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I’m a lucky man. From the Olympics to soccer’s World Cups, from Madison Square Garden to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, I get to travel the world covering sports, but for all these headline-grabbing events there is one event that still remains true and pure, and that is the Norseman.

We said: “THIS IS NOT FOR YOU.”
5025 people replied: “YOU ARE WRONG ABOUT ME”

A film by Robby MacBeath & BigHug Media.

Thank you to Isklar, Zalaris, Renault, Bunde Gruppen, Winforce, Intersport and all our partners for making our little event possible.

When we now after 9 years collaboration with Isklar bring onboard a new team member, we are very excited that it is Zalaris taking the role as our new title sponsor.

Isklar Mineral Water comes from the Folgefonna Glacier in Hardanger. Isklar has been a Norseman sponsor since 2011 and our title sponsor from 2013 to 2019.

This is not for you.

When I first read those words I shivered, they struck fear into my heart. They are the tagline for one of the toughest triathlons in the world, Norseman, and standing in the low-light of dawn on the deck of a ferry watching an endless stream of triathletes leap into the cold, inky waters of a Norwegian Fjord they played on my mind.

Was it for me?

We love You. It’s that simple.

If you’re going to get through the world’s most extreme triathlon, you have to be prepared for 3.8km of swimming, 180km cycling and a marathon – but before that, you have to plunge four meters into the darkness.

Without that first step, there is nothing.

These are the results for Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon and the XTRI World Championships.

Last year we hosted a parallel Norseman race on Zwift on our race day. This year it will be a full week.

As Norseman is coming closer, there are lots of talk about the temperature. Here I will explain our thoughts around temperature, both in the water and in the air. Beware, there will be some geeky stuff!

NORSEMAN LIVE IS FOR YOU. This is our way to share a rather inaccessible race.

The 2019 athlete BIB numbers have been assigned.

The Norseman Research Team has just published another paper. This time it is a series of case reports regarding SIPE among starters at Norseman Xtreme Triathlon. Don’t know what SIPE is? Read on, and we will take you through what you need to know.

We have just published a study which started back at Norseman 2015. That year, the Hardangerfjord was cold, and in the Safety and Medical team we needed information about how this would affect the triathletes. We couldn’t find much useful info.

The Norseman Research Team will continue it´s research efforts in 2019. This year we have been joined by more great researchers.

The list of 2019 Isklar Norseman athletes is ready. Also introducing the Xtri World championships.

Every year the board of Hardangervidda Triatlon Klubb (the Norseman owner) awards a scholarship to an up and coming Norwegian triathlete with “international potential”.

The race itself takes up a whole day, but that is nothing compared to the wait to find out if you’ve got lucky and drawn a spot for next year’s race.

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.

When registration closed on November 4th, 4354 athletes representing 84 nations had applied to the Isklar Norseman 2019 edition.

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.

250 of the world’s bravest triathletes swarm the docks of Eidfjord, Norway at 03:00, fresh off a short night’s rest burdened with anticipation. The beginning of the Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon draws near, a wild adventure across 226km of Norway’s most demanding landscapes.

The 13th Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon, 3rd August 2015

The 12th Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon, 2rd August 2014

The 11th Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon, 3rd August 2013

10 year Anniversary was celebrated with two races, 4th and 5th August

The winner of this year’s Norseman is the two time Ironman world champion Tim DeBoom from the USA, with a time of 11.18.52.

German Susanne Buckenlei defended last year’s victory in Norseman Xtreme Triathlon and won the women’s class with 13:13:03.

This year’s race was performed under very good, but windy conditions.

From down under came the young Norwegian triathlete Øyvind Johannesen and claimed the victory with a time of 11:08:10. Jenny Gowans claimed the womens race at 14:02:00.

In our 5th annual event, this year would prove to be the most xtreme to date!

The fourth edition of HP Norseman Xtreme Triathlon had perfect conditions with 20 degrees in the water and sunny weather all day!

The third edition of HP Norseman Xtreme Triathlon was held under extreme weather conditions and proved to be the toughest yet!

The second annual event had 92 athletes from 12 different countries

The first year! 21 men set off to accomplish something no one else had tried before.

We have collected all results here.