320 miles!
That's the distance of the Ultraman Triathlon on the Big Island of Hawaii. Picture racing this if you will:
Stage I: 6.2-mile (10 km) ocean swim from Kailua
Bay to Keauhou Bay, followed by a 90-mile (145 km) cross-country bike
ride. Vertical climbs total 6,000 feet.
Stage II: 171.4-mi (276 km) bike ride. Vertical climbs total 4,000 feet
Stage III: 52.4-mile (84 km) double-marathon run from Hawi to Kawaihae.
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That's the distance Richard Roll covered a few weeks ago to come in 11th place at this year's Big Island Ultramanrace. He's also a vegan and he was just featured as a ambassador for the cause.
From the web site:
"Richard Roll is a man of many hats. A husband, a father of four
beautiful, healthy children, an entertainment attorney, filmmaker,
writer as well as a passionate endurance athlete who placed 11th
overall (third-fastest American, second-fastest swimmer) in the 2008
Ultraman World Championships-a multi-day uber-endurance event held on
the Big Island of Hawaii at the end of November.
Considered one
of most daunting and grueling endurance races on the planet, this 3-day
/ 320-mile, double-ironman distance triathlon circumnavigates the
entire Big Island.
Having
competed at the global level as a world-ranked swimmer at Stanford
University in the late 80s, Richard has a robust and accomplished
athletic background. He literally hung up his swimsuit in 1989, never
to look back-or so he thought. By age 40, Richard was 35 pounds
overweight and completely out of shape; it was time for a major life
change.
To celebrate his 40th birthday in 2006, Richard
overhauled his diet, became a dedicated vegan, put on his running shoes
and jumped back into the pool. Two years later, Richard has slimmed to a 165-pound machine, prepared
to tackle the most challenging mental and athletic endeavor of his
life—as a vegan."
Check out Richard's Blog for some great photos of him and his race.
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