), "ohana" (family), and "kokua" (help). In 1992 Tyler turned over Ultraman to Jane Bockus on the condition that there never be prize money. Jane Bockus, often referred to as "Ultra Momma", has kept the event the same with the exception of a course change in the years 2001 & 2002 with a start and finish in Kailua-Kona instead of the around the Big Island format. In 2017, Ultra Momma handed over the reins to her Assistant RD, and Sheryl Cobb took over as Race Director, with her husband David as Assistant RD. In 2018, David Cobb was added as Co-Race Director along with Sheryl.

Popularity of the previous course remained for many years, and things changed little until the 2018 Kilauea eruption. During the eruption, lava covered part of the race course in the area of "Red Road", a favorite section of the Day 2 course. The 2018 course was altered to account for this course blockage: Day 1 became an out-and-back course, ending back at T1 in Keauhou Bay; Day 2 became a challenging ride from Kona up and over the "Saddle" before meeting up with the old course, ending at Kapaa Park near Hawi; Day 3 remained unchanged, running from Hawi back to Kona. For 2019, the Day 1 course will return to the old Kona to Volcano course. Day 2 will need to alter slightly to account for the lava on Red Road, but will start in Volcano and end in Hawi as usual, and Day 3 will remain the same.

In 1993, a second Ultraman was organized in Canada (Penticton, British Columbia) which served as a qualifier event to gain entrance to Ultraman World Championships in Hawaii until 2014. A third event, Ultraman United Kingdom began in 2011 and was held in Wales for three years. Ultraman Florida launched in the Orlando region in 2014. Ultraman Australia launched in 2015 and was held in Noosa for three years. Ultraman Canada will return as a qualifier in July 2019, and Ultraman Arizona is set to launch in March 2020.

We came together as strangers, competed as friends, we part as brothers and sisters.

Gerry van de Wint

Results

Ultraman swimmer off the coast of Kailua-Kona with escort
The fastest runners will complete the 52.4 mile double marathon under seven hours
YearSexPlaceAthleteAgeNationalityTime
1983Men1Kurt Madden28 United States21:41:02
Women9 (overall)Ardis Bow27 United States26:57:45
1984Men1Scott Molina24 United States24:49:01
Women13 (overall)Lyn Brooks36 United States33:15:24
1985Men1Kurt Madden30 United States22:11:04
Women3 (overall)Ardis Bow29 United States25:44:51
1986Men1Jim Freim40 United States25:43:21
Women23 (overall)Sherri Wellis38 United States33:31:19
1988Men1Gary Shields33 United States24:42:01
Women18 (overall)Manako Mizuntani28 Japan35:41:14
1989Men1Gary Shields34 United States23:14:56
Women8 (overall)Tina Bischoff31 United States25:45:51
1990Men1Gary Shields35 United States22:19:16
Women25 (overall)Angelika Castaneda47 United States31:27:45
1992Men1Don Newman33 United States26:20:23
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1993Men1Hans-Juergen Schley37 Germany25:50:38
Women13 (overall)Hiroe Fukushima25 Japan34:19:52
1994Men1Daniel Schallmo37 Germany23:50:34
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1995Men1Kevin Cutjar29 Australia23:19:39
Women22 (overall)Tracy Preston25 Canada32:25:37
1996Men1Erik Seedhouse32 Canada22:51:36
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1997Men1Peter Kotland25 United States21:52:51
Women14 (overall)Tracy Preston27 Canada34:08:00
1998Men1Holger "Holgie" Spiegel26 Germany21:41:22
Women19 (overall)Tracy Preston28 Canada30:53:03
1999Men1John Nickles35 United States22:46:27
Women17 (overall)Linda Bialla36 United States29:19:00
2000Men1Uros Velepec34 Slovenia22:15:08
Women10 (overall)Monica Fernandez33 Guatemala28:08:09
2001Men1Uros Velepec34 Slovenia22:44:30
Women10 (overall)Monica Fernandez33 Guatemala27:56:54
2002Men1Gordo Byrn33 New Zealand23:24:56
Women12 (overall)Conny Dauben27 Germany28:32:59
2003Men1Alexandre Ribeiro38 Brazil22:20:26
Women6 (overall)Shanna Armstrong29 United States27:31:51
2004Men1Jonas Colting31 Sweden21:41:49
Women16 (overall)Lauren Fithian46 United States32:03:16
2005Men1Alexandre Ribeiro40 Brazil24:32:28
Women4 (overall)Shanna Armstrong31 United States28:03:34
2006Men1Jeff Landauer39 United States24:30:47
Women9 (overall)Shanna Armstrong32 United States28:13:11
2007Men1Jonas Colting34 Sweden21:59:44
Women8 (overall)Shanna Armstrong32 United States26:43:24
2008Men1Alexandre Ribeiro43 Brazil21:49:38
Women10 (overall)Shanna Armstrong34 United States26:25:03
2009Men1Alexandre Ribeiro44 Brazil22:10:12
Women7 (overall)Shanna Armstrong35 United States25:48:46
2010Men1Mike Le Roux34 Australia21:55:57
Women5 (overall)Amber Monforte32 United States24:07:11
2011Men1Alexandre Ribeiro46 Brazil22:09:54
Women6 (overall)Amber Monforte33 United States24:42:02
2012[1]Men1Alexandre Ribeiro47 Brazil22:51:12
Women3 (overall)Amber Monforte34 United States25:29:09
2013[2]Men1Miro Kregar51 Slovenia23:42:07
Women3 (overall)Hillary Biscay35 United States24:30:50
2014[2]Men1Tobias Winnemoeller35 Germany23:28:14
Women7 (overall)Yasuko Miyazaki37 Japan25:40:49
2015[2]Men1Mike Coughlin42 Canada21:44:18
Women15 (overall)Staci Studer42 United States28:29:28
2016 Men 1 Inaki De La Parra 33  Mexico 22:34:18
Women 6 (overall) Kate Bevilaqua 39  Australia 24:44:04
2017[3] Men 1 Rob Gray 41  United States 22:19:49
Women 9 (overall) Steffi Steinberg 36  Germany 26:02:27


WR COURSE 515

Antonina Reznikov from Israel Eilat finished first place overall Ultraman Israel 2019 515 km. and approved a new World Record Ultraman course among woman with a result of 22:36:55

http://www.ultramanisrael.com/

Petr Vabrousek from Czech republic holds the World Record time over the Ultraman distance with 20:56:15 at UltraCzech515 from September 2020

https://ultraczech515.cz/

Ultraman Events

As of June 2020, there are four existing Ultraman Triathlons. Ultraman Florida, Ultraman Canada and Ultraman Arizona all serve as qualifiers for Ultraman World Championships

See also

References

  1. "2012 Day 3 Overall Results". Ultraman World Championships. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  2. "Results: Ultraman World Championships". Ultraman World Championships. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  3. Slowtwitch.com. "Rob Gray, Steffi Steinberg take Ultraman Worlds Overall". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
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