A Ironman Triathlon is an annual event held in the US state of Hawaii and featuring three endurance cases: swimming, biking, and running. These are depending around Kailua Kona, Hawaii and involves a Deuce.Tetrad mile (Leash.86 km) swimming (through Kailuthe Kona Bay), followed by a 112 mile (180.Two klick) bike ride (from either Keauhou to Hawi & back), & the Xxvi.Two mile (42.Deuce klick) marathon along the coast of the Big Island (from Keauhou to Keahole Point to Kailua Kona).

"Ironman Triathlon" occurs as trademark of the World Triathlon Corporation. Due to the popularity of the Ironman Triathlon, many more cases own been established around the globe to serve when qualifying cases for the world championship venue around Hawaii. A generic title for competitions with a equivalent format & distances when a Ironman is Iron Distance Triathlon; there are also various more triathlons of a similar format however shorter distances.

History

A Ironman Triathlon was a foremost major competition of its sort. A number 1 Ironman Triathlons were held within Honolulu, Hawaii from February 1978 to 1980. Around 1981, the competition was moved to the less urbanised Heavy Island by Valerie Silk. A as punishment month, Silk moved a race go back February to October. There were 2 Ironman Triathlons inside 1982 as a result of the change.

A idea for a original Iron Human Triathlon arose when you took the awards ceremony for the 1977 Oahu Perimeter Relay (a running off race for Five-individual teams). Among a participants were many representatives of two a Mid-Pacific Road Runners & a Waikiki Swim Club, whose members got hanker been debating which jock were supplementary healthy, runners or even swimmers. On this occasion, U.S. Navy Commander John Collins pointed out that a recent article in Sports Illustrated magazine had declared that Eddy Merckx, the great Belgian cyclist, had the highest recorded "oxygen uptake" of any athlete ever measured, so perhaps cyclists were more fit than anyone. Cdr. Collins & his married woman, Judy, got participate inside the triathlons arranged in 1974 and 1975 by the San Diego Track Club in & about Mission Bay, California, as well as a Optimist Sports Fiesta Triathlon inside Coronado, California, in 1975. a total of a more military jock attending were besides acquainted the San Diego races, then it understood the construct whenever Cdr. Collins suggested that a debate should become settled across a race combining a triplet existent long-few feet away competitions already on the island: the Waikiki Roughwater Swim (2.Iv mi./3.85 klick), a In-Oahu Bike Race (115 miles; originally a 2-day event) & the Honolulu Marathon (26.Deuce mi./42.195 klick). These are worth noting that there are no of these present got ever done a bike race; Cdr. Collins estimated that, by shaving Triplet miles off a course & riding counter-anticlockwise in a isl&, a bike leg may run at a finish of a Waikiki Rough A water system and prevent at a Ciao Tower, the traditional run of the Honolulu Marathon. By having the nod to the local runner world health organization was infamous for his demanding physical exertion, Collins said, "Whoever finishes first, we'll call him the Iron Man." Of a 15 men to run off a inside early morning in February 18th, 1978, dozen completed the race & the world's 1st Ironman, Gordon Haller, completed in Eleven hours, 46 transactions, & 58 seconds.

By having there is no farther marketing efforts, a race gathered when numerous when L jock a as a result month. the race, nevertheless, was postponed a day because of bad weather conditions—simply xv challenger began off a race Sunday morning. San Diego's Tom Warren, age 35, won in Eleven hours, Quarter-hour, & 56 seconds. Lyn Lemaire, a championship bicyclist from either Boston, placed sixth overall & became a number 1 "Ironwoman."

Collins plotted in changing the race into a relay event to draw further participants, however ''Sports Illustrated's'' journalist Barry McDermott, in the arethe to cover a golf tournament, discovered the race & wrote a 10 home account of it. In a period of the resulting season, hundreds of curious participants contacted Collins.

A Ironman Triathlon inspired a addition of the triathlon sport (though over shorter distances) at a 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Qualifying events

By 2005 there were sixteen Ironman Triathlon qualifying races throughout the world: [http://www.ironmanarizona/ Ironman Arizona] around Tempe, Arizona; added in 2005 [http://www.ironmanoz.com/ Ironman Australia] inside Forster-Tuncurry, Australia [http://www.ironmanaustria.at/ Ironman Austria] inside Klagenfurt, Austria [http://www.ironman.ca/ Ironman Canada] within Penticton, Canada [http://www.ironmanfrance.org/ Ironman France] inside Gérardmer, France [http://www.opel-ironman.de/ Ironman Germany] inside Frankfurt, Germany [http://www.ironmanlanzarote.com/ Ironman Lanzarote] in the Canary Islands [http://www.ironman.co.nz/ Ironman New Zealand] around Lake Taupo, New Zealand [http://www.ironmancda.com/ Ironman Coeur d'Alene] around Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA; added in 2003 [http://iron.ironmanuk.com/ Ironman UK] around Sherborne, United Kingdom; added in 2005; transition is in the evidence of Sherborne Castle More races utilizing different list come held inside Brazil, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, South Africa and the United States among others.

A second way of qualifying is the Ironman lottery. 1L spots come reserved for jock that enter a lottery, 50 of a two existence international spots, the more Century existence United states of america spots. the lottery entries come so drawn away from a pool of astir 3,000 entries.

Today

A Ironman format remains unchanged, & a Hawaiian Ironman is however repute a first triathlon event worldwide. For the Twenty-fifth day of remembrance in October 18, 2003, nearly 1500 jock were enlisted, several of which experienced to last across qualification competitions (& occasionally across the lottery).

A Ironman Triathlon occurs as laborious event that pushes its participants to the hilt of endurance. A select few, nonetheless, locate a prescribed distances fall short one restricts. Hence, cases like a double Ironman triathlon develop pass off. Additional extreme formats use at times evolved: there are in point of fact triple, quadruple, quintuplet, deca & "15 x" cases that come multiples of the original Ironman triathlon few feet away. The world records in the quintet & decthe Ironman races come held by a woman, Astrid Benöhr.

Legendary Ironman triathletes

Paula Newby-Fraser Octonary-period winner of the Ironman Hawaii (overall record) Sise sequentially triumph inside Hawaii (overall record) Twenty-three Ironman triumph overall (overall record) Dave Scott Six-instance winner of the Ironman Hawaii (men's record) Nickname is "The Man" Mark Allen Sestet-period winner of the Ironman Hawaii (men's record) Pentad sequentially triumph within Hawaii Nickname is "The Grip"

Palmares
Men
2005: Faris al-Sultan, GER 2004: Norman Stadler, GER 2003: Peter Reid, CAN 2002: Tim DeBoom, USA 2001: Tim DeBoom, USA 2000: Peter Reid, CAN 1999: Luc Van Lierde, BEL 1998: Peter Reid, CAN 1997: Thomas Hellriegel, GER 1996: Luc Van Lierde, BEL; first European winner & todays course record holder 1995: Mark Allen 1994: Greg Welch, AUS 1993: Mark Allen 1992: Mark Allen 1991: Mark Allen 1990: Mark Allen 1989: Mark Allen 1988: Scott Molina 1987: Dave Scott, USA 1986: Dave Scott, USA 1985: Scott Tinley, USA 1984: Dave Scott, USA 1983: Dave Scott, USA 1982 (Oct): Dave Scott, USA 1982 (Feb): Scott Tinley, USA 1981: John Howard 1980: Dave Scott, USA 1979: Tom Warren, USA 1978: Gordon Haller, USA

Women
|- bgcolor="#cccccc" ! Season !! Globe Champion !! 2nd Place !! Third Place |- | 2005 || Natascha Badmann, SUI ||Michellie Jones, AUS|| Kate Major, AUS |- | 2004 || Natascha Badmann, SUI || Heather Fuhr, CAN || Kate Major, AUS |- | 2003 || Lori Bowden, CAN || Natascha Badmann, SUI || Nina Kraft, GER |- | 2002 || Natascha Badmann, SUI || Nina Kraft, GER || Lori Bowden, CAN |- | 2001 || Natascha Badmann, SUI || Lori Bowden, CAN || Nina Kraft, GER |- | 2000 || Natascha Badmann, SUI || Lori Bowden, CAN || Fernanda Keller, BRZ |- | 1999 || Lori Bowden, CAN || Karen Smyers, USA || Fernanda Keller, BRZ |- | 1998 || Natascha Badmann, SUI || Lori Bowden, CAN || Fernanda Keller, BRZ |- | 1997 || Heather Fuhr, CAN || Lori Bowden, CAN || Fernanda Keller, BRZ |- | 1996 || Paula Newby-Fraser, USA || Natascha Badmann, SUI || Karen Smyers, USA |- | 1995 || Karen Smyers, USA || Isabelle Mouthon, ? || Fernanda Keller, BRZ |}

Resources
[http://vnews.ironmanlive.com Ironman website] [http://www.trifuel.com/triathlon/training-programs/36-week-ironman-training-program-000649.php Ironman Training Plan] [http://vnews.ironmanlive.com/vnews/985623550 2003 Ironman facts from the above website] [http://www.triaphoto.com/triathlon/fotos_ironman_hawaii.php Photo Gallery Ironman Hawaii 2003] Michael Collins, boy of founders Judy & John Collins & a Youngest Individual Ever to Finish Previous (age Sixteen, 24:25:58, Twelfth place, 1979) [http://www.gordoworld.com Gordo Byrn's Web Site See: Tri Forum and gTips]

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