Enduroman Lanzarote, maximum expectation
According to the registrations that are being made, the II Enduroman Lanzarote – which will be held on the first weekend of next February on that Canary Island – promises to be the most competitive, complete and lively triathlon festival of the season. In the four categories (Double Enduroman, Enduroman, Half Enduroman and Olympic Enduroman) prominent national and foreign triathletes have already signed up and have decided after knowing the characteristics of the new routes:
El swimming circuit For the four tests it will be located on the beach in the center of the fishing village of Playa Blanca and will be delimited by the beach of fine white sand, buoys and a pontoon. The sea water temperature at that time in Lanzarote is 24º C.
La stage of bike It will take place in the beautiful circuit that runs parallel to the coast of the Volcanoes Natural Park and the Timanfaya National Park, between two seas, one of transparent ocean water and the other of lava and volcanoes.
The running stages They will be held on a 2,630 km asphalt circuit parallel to the Playa Blanca promenade in which Double Enduroman triathletes will have to complete 32 laps, Enduroman 16 laps and Half Enduroman eight laps. Participants in the Olympic Enduroman test must complete this stage of the race on foot on a 3,33 km circuit in the same area. The difference between this circuit and the one previously described is that the return point will be further away and that participants will have to travel it three times.
The star test, undoubtedly, remains the Double Enduroman of Lanzarote, scored by IUTA and already considered as the toughest test of those held in Spain because, in addition to the extreme lengths of each section, it has the characteristic that it is “nonstop”, without stops, so triathletes have to spend, on average, almost two days to complete it. The maximum time allowed is 40 hours. Among those enrolled in this test, the following stand out: Paul Thompson, the winner of the I Enduroman Lanzarote; Miguel Martínez Basurco the first Spanish triathlete to reach the finish line in this year's festival; the veteran Guy Rossi who in his 63 years of life has competed in 53 double iron-mans (including this year's double Enduroman), 27 triples, 3 quintuples and 10 deca iron-mans; the Lanzarote champion Gregory Caceres and the first woman who aspires to be a double iron woman, Violet Tatay, a Valencian dentist willing to enjoy her favorite sport on her favorite island.
