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    PREPARE TO GO EXTREME

    Sep 25, 2020 5 minutes
    WORDS SEAN MCFARLANE
    PHOTOS
    XTRI

    Celtman, Norseman, Patagonman… the world of extreme long-distance triathlon is on the rise. The XTRI World Tour alone now counts Taiwan and Canada, Chile and Scandinavia amongst its globe-hopping destinations, with some 5,000 athletes vying for one of the 250 entry slots of its trail-blazing, though postponed, Norseman event in 2020.

    So, if you have an Ironman finish in the bag already and are tempted to go extreme, how do you actually tackle a 3.8km swim in a bracing loch or fjord? Cycle 180km (or longer – the Celtman has a 202km bike route) on windswept roads where you’ll climb a minimum of 2,000m? And then face a marathon run leg on some of the most inhospitable terrain you’ll ever experience?

    Thankfully, having conquered Celtman and extreme races from the Arctic Circle to

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