Sports
Iron Man in Zurich – July 10th, 2011 (Switzerland)
Iron Man at the lake for the swimming competition
Are you interested in triathlons?
If you like cycling, swimming and running, then drop by the Iron Man competition this weekend.1725 men and 247 women will compete starting at 6:55 a.m on Sunday July 10th.
Iron Man shops
What will the athletes have to do to become the Iron Man and Iron Woman?:
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a swimming race for 2.3 miles/3.8 km
Swimmers at the Iron Man
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a bike race for 111 miles/180 km
Iron Man bike
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a marathon of 26.2 miles /42.2 km
The Iron Man competition is already more than 30 years old. It started in Hawaii in 1978. The oldest man to compete this year is 74 and oldest woman is 63!
Iron Man bikers
The nationalities competing in Zurich are mainly from:
- Switzerland (466)
- Great Britain (312)
- Germany (211)
- France (127)
- Spain (124)
- America (104)
The youngest man comes from America. He is 19 years old.
Good luck to all of them!
Iron Man auto
Also there will be some kids activities all weekend on the Landiwiese.
