Enduroman

Enduroman

The Enduroman Arch to Arc Triatholon is an ultra-distance triathlon. The triathlon starts with an 87-mile run from London's Marble Arch to Dover on the Kent coast, then a cross-channel swim to the French coast, and finishes with a 180 mile bike from Calais to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The clock starts at Marble Arch, London and stops at Arc de Triomphe, Paris. Only five athletes have ever completed the challenge, the current record being held by Enduroman's Eddie Ette and currently standing at 80 hours and 5 minutes.

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7627097.stm BBC News]

External linls

* [http://www.enduroman.com/ Enduroman website]


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