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
Spetses mini Marathon 500 children participated in the 1 km. footrace, while 40 children at the age of 8-12, finished the swimming competition. For the second year there was a separate classification for athletes that opted for a Run+Swim combination of sports. 2015: 7,000 athletes from 27 different countries, visited Spetses to participate in the 5th Spetses mini Marathon. The event (9–11 October 2015) consisted of: 3 Running races (5 km, 10 km, 25 km), 2 Swimming races (Bogazi Channel Cross 3 km and 5 km), 2 Kids’ Races (500m and 1 km), 2 Kids’ Swimming Races (150m and 300m) and the Kids’