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Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category?
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i've asked this a couple of times. i don't know if it's that you guys aren't that interested or just don't know yourselves (and that's fine, because i don't know).

yes, we have norseman, celtman, infernotri, swissman. but i'm thinking that there's probably more out there, like wilderman, that fly under the radar.

what i'm looking for are smaller races where money obviously is not the object. i don't care about the distance. i care about the singleminded commitment by the RD to produce a race that needs to be produced.

Dan Empfield
aka Slowman
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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You have Aurlandsfjellet http://www.axtri.no/ It is a half distance in a really beautiful part of Norway.
Trollveggen triathlon http://norskfjellfestival.no/...ollveggen-triathlon/
The Arctic Triple http://www.thearctictriple.no/lofoten-triathlon/

SwimRun
Rockman http://www.rockmanswimrun.com/
Swimrun to the end of the world https://www.swimrun.no/
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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Florida XTreme (inaugural this Nov), Canadaman, and the Brutal (UK).
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [HuffNPuff] [ In reply to ]
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Also: Alpineman Xtreme (Slovenia), Austria Xtreme, Winterman Xtreme (Czech Republic), and Janosik Xtreme (Slovak Republic).

The Xtreme triathlons are breeding like rabbits!
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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I think that the Evergreen Endurance also falls in this category! Even has a good cause connected to it. Check it out: https://www.evergreen-endurance.com/en/welcome/

And the Wasdale X supposed to be good aswell. http://www.wasdalex.co.uk/
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [ScottMountain] [ In reply to ]
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Not quite UTR, but Savageman belongs on the list.

Back in the day, the old Silverman full race would have been included.....
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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There is the ICON Livigno Xtreme Triathlon (http://iconxtri.com)

This year, in September, will be the 2nd time it has been held.

The swim takes place at 1800m, bike has 5000m of climbing and the run finishes at 3000m.
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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Project DM - Xtreme Triathlon (Arizona). 155.3 miles (2.4/126.5/26.4) with 17,000ft. in ascent. Finish is at Humphrey's Peak at 12,633ft (highest point in AZ). A very small race that 100 percent of race entry fees go to local charities. As far as I know it is the first and hardest Xtreme triathlon in North America.

June 25th was our 3rd year and we had some great performances: a new course record of 15:14 (first daylight finisher) and our first female finisher (17:40). We raised $3000 for local charities.

projectdm.org
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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Gold Nugget Triathlon up here in Anchorage (well, Eagle River), Alaska. It's ladies only, but it is HUGE up here for racers of all abilities. A group of gals from Nome travel there all the time, and the race sells out FAST (like minutes). I think its a sprint distance.
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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If you truly don't care about the distance, I'd say the weekly tri series in Lake Placid is in this category - http://www.lakeplacid.com/...night-minitri-series

When you're at Mirror Lake and see the roads surrounding the lake, you think there needs to be a tri here. This series was there way before IM.
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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Sea to Summit in Maine/New Hampshire (1.5mi-ish ocean/river swim, 93mi-ish point to point bike to base of Mt. Washington, 6mi-ish "run" up Mt. Washington with the finish line at the top).

http://www.s2striathlon.com

Small event (<100 participants), bring your own support on the course, point to point, finish on top of a mountain. Definitely not an IM catered event. Very fun and different. Just did it last month and experienced the race in what were likely the race's worst conditions in their brief history. Despite the bad weather which you can't control, I would do this race again any year I can make it work.

Race director, Jeff D., does a good job of balancing preparedness/keeping athletes informed/safe and keeping the grassroots feel of the event going.


Tad

It took awhile, but I finally discovered that its not the destination that's important, but rather the journey.
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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Anything Killian jornet does... Fastest person to go up my Everest
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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Theres a whole world of ultra triathlon races beginning with the double ironman distance. Theres even a race series catering to ultra triathlon.

2x Deca-Ironman World Cup (10 Ironmans in 10 days), 2x Quintuple Ironman World Cup (5 Ironmans in 5 days), Ultraman, Ultra Marathoner, and I once did an Ironman.
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [Halvard] [ In reply to ]
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The Florida Xtreme Triathlon, a 3-day, coast-to-coast, 300+ mile, triathlon journey across Florida. It starts with a swim in the Gulf of Mexico and finishes with a run on Flagler Beach on Florida's East Coast.

This race has been in the planning stages for almost a decade, and I decided last fall to make it happen in 2017.

http://FloridaXtremeTriathlon.com
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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there was a sea to summit race put on in NH last year or the year before; RD is Kat Donatello who runs Pumpkinman in Maine. ocean swim, long bike ride to the base of Mt. Washington, run up Washington.

maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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I am eyeballing this first-year event - Badcat Ultra

40-mi kayak
250-mi bike
100-mi run

What appeals to me is that unlike some (most?) of those double-, triple-, etc ironmans, this one is point-to-point. No short loop repeated endlessly.
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [TeamBarenaked] [ In reply to ]
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No offense intended, Chuy :)
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [Dr. Tigerchik] [ In reply to ]
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Dr. Tigerchik wrote:
there was a sea to summit race put on in NH last year or the year before; RD is Kat Donatello who runs Pumpkinman in Maine. ocean swim, long bike ride to the base of Mt. Washington, run up Washington.

New England Endurance Events is putting on the race now. Starts in Berwick Maine and finishes at the summit of Mt. Washington.
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Re: Alaskaman, Wilderman, what else is in this category? [HandHeartCrown] [ In reply to ]
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cool!

maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD
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