When the lottery opened for the 2025 Zalaris Norseman Xtreme Triathlon in October, 6,304 athletes from 96 countries threw their names into the hat for just 250 starting spots. That's a 4% acceptance ...

The comeback began when Vasstrand boldly challenged Harm to conquer Norseman, one of the world’s toughest triathlons. The Norseman gauntlet Norseman demands a 3.8km swim through icy fjords; 180km of ...

His triathlon was three months away, and it wasn't an ordinary race — the Norseman is considered the toughest triathlon on the planet. To Sampaio, it had been bucket list event ever since he ...

The Xtri World Tour is known for races that take the already challenging sport of triathlon and make it significantly harder. Some of Xtri’s races include the Norseman Xtreme triathlon —a “scenic but ...

The 21st Norseman Triathlon offered a deceptive start with calm waters and a beautiful sunrise in Eidfjord, but the true challenge lay in the daunting climb up Mount Gausta. At 5 a.m., 259 athletes ...

XTri stands for extreme triathlon and along with the distance of an Ironman race — 3.8km swim, 180 km cycle and a 42.4km run — is the extra challenge of the course.

This is the Zalaris Norseman Xtreme Triathlon held in Norway, in which William Nanjero, the CEO of Sol Generation, a music production group affiliated with Sauti Sol, is preparing to compete in.

Norseman 20th Anniversary July 19th 2003, 05:00 CET 21 brave souls jumped into the Hardangerfjord for the first edition of Norseman Xtreme Triathlon. Nineteen of them made it to Mt. Gausta.

For a while it seemed as though the challenges of the famed Norseman Xtreme Triathlon weren’t going to be part of this year’s race as athletes enjoyed sunshine and seemingly great conditions through ...