The Spanish Josef Ajram leads the first ironman of the Epic 5

The Spaniard Josef Ajram competed yesterday in the first day of the Epic 5, a triathlon sports challenge consisting of 5 tests ironman in 5 days and on 5 Hawaiian islands. Josef is one of only 5 chosen to participate in this unprecedented challenge and leads the race after swimming 3,8 km, 180 km in bike and 42 km marathon.

The Catalan needed twelve and a half hours to complete this very tough first stage, which took place on the island of Kauai. He was the first to arrive, “but that doesn't matter here,” declared the ultra-distance runner after the test. The other four participants in this extreme endurance challenge are Jason Lester (USA), Juan A. Craveri (Argentina), Chet Blanton (USA) and Christian Isakson (USA).

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With humidity reaching 37%, headwind for 90 km, with four mountain passes and under tremendous tropical rain, Josef is appearing fit and confident, as he declared hours before starting this very tough test: “ I don't remember a feeling of tranquility so similar to the current one. I imagine that the challenge is so great that, without a doubt, it makes all of us take these five days as an expedition.”

To the toughness of this challenge, never attempted until now in the history of sport, we must add the adverse weather conditions: “The marathon has turned out to be very tough due to continuous ups and downs, in addition to the fact that the tropical rain has not stopped for a moment. ”said Josef after reaching the finish line. “Swimming could not be done in the ocean as planned, since there were a lot of waves, so we had to swim in the pool.”

Some data of interest: 145 heartbeats per minute and 8.750 kcal consumed by Josef. In each stage of Epic 5, a distance of 3,8 km is completed each day by swimming, 180 km by bicycle and 42 km by marathon.

The participants are already on the island of Ohau, ready to start at dawn tomorrow with the next stage.

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