Chris Hobson
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
Yesterday, Sunday 18th February was the fortieth anniversary of the very first ironman triathlon. A man called John Collins suggested staging a race that included the 2.4 mile Waikiki Rough Water Swim, the 112 mile Round the Island bike race and the 26.2 mile Honolulu Marathon combined into a single event. Collins said that whoever won it would be declared the Iron Man. He found fifteen athletes who were prepared to give it a go and the first one took place in Hawaii on February 18th 1978. There were twelve finishers and it was won by Gordon Haller in eleven hours and forty seven minutes.
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