IRONMANTRIATHLON
Ironman Triathlon
An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation consisting of a swim, a bicycle ride and a marathon run, raced in that order and without a break. Most Ironman events have a strict time limit of 17 hours to complete the race. The Ironman race starts at 7:00 AM; the mandatory swim cut off for the swim is 9:20 AM, the mandatory bike cut off time is 5:30 PM, and the mandatory marathon cut off is midnight . Any participant that manages to complete the triathlon within these timings becomes a finisher.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Ironman Triathlon
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