Provas Insanas - Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon
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“The tears stream down my cheeks from my unblinking eyes.
What makes me weep so? There is nothing saddening here. Perhaps it is liquefied
brain.”
― Samuel Beckett
The Ironman distance in Triathlon is widely regarded as one of the most challenging physical and mental achievements that an athelete can endure.
Now, if you transpose this challenge to a much harsher environment,where you have to complete the same distance in each of the 3 disciplines of triathlon, but in 5ºC water, and with much steeper ride and run than usual, then you are in for a treat!
"After swimming almost 4km to
the remote Eidfjord, participants must cycle 180 km over five mountain passes
with a total of 4.1 km vertical ascent and then run 42 km to the top of the 1.9 km-high Mount
Gaustatoppen."
From the Wikipedia:
«The Norsemanxtreme triathlon is a non-Ironman branded triathlon, point
to point, race held in Norway annually. The distances are equivalent to
those of an Ironman race with the swim starting from the loading
bay of a car ferry, through the water of the Hardangerfjord fjord to the local town, Eidfjord.[1] At Eidfjord the
competitors transition onto their bikes and then cycle 180 km through the
mountains, the first 40 km of which is uphill (reaching 1200 m above sea
level).[1] After transition two (at Austbygda, 190 m above sea level), the
competitors then run 42.2 km of which the first 25 km (to Rjukan) are
flat and following this they end up climbing the local mountain, Gaustatoppen, 1,880 m above sea level.[1]
The race is "unsupported" so competitors need to have
personal back up crews that follow them with cars to provide them with food and
drink.[2] The support crews also have to accompany
their competitor up the final mountain climb due to the inherent dangers of
being highly fatigued on a mountain. During this final mountain climb
competitors are required to carry a backpack containing emergency food and clothing[2] should the weather turn, whilst they are on
the mountain.
Weather conditions and strict health checks and deadlines
determine whether the race can be followed into the mountains and those that
finish are given a black finishers top and take on the name
"Norsemen". Those that do not make the cut-off time but complete the
distance on a lower alternative route are given a white finishers top. The
number of participants is usually limited to a certain number of competitors.
Approximately 40% of the participants are from outside Norway; and about 15%
are female.
Norseman triathlon
first took place in 2003 with 21 individuals at the starting line. The race record
for (full swimming distance) for men is 10:22:37 by Lars Petter
Stormo (Norway) in 2016 and
for women 12:17:04 by Annett Finger (Germany) in 2012 for women.» |
Eidfjord,
swimming done here
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Måbødalen, cycling done here
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Gaustatoppen, running
up the mountain
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