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Photo-a-Day  (Thursday, 25th August, 2011)

Ironman


Ironman
The 'Ironman' contest at Pennington Flash.

They do a 2.4 mile swim then a 112 mile ride and the finish with a 26 mile marathon. (Rather them than me!)

Photo: Gareth Roberts  (Kodak Easyshare C713)
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Comment by: Syd on 25th August 2011 at 14:42

By any yardstick that one can nominate, that is one hell of an endurance test.

Comment by: Gareth on 25th August 2011 at 16:14

2.4 mile swim + 112 Mile bike ride + 26 Mile marathon , Winner did it in 8 Hours 24 mins 33 secs

Comment by: bob on 25th August 2011 at 22:25

triathlon its the future! £400 to enter it tho, and a lot of training

Comment by: Jean F (Wales) on 25th August 2011 at 22:36

Swear that water moved when I clicked on it !!

Wish I had half their energy!
Well done all.

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