All types of open water swimmers are also accomplished endurance athletes on land. Pádraig Mallon, an Irish Ice Ironman, has done everything from an Ice Mile to a full Ironman triathlon. James Tout has completed the Triple Crown of Endurance Sports with his Hawaiian Ironman in 1981, Boston Marathon run in 1982, and English Channel crossing in
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With official's boats looking on and kayakers alongside, no participants took the same line at the 3rd annual 14 km Cold Half marathon swim in Hong Kong. Race director Doug Woodring tracked each of the 35 athletes from China, the UK, Thailand, the United States and Hong Kong in the Cold Half - the results
Alexandre Reinert gave it his best shot in trying to join the Sub 3 Squared Marathon Club during the Cold Standard in Hong Kong. Five athletes did a 10 km marathon swim followed by the 42 km run, trying to do both under 3 hours. Chris Molnar, Alexandre Reinert and Henry Wright from Hong Kong, together with Chad Bishop from Singapore and Tobias Frenz from
Four endurance athletes have already registered for the first Sub-32 Marathon Club event held in Hong Kong. The Sub-32 Marathon Club, also known as Sub-3 Squared Club or Sub-3 x 2 Marathon Club is a group of endurance athletes who have swum a full 10 km marathon swim without a wetsuit, fins or paddles under 3 hours and who have also run a full 42 km
Running a sub-3:00 marathon is considered pretty good for the average runner. Swimming a sub-3:00 marathon swim is also considered to be pretty good for the average adult swimmer. Achieving both those two marathon goals on land and in the water however is a bit more challenging, especially if accomplished during the same calendar year. The Sub-32
At the women’s marathon run at the 2012 London Olympics, the differences in the between marathon runners and marathon swimmers was evident in a number of ways. As the marathon runners ran themselves to exhaustion, they crossed the finish line completely spent, occasionally collapsing to the ground. Each one of them was shown clearly and distinctively as
The Olympic marathon swim and the Olympic marathon swim both showcase some of the best and fastest endurance athletes in the world. While the marathon run has a long history and (the men's race) is featured on last day of the Olympic Games, the marathon swim was introduced at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in a rowing basin and will be featured in the
