Ricardo abad, Skechers athlete, will perform an indoor Ironam in Unibike 2015

Skechers sponsors this Saturday, 5 the Triathlon-cross of the Casa de Campo, in addition to the Triathlon Area of ​​the second edition of the International Bicycle Fair, which will be held from 18 to 20 in September

The ultrafondista, who competes and trains with the different models of  SKECHERS PERFORMANCE DIVISION, will perform a feat: swim 4 kilometers, travel 180 by bike and will face a marathon in the Pavilion 14 IFEMA

Unibike 2015, The International Bicycle Fair, incorporates in its second edition the Triathlon Area so that the triathletes can enjoy the best of running, cycling and swimming in the most technical and adapted to this sport. More than 2.000 square meters that will allow you to see and try the latest news.

Skechers is the brand that sponsors the running space of the Triathlon Area, which has an athletics track of 40 meters to check the sensations of the shoes, as well as treadmills to make longer runs.

But the brand will also be present in the feat that Ricardo Abad will perform, since he is an athlete of Skechers. The ultrafondista will swim 4 kilometers, will travel 180 kilometers by bike and will face a marathon, and all within the IFEMA 14 Pavilion. The athlete will complete this static Ironman at approximately 10 hours and 30 minutes, he will need 1 hours and 10 minutes for the swimming part, some 5 hours for the 180 kilometers on the bike and approximately 4 hours for the Marathon on tape, to which he would have to add the transactions. If the time that is necessary for this journey already makes the challenge admirable, the physical effort is not far behind, since Ricardo will consume an average of between 12.000 and 14.000 calories losing almost 2,5 kilos of weight in addition to 5 liters of water.

Ricardo Abad is definitely a lover of challenges, in 2012 finished 500 marathons on 500 consecutive days, completing 21.100 kilometers and surpassing the Guinness record of consecutive marathons, record that reconquered months later when completing 607 marathons. In addition, 2013 surpassed Ironman's world record by running an Ironman a week throughout the year. And in 2015, the athlete has proposed to complete 100 Ironman, and this indoor challenge in Unibike will be one of the steps to complete his feat.

At his 44 years the Navarrese ultrafondista is more in shape than ever, living a very special moment with the creation of the foundation of solidarity challenges that bears his name, and that is why he will launch to conquer the first Ironman Indoor that will be held in the history of IFEMA. To achieve this feat, the ultrafund challenges specialist will only need a power pool, a treadmill and a roller-up bike, all enabled within the Unibike 2015 Triathlon Area.

And to complete this exclusive area dedicated to Triathlon, the Fair offers technical talks given by professionals such as Alejandro Santamaría, Yago Mayor, Jaime Menéndez de Luarca and Mikel Zabala, who will discuss various topics from biomechanics on the bike, to running through planning of the trainings.

But in addition, to warm up engines, this Saturday, 5 September will take place a Triathlon-cross in the Casa de Campo and of which Skechers is also an official sponsor. (Inscriptions in www.xmountain.es).