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Ironman - Iron Man

The Ironman is the most demanding and important test of the triathlon. It consists of 3,800 m swimming, 180 km cycling and 42.2 km of pedestrians (jogging). The race has a time limit of 17 h, an average of 12 hours, and the current record time of 8:04:08. (Hawaii -1996) In the end only go Triathletes best prepared in the world. The athletes who train hard for this test must cover large distances in swimming, cycling and jogging a week for at least one or two years, and participated in a series of heats to get to compete. Qualifying is already a great achievement.
The World Championship is held every year in Hawaii. Other Ironman competitions and qualifying sessions for the World Championships take place in countries around the world including Australia, Brazil, Spain, Canada, USA, South Africa, among others. These tests are regulated the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC).

Hawaii Ironman Triathlon is the oldest and most prestigious triathlon in the world. It originated in 1978, when astronaut John Collins suggested combining three existing powers to know what were better athletes (swimmers, runners or cyclists). The powers were the "Waikiki Roughwater Swim" swimming (4 km ), the "Around-Oahu Bike Race Cycling (180 km ) and the" Marathon of Honolulu "( 42 km 195 m .) Collins set out to do three in a row. The winner would be considered the "Ironman" (Iron Man). The first editions of this test set to become one of the most spectacular sporting challenges faced by humans, were in Waikiki, but in 1981 the headquarters moved to Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Today, the Ironman format remains unchanged, and Hawaii as the site of the world championship, with the difference that now go to 1,500 to 2,000 athletes the world quoted Island, competitors and professionals dedicated to the sport as the most difficult in the world. The prize for the winner is 100,000 (dollars)
Following the Ironman in Hawaii were created new format Ironman events, with the same distances in other countries that attract many athletes, including professionals and amateurs to find a seat at the World Championship in Hawaii.

Here I leave a beautiful video, in which a parent makes the Ironman with his son in tow, suffering from cerebral palsy. Incredible, exciting .. worth seeing!


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