Day Three From The Deca-Ironman

by Race Coverage

Photographer Benoit Beauchamp provides recaps, photos and results from the Deca-Ironman in Monterrey, Mexico.

Each participant of the Deca-Ironman aims to complete one Ironman everyday, for 10 days. Each day, all of the racers head over to the University of Nuevo Leon. Once athletes complete the 2.4 miles of swimming, they take to the bike and ride over to the local track about 1.2 miles away. The track is located in the Parque Ninos Heroes. While the park’s original purpose was ecological, it has now been transformed into an area for sports. It’s like an academy of sport for the young Mexican athletes from all around the country.

Once at the park, athletes must complete 93 laps around the track to obtain the 180 km of riding. After the bike, athletes run the opposite direction around the same track. The 26.2 marathon is made up of 22 laps.

Day one saw 18 athletes start the event. That number quickly dropped to 17 as one athlete was forced to drop out due to a collarbone fracture he suffered after hitting a duck on his bike at the 38km mark.

Now at day three of the race, the leader is Matej Markovic of Slovenia with a two-day combined time of 21:06:08. Second place belongs to Ferenc Szonyi from Hungary with a total time of 22:25:02.

Arthur Puckin And Wife Mary

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Arthur Puckin And Wife Mary

Photo: Benoit Beauchamp

You can follow the result on the event website at Multisport.com.mx.

See more photos of the event at Pbase.com/benbophoto/decaironmanmonterreymexico.

Check back to Triathletemag.com for daily reports from Monterrey.

  • Rosemine and Bernhard
    We are from Montreal, Canada and though we admire all the participants of this event, there is one who is not only an amazing athlete but also a genuinely good Human being and who truly embodies the "Esprit Sportif".
    So to Pascal Jolly and Carole, his companion and assistant, "Bravo et Chapeau!!!!" Allez Pascal! allez Pascal! allez!!!
  • picks
    These people are idiots. no question about that.
  • benbeauchamp
    yoy've got your opinion, come here and you will see....but i agree, they have to be a little crazy
  • 13ales65
    I want to see this. It's very hard to get one Ironman per day. I admire every triathlete on this competition. I'm from Slovenia like my friend Matej. He is the best isn't he? All the members of our club 3k sport read the newest information from Mexico. In the name of them I have request. Tell Matej: Vsi navijamo zate in upamo, da bos zdrzal do konca.
  • benbeauchamp
    I just gave your message to Jaka, is massage therapist and he will gave it to Matej

    Ben
  • 13ales65
    Thank you very much. Best regards from Slovenia.

    Ales

    On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:19:21 -0000
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