He sits comfortably on the floor of the ferry at 4:30. Two meters and 100 kilogram of trained muscle tissue, stretched tendons – a friendly looking, beaming athlete ready to race. Not apparent to the eye of his fellow athletes is his biggest strength – his mind.

It was at the turn of the millennium, Hårek Stranheim wanted to organize a unique competition.

In our 16th race, 238 of the most daring triathletes representing 35 countries, once again swam the 3.8km, cycled the 180km, ran the 42.2km and ascended more than 5000m in some of Norway’s most exquisite landscapes.

After 226 kilometres of arduous swimming, cycling and running, Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon 2017 has come to an end. Both Lars Christian Vold and Anne Nevin had epic wins.

At one point during the 2016 World Triathlon race in Yokohama, Japan three weeks ago, the speaker exclaimed: “This is either suicidal running by Blummenfelt or he is the next dude to look up to. He is really impressing.”

Thank you all 2014 athletes! By enrolling in our race, you have helped raising NOK 115 000 (USD 15 000) for our new partner Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Money that we know will be a small but important contribution to their many important humanitarian projects around the world.