An ultra-triathlon covers more distance than an ITU 'long course,' or Ironman™ triathlon. The term generally refers to all triathlon events with a distance that is a multiple of the Ironman Triathlon, which consists of 2.4 miles (3.86 km) of swimming, 112 miles (180.25 km) of cycling, and a full marathon (26.2 mi or 42.2 km) of running.[1] The most common distances are the double, triple, quadruple, quintuple and deca triathlon.[2] Unlike a standard triathlon event, an ultra-triathlon event may not necessarily involve the three component disciplines of triathlon (swimming, cycling and running) in direct consecutive order, but may instead consist of multiple consecutive individual triathlons performed on consecutive days,[3] or may involve disciplines out of the usual order, such as the Enduroman that goes run-swim-bike to allow crossing of the English Channel.[4]

The first ultra-distance race was held as a double in Huntsville, Alabama (USA) in 1985, and since then the distances have been expanding.[5] While 20x and even 30x events have been held, the DECA, or 10x event, either in the 'continuous' version (swim-bike-run), or in the 'one-per-day' version is typically the longest distance that can be found on the race calendar every year.[2] In 2020 and 2022, the swissultra DECA continuous was the IUTA World Championship over that distance.[6][7]

The IUTA (International Ultra Triathlon Association) is the official governing body of Ultra Triathlon.[8]

Standard distances

DistancesSwimmingCyclingRunning
Single Ultratriathlon3.86 km (2.40 mi)180.25 km (112 mi)42.2 km (26.2 mi)
Double Ultratriathlon7.6 km (4.7 mi)360 km (220 mi)84.4 km (52.4 mi)
Triple Ultratriathlon11.4 km (7.1 mi)540 km (340 mi)126.6 km (78.7 mi)
Quadruple Ultratriathlon15.2 km (9.4 mi)720 km (450 mi)168.8 km (104.9 mi)
Quintuple Ultratriathlon19 km (12 mi)900 km (560 mi)211 km (131 mi)
Deca Ultratriathlon38 km (24 mi)1,800 km (1,100 mi)422 km (262 mi)
Deca One-Per-Day (10 days)every day 3.8 kmevery day 180 kmevery day 42 km
Ultraman 3 daysday 1 10 km swim + 145 km bike day 2 275 km bikeday 3 run 84 km
Double Deca Ultratriathlon76 km (47 mi)3,600 km (2,200 mi)844 km (524 mi)
Triple Deca Ultratriathlon114 km (71 mi)5,400 km (3,400 mi)1,260 km (780 mi)

World records

Men

DistanceAthleteTimePlace
SingleNorway Kristian Blummenfelt7 h 21 m 12 s2021 Cozumel[9]
DoublePoland Robert Karaś18 h 44 m 38 s2019 Panevėžys[10]
3xPoland Robert Karaś30 h 48 m 57 s2018 Lensahn[11]
4xDenmark Søren Højbjerre53 h 41 m 00 s1993 Szekesfehervar[10]
5xPoland Adrian Kostera67 h 45 m 51 s2022 Colmar[10]
5x DayEstonia Rait Ratasepp49 h 32 m 49 s2022 Buchs[10]
10xBelgiumKenneth Vanthuyne182 h 43 m 43 s2022 Buchs[10]
10x DayGermany Richard Jung106 h 11 m 53 s2016 Buchs[10]
20xLithuania Vidmantas Urbonas437 h 21 m 40 s1998 Monterrey[10]
20x DayAustria Norbert Lüftenegger241 h 36 m 45 s2019 Buchs[10]
30xGermany Dirk Leonhardt959 h 03 m 00 s2020 Bruchköbel[12]
30x DayHungary Jozsef Rokob356 h 33 m 17 s2013 Lonato del Garda[10]

Women

DistanceAthleteTimePlace
SingleUnited Kingdom Chrissie Wellington8 h 18 m 13 s2011 Roth[13]
DoublePoland Alicja Pyszka-Bazan23 h 12 m 02 s2023 Colmar[10]
3xGermany Mareile Hertel37 h 18 m 17 s2019 Lensahn[10]
4xGermany Astrid Benöhr59 h 15 m 00 s1993 Szekesfehervar[10]
5xAustria Alexandra Meixner84 h 44 m 29 s2018 Buchs[10]
5x DaySwitzerland Eva Hürlimann66 h 52 m 22 s2018 Buchs[10]
10xNew Zealand Christine Couldrey247 h 07 m 21 s2018 New Orleans[10]
10x DayAustria Alexandra Meixner137 h 23 m 43 s2022 Buchs[10]
20xUnited States Laura Knoblach633 h 41 m 39 s2019 León[14]
20x DayAustria Alexandra Meixner279 h 37 min 48 s2016 Buchs[10]

References

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  4. "Arch to Arc Triathlon". Arch to Arc.
  5. Meier, Dani (2018). Go Hard or Go Home. Sportwelt Verlag. p. 224. ISBN 978-3941297432.
  6. "Swissultra – the ultra triathlon race in Switzerland".
  7. M. Gruebele et al., 'Mastering the DECA', ISBN 979-8368240114
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  9. "IRONMAN Cozumel 2021 results". 21 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
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  12. "Dirk Leonhardt finisht 30-fache Langdistanz und holt sich den Triathlon-Weltrekord". 15 August 2020.
  13. "Challenge-Roth". Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  14. "Boulder woman breaks women's world record for a Double Deca Ultra Triathlon". KUSA. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
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