Norseman triathlon

Eidfjord, swimming done here
Måbødalen, cycling done here
Gaustatoppen, running up the mountain

The Norseman xtreme triathlon is a non-Ironman branded triathlon, point to point, race held in Norway annually. The distances are equivalent to those of an Ironman race with the swim starting from the loading bay of a car ferry, through the water of the Hardangerfjord fjord to the local town, Eidfjord.[1] At Eidfjord the competitors transition onto their bikes and then cycle 180 km through the mountains, the first 40 km of which is uphill (reaching 1200 m above sea level).[1] After transition two (at Austbygda, 190 m above sea level), the competitors then run 42.2 km of which the first 25 km (to Rjukan) are flat and following this they end up climbing the local mountain, Gaustatoppen, 1,880 m above sea level.[1]

The race is "unsupported" so competitors need to have personal back up crews that follow them with cars to provide them with food and drink.[2] The support crews also have to accompany their competitor up the final mountain climb due to the inherent dangers of being highly fatigued on a mountain. During this final mountain climb competitors are required to carry a backpack containing emergency food and clothing[2] should the weather turn, whilst they are on the mountain.

Weather conditions and strict health checks and deadlines determine whether the race can be followed into the mountains and those that finish are given a black finishers top and take on the name "Norsemen". Those that do not make the cut-off time but complete the distance on a lower alternative route are given a white finishers top. The number of participants is usually limited to a certain number of competitors. Approximately 40% of the participants are from outside Norway; and about 15% are female.

Norseman triathlon first took place in 2003 with 21 individuals at the starting line. The race record for (full swimming distance) for men is 10:22:37 by Lars Petter Stormo (Norway) in 2016 and for women 12:17:04 by Annett Finger (Germany) in 2012 for women.

Winners:

Year Class Winner Club, Country Time Notes
2003 Men Christian Houge-Thiis Stavanger,  Norway 12:48:28
2004 Men Rune Høydahl Sande i Vestfold,  Norway 11:30:08
2004 Women Trude Andersen Stavanger,  Norway 13:15:20
2005 Men Björn Andersson  Sweden 10:30:09
2005 Women Trude Andersen Stavanger,  Norway 12:21:31
2006 Men Ole Stougaard  Denmark 10:49:57
2006 Women Marie Veslestaul Høydalsmo I.L,  Norway 14:46:25
2007 Men Lars Petter Stormo Team Oslo Sportslager,  Norway 11:25:18
2007 Women Emily Finanger Inside Triathlon,  Norway 13:01:00
2008 Men Øyvind Johannessen  Norway 11:08:10
2008 Women Jenny Gowans  New Zealand 14:02:00
2009 Men Tom Remman  Norway 11:19:48
2009 Women Susanne Buckenlei  Germany 13:21:48
2010 Men Henrik Oftedal  Norway 10:59:57
2010 Women Susanne Buckenlei  Germany 13:13:03
2011 Men Tim DeBoom  USA 11:18:52
2011 Women Susanne Buckenlei  Germany 13:10:44
2012 Men Henrik Oftedal  Norway 10:23:43
2012 Women Annett Finger  Germany 12:17:04 Record
2013 Men Markus Stierli  Norway 11:25:16
2013 Women Inger Liv Bjerkreim Nilsen  Norway 12:43:14
2014 Men Allan Hovda  Norway 10:52:07
2014 Women Line Foss  Norway 12:56:27
2015 Men Allan Hovda  Norway 09:43:37 half swimming distance
2015 Women Kristin Lie  Norway 11:50:48 half swimming distance
2016 Men Lars Petter Stormo  Norway 10:22:37 Record
2016 Women Kari Flottorp Lingsom  Norway 12:24:52

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Course and map, from official web page
  2. 1 2 Support team info, from official web page
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