Ultra-triathlon Ultra-triathlon An ultra-triathlon is a long-distance triathlon. The term generally refers to all triathlon events of distance greater than the Ironman Triathlon. Thus, every ultra triathlon event must involve more than of swimming, of cycling, and a full marathon () of running. The most common distances are the double, triple, quadruple, quintuple and deca triathlon. Unlike a standard triathlon event, an ultra-triathlon event may not necessarily involve the three component disciplines of triathlon (swimming, cycling and running) in direct consecutive order, but may instead consist of multiple consecutive individual triathlons performed on consecutive days. The IUTA is the official governing
Dingle Marathon Dingle Marathon The Dingle Marathon is a race event that takes place in Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland which consists of a half, a full and an ultra marathon. The Ultra event is being run as a National Title event and is an International Association of Ultra Runners labeled event. Over half the runners for this event come from the United Kingdom. The marathon begins and ends in Dingle town, taking in the scenic Slea head and the Dingle Peninsula on its route, whilst the half marathon goes from Dingle to Dun Chaoin. The full and half marathon continues to grow