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May 18, 2011

An Ultra Triathlon?

I was sitting in the Chiropractor's office thumbing through a magazine when I came up an ad for the Leadman Tri Life Epic 250 Triathlon.  The race was this past weekend.  Have you heard of this before?  .  The race distances are:

    Chocolate Ricotta Cannoli
  • 5K Swim (that's a 3.1 mile swim....HOLY Cannoli)
  • 223K Bike (138 miles with over 5650 foot of climbing)
  • 22K Run (well this part is easy right?  only 13.7 miles - although it ends with a 4 mile uphill climb)
The winner finished in 9 hours and 32 minutes.  So what do you think - is this harder or easier than Ironman?  The swim just seems crazy....2.2 miles is bad enough, but of course the run is half the distance of Ironman.  Looks like the full distance was by invitation only, but anyone could do a half distance which was half the swim and bike, but still a full run.  So what do you think?  Is this your race for next year if they open up the registration?  Truly amazing!

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Posted by Michael at 7:58 PM

13 comments:

  1. RockStarTriMay 18, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    I've heard of Double Iron Event (DIE) with 4.8m swim, 224m bike, and you guessed it, 52.4 run. I guess there is no limit to crazy.

    For me the race you found, although crazu itself, would be easier than ironman because I believe the run is hardest.

    Also check out the Survival of the Shawangunks. Many crazy people here aspire to it (after finishing ironman)

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  2. A Prelude To...May 18, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    I think once you start swimming a lot, that distance doesn't sound so bad. I would easily give an extra effort on the swim if they would shorten the bike or run for me :D

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  3. KileyMay 18, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    Thanks for posting about the necklace. Glad you like it! And I totally forgot to enter your giveaway...I posted it on my blog when you first announced it, but I didn't have time to enter. I'll do it RIGHT NOW :)

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  4. JohannMay 19, 2011 at 5:50 AM

    That's a crazy race for sure. I've done a few extreme runs and have some planned over the next few years. I must admit it does tickle something inside me when I read about events like this. There is just something special about them. Mine is only running though.

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  5. Big Daddy DieselMay 19, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    Leadman 250 is on my bucketlist after I found out about it. The full, you have to qualify for, the times are on there website. Though I read the race reports of many highly successful triathletes that there strength is the bike say it was the toughest event they have ever done. Chris Lieto DNF on the bike because he was exhausted on it. I think KC is like Ohio, and I do no know where we can train for those kinds of hills. Some day, years from now, I want to do it.

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  6. misszippyMay 19, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    Did you know that Lance Armstrong raced it? And did the swim in 50 minutes? Such a ridiculous stud! I'm a little intrigued by that race, I have to admit...

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  7. A Prelude To...May 19, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    The swim in 50 minutes? That's just crazy!! I. do. not. comprehend.

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  8. Tri4SuccessMay 19, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    That event sounds a bit too brutal. Long swim and lots of climbing on the bike? The bike by itself would be a cool and yet still challenging event.

    @misszippy - I'm not buying it. That would require sustaining a pace of 1 minute per 100m.

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  9. LindsayMay 19, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    Need to make the run longer... Lol. Yeah a 50yd swim wears me out so... I would drown in this race :)

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  10. PennyMay 19, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    I totally out dont do water very well. Love that necklace you won.

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  11. EmzMay 19, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    is that a photo from Mike's Pastry?

    drool.

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  12. Coy MartinezMay 19, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    That necklace is cool! It's really original! I like!

    I've never heard of that Ultra but just reading about it (especially the swim) makes me wanna go back to bed. And that bike....ouch!

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  13. Kurt @ Becoming An IronmanMay 20, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    I saw a post of someone who raced the Leadman (blog is "Coach Troy Jacobson) and thought it was quite interesting.

    I'm a swimmer, so increasing the swim distance only allows me my best advantage. I'd even go for a 10k swim if they'd allow it! haha

    I kind of wish they would shorten the bike and increase the run though. But overall it's nice to have some different distances to play with.

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