Combined challenge
Full triathlon
3800 m swim / 180 km ride / marathon run
An argument about who was fittest, settled in a day.
Swim 3.8 km, ride 180 km, run a marathon.
- The distance
- 3800 m swim / 180 km ride / marathon run
- It stands on
- a 3.8 km swim, a 180 km ride and the Marathon, each on its own
What it takes
Before you go.
- Each leg
- A 3.8 km swim, a 180 km ride and the Marathon, each with its long session. Finishing one on its own counts for good
- Weekly distance
- About 1.9 km of swimming a week on average over 6 weeks
- Weekly distance
- About 90 km of riding a week on average over 6 weeks
- Weekly distance
- About 21 km of running a week on average over 6 weeks
- Taper
- Two easier weeks before the event week
The story
In 1978, on Oahu, an argument over who was fittest was settled by joining the rough-water swim, the round-island ride and the marathon into one day. 15 people started. In 1979 Lyn Lemaire was the only woman to start, and she finished fifth overall. Source: Active.com.
The ladder
- Full triathlon