Enduroman

The Enduroman Arch to Arc Triathlon is an ultra-distance triathlon and is regarded as the “Hardest Triathlon on the planet” The triathlon starts with an 87-mile undulating run (140 km) from London's Marble Arch to Dover on the Kent coast, then a cross-Channel swim (shortest distance 21 miles/33.8 km) to the French coast, and finishes with a 180-mile undulating (289.7 km) bike ride from Calais to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

The clock starts at Marble Arch, London and stops at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris. Only 52 athletes have ever completed the challenge globally. As of August 2022 the record for the course is 49 hours and 24 minutes, set by Lionel Jourdan,[1] beating the previous record of 50 hours and 24 minutes, set by Mayank Vaid of India.[1] On August 19, 2011, Rachael Cadman became the first woman to complete the challenge, in 97 hours, 37 minutes.[2] Joanne Rodda finished in 78 hours, 39 minutes on 30 September 2014 to become the fastest female finisher.[3] In August 2015, 25-year-old Freddie Iron became the youngest man to complete the Arch to Arc, in a time of 77 hours, 17 minutes.[4] On 21 September 2015, at 53 years old, Grantley Bridge became the oldest man to complete it, in 88 hours, 7 minutes.[5]

In 2018, Frenchwoman Marine Leleu finished the competition in 69h52, setting the new female record for the event. She lost her title a few weeks later to Perrine Fages who finished the competition in 67h21. The record was beaten next year by Jacomina Eijkelboom with 66h56. [1]

In August 2022, Richard Stabler (GB) ran 192km in total following an adverse change in the English channel weather during his first attempt (52km initially run) and then the full (140km) 2 days later on his ultimately successful A2A attempt.

Non-wetsuit world record holders are Chris Leek (GB) with 69:29 in August 2019 and Jenny Smith (USA) with 72:26 in August 2022.[1]

As of August 2022 the relay record is held by the six-person Team Manchester's Blood Brothers, with an overall time of 33 hours, 5 minutes in September 2014.[5]

In August 2017, Douglas Waymark got into difficulty about half-way through the cross-Channel swimming element of the event. After being airlifted to William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, he later died.[6]

Results

These are the notable results of the solo event by year.[1]

Men's results
Year Timing Timing Timing
2001Edgar Ette81h 5' 
2003Andy Mouncey115h 28' 
2007Julian Crabtree87h 37' Steve Haywood103h 48' 
2008Tom Beaver85h 56' 
2009Dave Farrell134h 51' 
2010Jonnie Goss106h 41' 
2012Mark Bayliss73h 39' 
2013Patrick Lewis64h 52' Andrew Moore67h 18' Paul Gosney69h 7' 
2014John Van Wisse61h 27' Elad Benjamin79h 54' Nick Thomas80h 50' 
2015Freddie Iron77h 17' Andrei Rosu85h 30' Grantley Bridge88h 7' 
2016Cyril Blanchard59h 56' 
2018Dany Perray60h 18' Ludovic Chorgnon60h 39' Jozsef Rokob67h 19' 
2019Mayank Vaid50h 24' Julien Deneyer52h 30'  [7][8]
Women's results
Year Timing Timing
2011Rachael Cadman97h 37' Michelle Santilhano120h 16' 
2012Michelle Rothwell92h 0' 
2013Judith Martin76h 23' Rachel Hessom167h 7' 
2014Joanne Rodda78h 39' 
2017Rachel Hill88 h 30
2018Perrine Fages67h 21' Marine Leleu69h 52' 
2019Jacomina Eijkelboom66h 56

References
  1. "Enduroman Solo Results".
  2. "RAF officer Rachael Cadman completes Enduroman race". BBC News. 24 August 2011.
  3. Natalie Glanvill (23 October 2014). "Woodford Green resident is fastest female to complete 289-mile Arch to Arc triathlon". Lancashire Telegraph.
  4. "Freddie Iron's Enduroman Arch to Arc charity triathlon triumph". Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge. August 2015.
  5. "Arch to Arc Records". Enduroman Ultra Events. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  6. "Douglas Waymark dies attempting to swim English Channel". BBC News. 8 August 2017.
  7. "Ce Belge devient le sportif le plus endurant au monde" (in French). La Libre.be. 22 August 2019.
  8. "VIDÉO Enduroman de Londres à Paris : Julien Deneyer est arrivé en 52h30" (in French). L'avenir.net. 22 August 2019.
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