CAN YOU FINISH The 5 HARDEST IRONMAN Triathlon Courses in the World?

[@JohnWilliams-fd1gn]

Went to Ironman Wales this year to cheer my brother on, what an event worth a flight over Taren

[@dhvale9478]

As a Welshman it was so awesome to see Ironman Wales mentioned!!! We're very, extremely proud of it. If anyone can get to Wales as an athlete or even specatator I highly recommend it. Electric energy. Hope to finish Ironman Wales one day.

[@SuStPa]

You've forgot the Embrunman Triathlon in France: The bike course has over 12.400ft of climbing and the marathon over 1300ft. People always forget about this race and it must be included in a Top 5 ranking

[@michaelogorman7195]

Got my only dnf here so so hard col de izorad is 20 odd miles of up hill defo hardest bike course in the world

[@rosswelton8835]

Lanzarote was one of my first - im still scarred!! Love the vids Taren, inspired enough to start trying my own version...take a look if you get a chance would love the view of the grand master!!

[@tristanmaubec5081]

I've done loads of mountaineering in Snowdonia, Wales, and although gorgeous mountainous area, weather is VERY unpredictable all year round. That said... 'The Brutal' Sounds like an amazing challenge (for the future!) :) Plan on taking on the Wales IM in the future when progress to full Ironman distance events (tough bike and run may be an advantage), ...Also many of those who have competed in Wales IM (Pro and age-grouper alike) say the motivation / support from the crowds is one of the best in the world! :)

[@Pyleautocentre]

I’m doing Ironman wales in 2022... cannot wait #lovemycountry love how two of these triathlons are in wales haha

[@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.

[@keithboone4800]

How about the 5 easiest??

[@Paul-xk5os]

Turkey has the fastest times

[@jamespage348]

Brutal Triathlon also offer a triple continuous Iron biannually. 7.2 mile swim, 348 mile bike and 78 mile run including an ascent of Snowdon. Now that's immense.

[@standandeliver8376]

This year, Brutal Events are doing a "quin" distance, which is five times the regular brutal triathlon distance! I'm down for the standard brutal. That'll be tough enough!

[@EricGlenn]

Great stuff. Love your humor and approach. Thank you for doing these.

[@jameswestgate416]

IM Wales is a very special race. The spectators and the support is phenomenal. You will not regret doing this race, just take the bike course easy and setup appropriate gearing.

[@tjdonne1]

Would love to see you take on IMWales Tarren. The support is massive in Tenby 👍

[@IA9876]

tjdonne1 the support in Tenby is amazing. Love it and back next year for more 😀.

[@B1GM4]

Iron man Wales 2018 just for the craic

[@dovergrown]

The new race Alaskaman is crazy hard. The Iron Cowboy said it’s the hardest he’s ever done, that’s including the Norseman. Look it up. It’ll crack the top 5. I’d put it at 2.

[@rhysrichards6463]

I'm a ironman wales finisher. BOOM! 💪

[@randybarnett2308]

Good for you keep up the good work!🤠👍

[@bramvanzelst4552]

Damn

[@AFluffyKantus]

shoutout to IronMan Wales! I was lucky to complete that fucker in just under 12 hours

[@1wdelboy]

Swissman Xtreme should be on your bucket list ! Its just an amazing experience and a great challenge without the freezing swim. Do it before it gets too popular as its already a lottery to get in. More chance for non-swiss next year as now two thirds of applicants from overseas are accepted rather than fifty fifty previously.

[@Peter-wn3nm]

I hear that Embrunman is very hard too, and then little shorter than ironman distance Alpe d'Huez Triathlon?

[@IA9876]

Triathlon X in the English Lake district is another beast of a race. Similar to the Brutal and Triathlon 220 rated it harder than the Brutal last year. The bike is the Fred Whitton route which is genuinely tough with hills up to 33% gradient. The run takes you over Scafell Pike England's highest mountain and the terrain is tough. Worth checking that one out too :-D. www.220triathlon.com/training/iron-distance-triathlons-the-11-toughest/10816-11.html

[@80diamant]

@Triathlontaren i miss inferno Triathlon in Switzerland. The finish line is on mount Schilthorn 9744 ft. What Do you think, is it worth to mention?

[@JoeFootball55]

I did Ironman Chattanooga in 2016 and there were over 700 DNF's. Record heat that day. I finished thank God. 🏊🚵🏃🍺

[@anthonyfrison4964]

Forgot about Celtman, Alpsman, Altriman, Swissman and Embrunman ... those 5 are all above this 5 triathlons in altitude to climb ... in the bike and in the run ... and the conditions are daunting ! Go figure

[@joshharward]

Where would the St. George Full compare? I know its coming back in 2020 and I just signed up!

[@karlosfandango6637]

Yo. You will know. Who is the voice on the Ironman videos? I'm not from the US so I only hear him on Ironman commentary. Thanks in advance.

[@tc2828]

There is now a triple Brutal iron distance triathlon. Tempted?

[@lucass.garcia7346]

Hey Taren, make us a video about the most enjoyable tri cources out there, for beginners, thanks man!!

[@10goldfinger]

You forgot the Embrunman ! Climb the Col d`Izoard, a legendary Tour de France mountain.

[@stcezaire06]

Embrunman France ! Marcel Zamora 6 times win

[@jeromeventosa2265]

Embrunman in France !

[@critercat]

Check out Ironman Canada's new bike course for 2018. More elevation than Lanzarote.

[@dr.benjaminbird7631]

Not really much point taking the pro drop out rate into account, those prima donnas will drop out for anything. Finishing iron or half distance at race pace means a lot of recovery and possible injury, no point finishing at their level if they aren't swimming in points.

[@seanogization]

I did Lanzarote as my very first triathlon or Ironman. It’s insane

[@francescopanarella132]

Do you know Embrunman in France, Elbaman in Italy and also Icon in Italy?

[@davidroach7034]

Have a look at the Roc in Snowdonia Coast to mountain and back

[@kajet666]

At 6:13, I officially pissed myself laughing.

[@everydayhealthandtriathlon7387]

Have you seen the Project DM Extreme Triathlon in Arizona? It looks brutal!

[@bwvtri]

NTK sighting through the door/window !

[@SimonTheWattopian]

Taren, look up the Dirk Man Project in Arizona (projectdm.org). It is brutal! You swim 2.5 mi in Lake Roosevelt, outside of Phoenix, then you bike 126 mi uphill to Flagstaff, and then you run a marathon with the finish at the top of Mt. Humphreys Peak at 12,633 ft. The race has a total of 17,000 ft of climbing and you go through at least 3 climate zones! You should come an do it! The triathlon community in Scottsdale would welcome you!

[@swindonwellness]

This year will be the last for The Brutal so now is the time if you want to tick it off. Third time at the Double for me this year after the Triple last year. Going to be sad to see this event go, the victim of higher costs and lower entries.

[@MrCharulvarma]

That was really nice info.

While we norwegians are proud of Norseman, you should also look into a similar 70.3 distance race in Norway called Axtri : www.axtri.no/course.html

[@Plodz3]

Awesome to see Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 represented twice!

[@TriathlonTaren]

Hard territory there!

[@sineadbarnett2933]

Ironman cork, ireland was new this year and had a horrific dnf rate. I hear it was higher than Wales.

[@jrose5098]

WILDERMAN off road 140.6+ 24hr cuttoff in North Dakota USA

[@americasfittesttrucker7007]

Alaskaman Extreme Triathlon.... coldest swim. The water temp dropped from 55st the start to 48ish halfway through. Mentally, the toughest thing I've done.

[@TriathlonTaren]

Egads! That sounds awful!

[@americasfittesttrucker7007]

They're doing a documentary on the race that will be released this year. The trailer is on youtube if you search 2017 Alaskaman Extreme Triathlon film. It's an 8:04 video. Love your stuff man.

[@randybarnett2308]

The Norseman Triathlon has a cold water swim, if Vic Boff was still around he'd be the only one not to have a wetsuit, that guy was like Jack Lalane and he loved swimming in ice water with his Birthday Suit !!! He truly was something else👍💪🏊‍♂️😎

[@gavdavidson1219]

Celtman in Scotland should be up there

[@fadzreenkamaruddin7202]

Try IM Langkawi Malaysia. 40 deg celcius, 93% humidity.

[@mendelkraz9066]

hey. these are great. but check out the israman in eilat. that is a LOTTT!!! let me know what you think about it

[@lemmy1945]

Add Winterman Czech and the Embrun long distance in France to your list. Embrun ... now THAT'S a bike course.

[@lemmy1945]

Haha, I wish. They are on my bucket list though.

[@epantleo]

How about hardest half distance races? Savage Man in Maryland has a brutal bike course.

[@martinkirilov4785]

It tells you something if 3 out of 5 toughest races are all based in the UK...

[@andreasdell7389]

After Kona comes Austria, not the IM but the ingenious Austria eXtreme Triathlon, hard, fantastically beautiful and family

[@TriathlonTaren]

Sounds awesome!

Hey Taren, Have you ever heard of the Iron Distance races in Brazil called "Fodaxman" and "Cabra da Peste & Mulher Guerreira"?

[@TriathlonTaren]

Nope!

Triathlon Taren all full Iron Distances. the Fodaxman is pretty tough because o the total gain, especially on the bike... The Cabra da Peste is windy the whole time and 42ºC along the bike and run! Along with the other non WTC Iron distance event in Brazil (Capixaba de Ferro) they are called the triplet of underground triathlon down here. Worth checking out!

[@xGshikamaru]

Altriman, Evergreen 228, Embrunman, these are hard IM, check these out ;)

[@thi-maipham2015]

What about the Embrunman, man?

[@leemathison8728]

I would say Ironman UK is tougher than Wales - new bike course is brutal

[@obiwanschinobi]

Ahh, the Norseman! Nope! Still VERY hard to qualify. Only 250 spots and lately mor than 3000 applicants. Most people are down to so called tombola, to get their spot in the race. One day! One day....

[@ntg24]

ObiwanSchinobi There is no qualification for Norseman. ;)

[@liambarber9036]

Double Ironman distance?! Now that's sadistic.

[@johnteague8447]

Taren i think you will qualify quicker for Kona than you think.

[@arifamir3957]

Ironman langkawi malaysia?

[@nickthomas9121]

2hardest courses in wales. #lovemycountry #cymruambyth

[@M9IN0G]

Lanzarote is more off the coast of West Africa. ;-)

[@stevenmay2580]

Goos effert on the pronunciation of the British events!!!

[@brianpower3059]

Doing Lanza on 26th of May , for the shits and giggles

[@Peekingduck]

Best of luck with the race !

[@brianpower3059]

David Bale , it will be my first full , I have to say, scares the arse of me, I will have done 3 half Iron distances by the time May 26th gets here , so, I am trying to be the best physical version of myself that I can be , best of luck in your training , see you on the beach 👍

[@alfiemcintosh8134]

Same! Completed Copenhagen last August. Lanza is going to be a completely different ball game ...

[@brianpower3059]

Alfie McIntosh , currently injured ,day 6 of sitting on my tail end and I’m not a good patient , very frustrating

[@alfiemcintosh8134]

damn thats annoying. Hope you have a speedy recovery.

[@rogerlahaye1948]

LoL. Lord of the ring trilogy. Good Joke:))

[@Nessunego]

Not today, but in 2 years I will

[@MrAnsoni]

Have you ever heard of the Isoman triathlon ? www.isomantri.com/ The idea is to spend 33% of the race swimming, 33% biking and 33% running. In the end, it makes a 7 mile swim, 61.3 mile bike and 26.2 run :-) Sounds pretty brutal...

[@lukedavies5926]

Wales is the hardest for sure

[@trqas1]

If you want to have some fun just register for one of xtriworldtour.com/ event. I have finished two of them and looking forward for some more. Specially SUIXTRI is for those who are looking for race, but also has a very nice bike course and runnable running leg for those who would like to simply enjoy weekend in Swiss Alps.

[@floheigl]

Done Lanzarote. Then did "Austria eXtreme Triathlon" (www.autxtri.com/), which was quite a bit harder. Both were awesome experiences...

If there is lack of spots at Norseman, try this triathlon: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5qaY36saplopLs 😉. Czech Winterman. I am missing it in TOP6! 😀