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The lake is about 6 miles (9.7 km) long with a maximum width of 1.2 miles (1.9 km) and a surface area of 1,700 acres (2.7 sq mi; 6.9 km 2 ). The average depth of the lake is variable but generally less than 10 feet (3 m), excluding a navigation channel of fixed depth that crosses the lake to allow deep draft ships to access the dock at the City ...
An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.2 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile (42.2 km) run completed in that order, a total of 140.6 miles (226.3 km). It is widely considered one of the most ...
Elite. 1994. Elite. Dave Scott (born January 4, 1954) is a U.S. triathlete and the first six-time Ironman World Championship winner (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1987). [1] A progenitor of the sport, in 1993, Scott was the first person ever inducted in the Ironman Hall of Fame. [2] He is known by the nickname "The Man" for his intense ...
Wildflower Triathlon. Olympic race swimmers starting at Wildflower 2005. The Wildflower Triathlon was a triathlon (swim-bike-run race) held at Lake San Antonio in Central California from 1983 to 2019, the first winner being Dean "The Machine" Harper. It was held the first weekend in May each year.
Ocean Lake Kent Drowning Swim US Brian Godlove [110] 40 8/2/2015 Ironman 140.6 Boulder Colorado Died three days after race from dehydration and muscle tissue breakdown. Later US Colin Campbell [111] 27 9/11/2015 Lake Livingston Texas Drowning Swim Germany Ian O'May [112] 30 7/5/2015 Ironman 140.6 Frankfurt Frankfurt Collapsed at end of race Later
The Hy-Vee Triathlon (now known as the Des Moines Triathlon) was an Olympic-distance triathlon race held in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. From 2011 to 2014, the race served as the World Triathlon Corporation 's 5150 Series U.S. Championships. [1] Previously, it was part of the ITU Triathlon World Cup series from 2008 to 2010. [2]
Nice Triathlon, Nice, France. A race that existed until 2002 when the course was adopted by the WTC as Ironman France. During the 1980s the Nice Long Distance triathlon (swim 4 km (2.5 mi), bike 120 km (75 mi), run 30 km (19 mi)) was, alongside the World Championships in Kona, one of the two important races each year with prize money and media ...
The triathlon events at the 2012 Summer Olympics were held in Hyde Park in London, United Kingdom, with the women's triathlon held on 4 August and the men's on 7 August. [ 1] 110 triathletes from 39 countries competed with 55 men and 55 women competing. [ 1] The races were held over the "international distance" (also called "Olympic distance ...