Ultratriathlon
The ultratriathlon has established itself over the years as a separate triathlon discipline. Competitions are held over the multiple Ironman distance.
organization
The best known are the Double Ultratriathlon (2 ×), the Triple Ultratriathlon (3 ×), the Quintuple Ultratriathlon (5 ×) and the Deca Ultratriathlon (10 ×).
Even more extreme competitions over twenty or thirty times the ultratriathlon distance are extremely rare:
- Two Double Deca Ultratriathlons (20 ×) took place in Buchs SG (Switzerland) from August 14th to September 2nd, 2016 and from August 12th to 31st, 2019 .
- A Double Deca + 1 ultramarathon (21 ×) took place in Lonato del Garda (Italy) in August 2013 .
- A Triple Deca Ultratriathlon (30 ×) took place from September 8th to October 8th 2013 in Lonato del Garda (Italy).
The official competitions are carried out under the regulations of the World Ultratriathlon Association IUTA (International Ultra Triathlon Association). The world championship in ultratriathlon is usually held over two or three times the distance.
Distances
The baseline distances are 2.4 miles of swimming (3.862.4 km), 112 miles of cycling (180.246.5 km), and a marathon run (42.195 km). That adds up to 140.62 miles (226.304 km).
designation | swim | To go biking | To run | |
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1-way | Ultratriathlon ( Ironman distance ) | 3.862 km | 180.25 km | 42.20 km |
2-way | Double ultratriathlon | 7.725 km | 360.49 km | 84.39 km |
3-way | Triple ultratriathlon | 11.587 km | 540.74 km | 126.59 km |
4-way | Quadruple Ultratriathlon | 15,450 km | 720.99 km | 168.78 km |
5 times | Quintuple Ultratriathlon 1) | 19.312 km | 901.23 km | 210.98 km |
10 times | Deca Ultratriathlon 1) | 38.624 km | 1802.47 km | 421.95 km |
20 times | Double Deca Ultratriathlon 1) | 77.249 km | 3604.93 km | 843.90 km |
30 times | Triple Deca Ultratriathlon 2) | 115.873 km | 5407.40 km | 1265.85 km |
40 times | Quadruple Deca Ultratriathlon 2) | 154.497 km | 7209.86 km | 1,687.80 km |
1) All ultratriathlon distances are available in two variants:
- The classic variant (continuous / all distances in one go) was held for the first time in 1992 in Monterrey.
- The new variant (one per day / an ultra triathlon every day) had its world premiere in 2006 in Monterrey / Mexico.
2) The Triple Deca Ultratriathlon was previously only available in one variant:
- 30 Ironmans on 30 consecutive days (2013 on Lake Garda, 21 participants)
Men's world records
Source:
discipline | Times | athlete | year | place | |
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Ultratriathlon ( Ironman ) | 7:35:39 h | 0.32 d | Jan Frodeno | 2016 | Roth |
Double Ultratriathlon continuous | 18:44:38 h | 0.78 d | Robert Karaś | 2019 | Panevėžys |
Double Ultratriathlon day | 23:44:52 h | 0.99 d | Norbert Lüftenegger | 2019 | Leon |
Triple Ultratriathlon continuous | 30:48:57 h | 1.28 d | Robert Karaś | 2018 | Lensahn |
Triple Ultratriathlon day | 35:51:05 h | 1.49 d | Per Laust Johansen | 2019 | Leon |
Quadruple Ultratriathlon continuous | 53:41:00 h | 2.24 d | Søren Højbjerre | 1993 | Székesfehérvár |
Quintuple Ultratriathlon continuous | 73:18:16 h | 3.05 d | Emmanuel Conraux | 2005 | Monterrey |
Quintuple Ultratriathlon day | 50:14:44 h | 2.09 d | Thorsten Eckert | 2018 | Box |
Deca Ultratriathlon continuous | 190: 17: 17 h | 7.93 d | Richard Jung | 2018 | Buchs SG |
Deca Ultratriathlon day | 106: 11: 53 h | 4.42 d | Richard Widmer | 2016 | Buchs SG |
Double Deca Ultratriathlon continuous | 437: 21: 40 h | 18.22 d | Vidmantas Urbonas | 1998 | Monterrey |
Double Deca Ultratriathlon day | 241: 46: 45 h | 10.07 d | Norbert Lüftenegger | 2019 | Buchs SG |
200 km swimming, 5400 km cycling and 1336 km running | 45 d | Dirk Leonhardt | 2020 | Bruchköbel |
World records for women
(Source: International Ultra Triathlon Association)
discipline | Times | athlete | year | place | |
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Ultratriathlon ( Ironman ) | 8:18:13 h | 0.35 d | Chrissie Wellington | 2011 | Roth |
Double ultratriathlon | 22:07:00 h | 0.92 d | Tina Bischoff | 1994 | Huntsville |
Double Ultratriathlon day | 24:58:07 h | 1.04 d | Marie Veslestaul | 2019 | Leon |
Triple Ultratriathlon continuous | 37:18:17 h | 1.55 d | Mareile Hertel | 2019 | Lensahn |
Triple Ultratriathlon day | 42:44:11 h | 1.78 d | Aixa Martinez | 2019 | Leon |
Quadruple Ultratriathlon continuous | 59:15:00 h | 2.47 d | Astrid Benöhr | 1993 | Székesfehérvár |
Quintuple Ultratriathlon continuous | 84:44:29 h | 3.53 d | Alexandra Meixner | 2018 | Box |
Quintuple Ultratriathlon day | 66:52:25 h | 2.79 d | Eva Hürlimann | 2018 | Box |
Deca Ultratriathlon continuous | 247: 07: 21 h | 10.30 d | Christine Couldrey | 2018 | New Orleans |
Deca Ultratriathlon day | 138: 21: 02 h | 5.76 d | Eva Hürlimann | 2019 | Box |
Double Deca Ultratriathlon continuous | 633: 41: 39 h | 26.40 d | Laura Knoblach | 2019 | Leon |
Double Deca Ultratriathlon day | 279: 37: 48 h | 11.65 d | Alexandra Meixner | 2016 | Buchs SG |
Some entries in the list may be unofficial records. Tina Bischoff's (1992) double record is described as unofficial.
IUTA World Cup
Source:
year | winner | Winner |
---|---|---|
2019 | Norbert Lüftenegger -2- | Marie Veslestaul |
2018 | Henning Olsrud | Alexandra Meixner -2- |
2017 | Konstantinos Zemadanis | Shanda Hill |
2016 | Goulwenn Tristant | Alexandra Meixner -1- |
2015 | Norbert Lüftenegger -1- | Sarka Kolbova -4- |
2014 | Kamil Suran -2- | Katrin Burow |
2013 | Kamil Suran -1- | Manuela Correc |
2012 | Steve Harvey | Sarka Kolbova -3- |
2011 | Paul Thompson | Vicki Wuerfl |
2010 | Antal Vőneki | Sarka Kolbova -2- |
2009 | Ferenc Szõnyi | Sarka Kolbova -1- |
2008 | Marcel Heinig | Anikó Hoor |
2007 | Tamás Zsolt | Susanne Beisenherz -2- |
2006 | Pascal Jolly | Susanne Beisenherz -1- |
2005 | Emmanuel Conraux | Astrid Benöhr -11- |
2004 | Giacomo Maritati | Suraya Oliver |
2003 | Martin Schytil -2- | Astrid Benöhr -10- |
2002 | Martin Schytil -1- | Astrid Benöhr -9- |
2001 | Christoph Eggenberger | Astrid Benöhr -8- |
2000 | Beat Knechtle | Astrid Benöhr -7- |
1999 | Guy Rossi -3- | Silvia Wieneke -2- |
1998 | Vidmantas Urbonas -2- | Silvia Wieneke -1- |
1997 | Guy Rossi -2- | Astrid Benöhr -6- |
1996 | Vidmantas Urbonas -1- | Astrid Benöhr -5- |
1995 | Erik Seedhouse | Astrid Benöhr -4- |
1994 | Soren Hojbejerre | Astrid Benöhr -3- |
1993 | Guy Rossi -1- | Astrid Benöhr -2- |
1992 | Wito De Meulder | Astrid Benöhr -1- |
1991 | Wolfgang Erhard -2- | Angelika Castaneda |
1990 | Wolfgang Erhard -1- | Sylvia Andonie |
Web links
literature
Daniel Meier: Go hard or go home: the fascination of ultra triathlon. Foreword by Guy Rossi. Sportwelt Verlag, Frankfurt 2018, ISBN 978-3-941297-41-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://my.raceresult.com/59474/?lang=de#0_272892
- ↑ https://www.danimeier.com/wettk%C3%A4ampf/2013/double-deca-1-lonato/
- ↑ a b c Records - IUTA | International Ultra Triathlon Association. (No longer available online.) In: iutasport.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014 ; accessed on September 14, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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- ↑ a b c d e IUTA, Records ( Memento of the original from January 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on August 29, 2018
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- ↑ swissultra 2018 - Buchs SG, Switzerland
- ↑ SWISS ULTRA TRIATHLON: RICHARD WIDMER WINS DECA (September 5, 2016)
- ↑ Two new ultratriathlon records set (website of the organizer, many websites indicate a time deviating by exactly 10 minutes) (September 2, 2019)
- ↑ Perseverance: Dirk Leonhardt finishes 30 times the long distance and sets the triathlon world record (August 15, 2020)
- ↑ Values in days rounded to two decimal places
- ↑ a b Women's records on triathlonweb.nl , accessed on October 19, 2012
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- ↑ Eva Hürlimann wins the Quintuple Ultratriathlon in record time (August 30, 2018)
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- ↑ Two world records at the Swissultra triathlon in Buchs (September 1, 2019)
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- ↑ World Cup 2016 - IUTA | International Ultra Triathlon Association. Retrieved February 13, 2017 .