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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
