For starters, the waters of Eidfjord are cold—some years, as low as 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The Isklar Norseman isn’t your typical triathlon: it’s an extreme triathlon. It was here that we were warned that if we were not careful, we could loose our marathon legs (which I can account for). Slowtwitch: Well hello Dag.Dag Oliver: Hello Herbert.ST: With Norseman not happening this year, what has kept you busy?Dag: Interestingly enough, with Norseman not happening, I've been busier than ever with of all things, Norseman. There was also put into place solutions to support businesses, cultural events, and sports events affected.ST: Some folks have reported that while the whole situation is difficult, they have found some positive in all of this. Train smarter, race faster, and crush your tri goals. A preview of the Norseman SOLO film is here: Norseman Solo. Best of all, the first finisher was the last, and we had dinner at a decent time and be in bed by 10 pm rather than 3am. But the organizers weren’t going to let us off that lightly. There’s a prize on the line, but more importantly, it’s an opportunity to push yourself hard. A curation of the best the new tracks for you to enjoy, Listen to The TriPod podcast with Louise Minchin, Annie Emmerson and special guests.
ST: Allan Hovda did the event solo, on his own as a training session. The safety team then decided to make the swim 1900 meters instead of 3800 meters. Besides being the author of '50 Races to Run before you Die', he's a regular contributor to many of the outdoor publications from Men's Fitness to Runner's World, as well as being a columnist for Telegraph Men. At this point, metaphors such as ‘drowned rat’ and ‘caught between a rock and a hard place’ entered my mind. After five months of social distancing, it seemed almost natural. The final 4.7kms is comprised of boulders, rocks and a pitiful excuse for a path. ST: What was the feedback once it became public?Dag: Positive all across the board. On the mornings my wife deliver the kids to school and kindergarten, I get out early on my bike, ride up along one of the ski slopes at Oslo Winter Park, stop for a quick swim in one of the lakes up in the forest and return home for another day at my home office.ST: What is the situation with COVID-19 in Norway and how has it impacted you?Dag: Like many other countries in the world, Norway closed down mid-March. After the race, the safety crew decided to start a "Cold Water Research Project",[1] which will continue for several years including one or more PhD degrees in progress. Two winners will be chosen (one man and one woman) to receive free entry into the Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon 2020 in Eidfjord, Norway. Reports and final standings for the 2019 World Triathlon Series. You must decide how to get to Norway by working out whether it’s better to fly to Bergen (93 miles from start) or Oslo (200 miles from the start but closer to the finish). Four races per day at 11:30pm (day before), 5:30am, 11:30pm, 5:30pm PST, Learn more on the official Zwift Norseman page >, Eric runs Zwift Insider in his spare time when he isn't on the bike or managing various business interests. On paper, Hardanger region in Norway looks like the worst place imaginable for a triathlon. Working from home has been widespread. Still, for us, where the vibe of the event is very dependent on Norseman being a melting-pot for forging friendships among athletes and support crews from all over the world, international travel may be what kills us in the end. But it turned out that I was one of the lucky ones. Learn how your comment data is processed. Jumping off the back of a car ferry into the chill waters of the Norwegian fjords, 226km between you and the finish line. Posted by Eric Schlange | Jul 25, 2019 | News, Racing, Running | 0. And it better be black![/stag_intro]. ‘So, do you want the bad news or the really bad news?’ I hate it when I’m asked this question.
So we packed the car and took off for a weekend at some friends cabin just south of Oslo. Suddenly, the reality of the moment was upon us. Fingers crossed, we don't close down again now with autumn storms and dark winter days coming up. The water temperature in Eidfjord is a challenge to the organizers.
This site contains affiliate links to Amazon, Wahoo, and other brands. It’s such a unique circumstance, researchers study Norseman competitors to learn about the effects of swimming in such cold waters. That’s what makes it so awesome. ST: What is going on in preparation for 2021?Dag: Normally, we would be ramping up for the draw for next years race about now. After just over seven and a half painful, back killing hours in the saddle I reached T2, nestled in the rather pretty town of Austbygde, to be welcomed by not only the fabulous EL crew, but also a surprising amount of sunshine. The friend needs to be unswervingly loyal, as the rules state that they have to accompany you up the rocky mountain path for the last 4.7 kilometers up Gaustatoppen… and then walk back down again – on their own – as the lift is limited to athletes only. The Norseman Xtreme Tri is epically hard. Required fields are marked *. On arriving at the port, we were marked with our numbers and then boarded with nothing but our wetsuit, goggles and hat. Then again, Norseman doesn’t need to make sense. They had a contingency plan that involved moving the swim start six miles down the fjord to where the water temperature was a more modest 17 degrees. Other than cold water studies, the group also has started studies on biomarkers, lung functions and heart function. I ask him for the ‘really bad news’. Our sole aim was to reach the 32.5km cut off and thereby be in with a chance of gaining the coveted Black T-Shirt. Money, logistics, loss of interest? For me, this meant that for the first time in 12 years, I could prioritize my real family over my Norseman family. The Norseman Xtreme Triathlon is a non-Ironman branded triathlon, point to point, race held in Norway annually. https://nxtri.app.box.com/v/AthleteGuide-2020, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norseman_triathlon&oldid=971166071, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 August 2020, at 15:25.
BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin, former GB triathlete Annie Emmerson (with the help of some special guests) mentor three beginners aiming to complete their first triathlons in June 2019. At mile 15, you’ll meet Gaustatoppen, a rocky, relentless 4,600 foot climb to the sky-high finish line. I almost didn’t mind the 1250m climb to Dyranut but as soon as it flattened out, I was glad to have my gillet as we battled the bitterly cold cross winds and driving rain. By the end of the day, having only one athlete on the course did not feel strange at all. Now in its tenth year, the Norseman has built a fearsome, if not iconic reputation. LOUISE MINCHIN took to Instagram after completing the Norseman triathlon to open up about her experience, as the BBC Breakfast presenter admitted she was feeling “a bit broken”. Photo: NXTRI. Resilience. Hire a car. Check out the BBC Sport Live Guide for details of all the forthcoming live sport on the BBC. Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon is not a race but an experience.
The third hurdle is the monumental task of training for an event like the Norseman. Fourteen years ago, the first Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon carved its own category in international triathlon.
Having been told by my club swim coach the week before that I only swim with one arm (I wasn’t aware of this but it accounts for why I’m so slow) I almost felt giddy with relief! The harder it is to make it here, the greater the feeling of victory and conquest can be when crossing our finish line.As event organizers, we all need to do these mental exercises considering different scenarios for the future. So we will have no draw. But Norseman, while postponed until 2021, is also keeping him busy, and on Friday, October 9th at 2pm EST the Norseman SOLO movie will be unveiled.We chatted with Dag Oliver about how COVID-19 impacted him, the race and those closest to him, and his thoughts on moving forward. The conceived wisdom is to try and go hard for the first 25kms along the flattish road bordering the stunning lake Tinnsjøen and then prepare to walk. We made it, with over an hour to spare and in about 135th position. I sat down with my Mac in the evening just to check the status of the Festival of Climbing. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth where triathletes, starting in The Shire, have to journey through Mordor before attempting to run up Mount Doom in search of a Black finishers T-Shirt – which Frodo might have told you was a stupid idea. And then we heard the rumors – the swim might be cancelled. Each athlete is required to arrange for a personal support car, staffed by a team to provide the athlete with food, drink, and clothing changes along the way. The ones who make it to the top get a black finisher t-shirt. The distances are equivalent to those of an Ironman race with the swim starting from the loading bay of a car ferry, through the water of the Hardangerfjord fjord to the local town, Eidfjord. That may or may not affect us. On paper, it doesn’t make sense. As we drove through the deep mountain passes, Alan and I kept looking at each other saying ‘surely not’ and ‘did you see how steep that was?’. A 5am start. I simply wanted to recruit more lantern rouges into the sport.”. This year saw the race double up as the maiden XTri World Championships, and in the women's race it was a British cancer doctor who won. Start typing to see results or hit ESC to close, Ride Across Britain – cycling from John O’Groats to Land’s End, 10 Things that Helped Me Ski the Height of Everest. With a week to go until we tackle the world’s toughest long distance triathlon, I was secretly hoping that he might simply tell me that the event was cancelled.
The rest have to turn around and go back down the mountain to finish at the 1,000m mark and collect a white finishers T-shirt. Prepare for the worst, and hope for the best.ST: In your view how different will racing be next year? Kids Triathlon – The Perfect Diet For Young Athletes. Those that do not make the cut-off time but complete the distance on a lower alternative route are given a white finishers top. The last climb – a killer of a mountain called Imingfjell – came as we approached the 160km marker.
Luckily, the organisers don’t make it easy for mere mortals to enter the race or even get to the point of jumping off the car ferry. ST: Let us talk about Norseman. That’s why the homepage of their website says: This is not for you. Get far enough ahead of Allan to enjoy a sip of coffee on the plateau while preparing cameras and drone. The race is "unsupported" so competitors need to have personal back up crews that follow them with cars to provide them with food and drink. The first hurdle begins in October of the previous year, when you have a two-week period to enter for a lottery slot. At Eidfjord the competitors transition onto their bikes and then cycle 180 km through the mountains, the first 40 km of which is uphill (reaching 1200 m above sea level). When I received my invitation telling me I had been successful, I couldn’t decide whether to be pleased or not – knowing that Hurdle Two was about to begin. As a decent runner, it is normally during the run leg that I start to race – being able to make up significant time from my diabolical swim.
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