7 Toughest Triathlons In The World | The Hardest Endurance Events You Must Do

[@gtn]

Which one of these events would you choose to do? Let us know in the comments below 👇

[@MrDrOptix]

I never done duathlon or triathlon, well I did a team duathlon. I did the MTB part. At some point I plan to do TransFier in Romania. What's your take on it? Here is a video about it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ_YgJuPltJprbc

[@heatherfell_oly]

Wow that looks like another to add to the list for the future!

[@jorj3260]

I've done two of em already!!!!

[@alexdsz1989]

You should've included a 515 ultraman

[@PeterKracik]

Janosik from x-tri tour

[@ferghasclavey2208]

Quite a few years ago my father, Paul Clavey completed his own personal lakesman triathlon, it comprised of a 10.5 mile length swim of Winder-mere, cycling the 112-mile Fred Whitton Challenge and finishing off with a Bob Challenge Round - the 72-mile epic fell runs that takes in 42 of Lakelands’ summits. The run section itself has 27,000ft of accent which is only 2000ft off the height of Everest. He never did much publicity for it but i am eternally proud of what he achieved. Shame not many people know about it, there are a few local articles about it if you look it up.

[@CautionBeforeCoffee]

Amazing achievement!

[@2010-b8w]

The is a iron man based by me that is known to be the hardest iron man going witch consists in a 7.2 mile swim 336 mile bike ride and to finish off 78 mile run

[@nigelmorse5664]

Ohh - great to see Triple Brutal on this list. Did it in 2015. Great race!!

[@nahbro7282]

there is no way you swam 7 miles, biked 540 miles, and ran 78 miles

[@jjking9513]

None of these are as tough as watching the intro to this video ☠

[@lifeisbeautiful1562]

🤣

[@marshallemmett3313]

Patagonia has been calling my name for a couple years now. I'm not a triathlete, but I'd love to ride my way though Argentina and Chile!

[@brucehanley8443]

ok, like anyone reading and commenting on this, I have my achievements: about 120tris, 8 IMs 2 in Kona, 30 years in the surf, collegiate swimmer, 18 years in the dojo, bla bla bla. The guy who has my great respect is Gary Wang. Decades of all endurance events, low key, no ego. During the 15 years that I knew him well ( and I still do to some degree), he had a decade that included 10 double konas (what's it called? Ultraman? best was a third), 10 Western States 100s--high finishes, many other ultras. The most humble dude I've met. I can kick most of your butts, this dude is beyond. He will never mention it.

[@blackbeauty5717]

langkawi, malaysia is one of the toughest course because it's so hot there

[@dannystaten5701]

Iron cowboy just announced a race in Utah this year. 2.4 mile swim, 112 miles with over 12000' of climbing going over a summit at nearly 10,000' elevation followed by 20 miles of trail running with 7000' of vertical. I can safely say I won't be doing that one. That run at the end... Holy cow!

[@kajet666]

"There is a reason this is become home of the Ironman World Championships for the last 40 years". Doesn't Ironman simply originate from Hawaii though?

[@heatherfell_oly]

Hi Krzysztof, you are correct it does originate there but they could have easily moved it or made the course more spectator friendly. It is tough for so many reasons, I promise you.

[@kajet666]

Oh I've heard how tough it is. I personally cannot imagine doing even a sprint in those conditions. But you've made it :)

[@simedinson984]

they did pick the hardest events on hawaii to start with so

[@padsinator]

Take a look at "trollveggen triathlon". Thats also pretty heavy. But i like the list, but i think icon livigno and norseman should be there

[@danielellis2874]

What about the inferno triathlon? 3.1km swim in lake Thun, 97km road bike climbing 2140m 30km mtn bike climbing 1180m 25km run climbing 2175m to the top of the schilthorn...

[@utsavkhatri7916]

This needs an update.. there is now Himalayan Xtri

[@grainfrizz]

I can definitely do the tripple brutal. . . . . . in 42 years

[@yoshijlee]

AlaskaMan. Ironman distances for each discipline. Swim in 10C water, Bike is nice, but hopefully the bears aren't out to get you on the run!!

[@Alexaloha808]

thanks for info. done bearman XXL this year after watching your review!

[@rodrocket712]

Celtman is missing

[@dwaynemeganack1643]

Have you guys looked at the AKXTRI in Alaska? It's a gnarly tri that starts resurrection bay which Temps range from 41 to 50 degrees and ends with a 27 mile run and the last 10 miles of the run you have to peak alyeska mountain twice. Over 6000ft of elevation

[@miguelsaez340]

If this was a top 8 madrid would have gotten into the list (not because I finished nor because I’m from madrid 😛) Cold as rules allow water without shortening the course, +3300m bike climb and an incredible in town marathon make it one of a kind In my opinion as far as standard long distance triathlons go, this one is so close to the top

[@lorenzschwarz6852]

What‘s with the Austria extreme Triathlon. I think it should be on your list.

[@cambrianbiker]

I work on the Brutal and am hoping to do the Double next year as a solo challenge away from the event itself, but the Triple scares me too much...

[@sureshyonzon1432]

You should add the latest Himalayan Xtreme Triathlons held in Pokhara-Nepal on the 7th of May 2022. 4 1/3 km swimming in Phewa Lake, 180 km Cycling with running up to Mardi Himal at the height of 4,000 m high covering 44 k.m of steep ups and downhill near the base of Machhapuchare Hima-Fish Tail peak around Mt. Annapurna Himalaya range. Participated by17 countries athletic with two from Nepal. Truly an awesome and toughest Xtreme Triathlons on high Himalayan landscapes. From Nepal.

[@jonb6530]

The Canada man/woman extreme tri

[@oscarzanoni8417]

And the icon Extreme of Livigno ?

[@gaetancapitani3883]

Race to MARS as already begun.

[@blakemichaelis2214]

I’ve ran many 5k’s and 100 k’s but damn those don’t scratch the surface

[@jayrosenfeld6746]

WILDMAN, North Dakota, USA Iron distance off road 9+ hours for the 70.2 almost a full 24 hours to race the 140.6 how is this not on the list

[@mustaphab.1190]

Should be tough, challenging. I agree. But some of these are categorically self-torture

[@MrTrafficSafety]

Mark to do the triple brutal!

[@beatriceopacka396]

You didn't mention the ENDUROMAN arch2arch from London to Paris, that is 144 km run, followed by the crossing of the Manche Channel, and finishing with 300 km bike.

[@jesselanehart6999]

Although it may sound silly, how would you suggest to overcome the fear of sharks while doing the open water swim

[@Bpf1893]

Swim more.. get more comfortable

[@thomas-df7qg]

Where is altriman ? Swim 3.8 Bike 200, 5500 d+ !!! run 42 850d+

[@MateHegyhati]

Well, how about the Double-Deca Ironman? :-D

[@MateHegyhati]

Och, meanwhile I have realized, that there are even Triple-Deca races too :-D en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-triathlon I only knew about the double-deca ones, and that's only thanks to fact, that Ferenc Szonyi (Racemachine) is pretty famous around here :-)

[@2010-b8w]

The is a iron man based by me that is known to be the hardest iron man going witch consists in a 7.2 mile swim 336 mile bike ride and to finish off 78 mile run

[@reytheironmanacibal6860]

hi idol great video

[@williamscott2649]

what about the blenheim palace weekend warrior non stop triathlon all weekend

[@heatherfell_oly]

Hi William, that is certainly a tough one but we didn't focus on the longest as there are so many in that category, maybe that's another video some time in the future.

[@ironmantooltime]

Triple brutal 😂

[@goranmiskovic6617]

How about xtri Black Lake in Montenegro? 😉

[@Masterchief0777x]

Deca Iron Man ?

[@gerardngyz955]

Ironman 70.3 superfrog?

[@dextriathlon3642]

What about the Gigathlon?

[@vileuno410]

Wonder why Norseman aint on this list?

[@babispap714]

Check out almira x in Greece.

[@polimatteo7281]

ICON LIVIGNO.!!!!! & BRIXIA STONMAN... THE BEST EXTREME TRIATHLON.....

[@iulyanah]

Norseman, Celtman...

[@DolfoMan1000]

Huntington Beach? Really? That's my back yard....that's training waters for everyone around here. Those waves rarely get above 5 ft.

[@heatherfell_oly]

Hi Dolfo, you are lucky to have such a stunning back yard. For athletes who struggle on the swim, those 5ft waves will still be challenging.

[@chuvavasco]

Janosik Extreme Triathlon

[@Bretzky01]

Toughest races are the ones with the toughest competition.

[@aktreker]

Check out AKXTRI

[@HughesElites]

27 celsius? 42 kilometers? Huh?

[@lukedavies5926]

Wales is the best

[@nosirftritraining-music352]

Embrunman …

[@diegobustamante5267]

yo vivo en coyhaique;)

[@flavioabreu3056]

FODAXMAN BRASIL 🇧🇷

[@yessir8622]

The overt perch interstingly tickle because maple gratifyingly analyse amidst a absorbed pink. delightful, boring meter

[@Karlm01]

Worst list i have every seen

[@ironmantooltime]

karl Mallyon there is a worse list karl.. your ex girlfriends.

[@Karlm01]

I can think of even worst lists your videos

[@ironmantooltime]

karl Mallyon how about your race pbs, still pushing the grannie gear on your disc wheel?

[@nootnoot1463]

Blimey, bit harsh

[@Karlm01]

Ive just watched and listen to one of his videos he is a child i doubt he as even completed in a triathlon.