Triple Deca Ultratriathlon

Anyone heard of or currently doing these ultra-triathlons? I found out about them for the first time. I had heard of the Ironman Triathlon then of course long distance runs like Leadville 100 and such. Also heard of the infamous Barkley Marathons. But this is nutto.

Wiki ultra

Triple Deca Ultratriathlon  

swim: 114 km (71 mi)  
ride: 5,400 km (3,400 mi)  
run: 1,260 km (780 mi)

Tim Stich wrote: Anyone heard of or currently doing these ultra-triathlons? I found out about them for the first time. I had heard of the Ironman Triathlon then of course long distance runs like Leadville 100 and such. Also heard of the infamous Barkley Marathons. But this is nutto.

Wiki ultra

Triple Deca Ultratriathlon  

swim: 114 km (71 mi)  
ride: 5,400 km (3,400 mi)  
run: 1,260 km (780 mi)

Ya, heard of them. At a certain length you aren't racing anymore, you're just surviving. These kinds of races are just a way for rich people and obsessives to brag. Who else has the time?!

Tim Stich wrote: Anyone heard of or currently doing these ultra-triathlons? I found out about them for the first time. I had heard of the Ironman Triathlon then of course long distance runs like Leadville 100 and such. Also heard of the infamous Barkley Marathons. But this is nutto.

Wiki ultra

Triple Deca Ultratriathlon  

swim: 114 km (71 mi)  
ride: 5,400 km (3,400 mi)  
run: 1,260 km (780 mi)

You would not even be racing at this point... It's just moving slowly for days on end. Kind of silly. But then I think people who sign up for 100 mile races to walk them are dumb. I sign up for races I can run the majority of.

Doesn't sound that hard.

I know a couple of people who've done deca or quintuple inornmans. I got into the barkley marathons once but never ran it.

So just swim to Florida from the Bahamas, run/hike the southern half of the florida trail, then bike to san diego then seattle on back roads? All race pace, of course

I have a few friends who participate in events like these.  They are atypical people living atypical lives, to say the least.

I was listening to a podcast, learned off the "Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race". I think that thing takes the prize where the weird races are concerned - all 3100 miles are done  lapping 0.5m route in Queens, NY.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Transcendence_3100_Mile_Race

amarius wrote: I was listening to a podcast, learned off the "Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race". I think that thing takes the prise where the weird races are concerned - all 3100 miles are done  lapping 0.5m route in Queens, NY.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Transcendence_3100_Mile_Race

It's good stuff. Don't forget about the Marathon Monks. If you commit, then quit, you have to kill yourself.