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Less than two months for Riki Abad's Triple Ultraman

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Ricardo Abad will make three consecutive Ultramans, joining the cities of Pamplona to Barcelona in the first Ultraman, from Barcelona to Valencia in the second and finally from Valencia to Pamplona in the third and last Ultraman the next 30 in July.

The Skechers Athlete Ricardo Abad will carry out for the first time in the world a Triple Ultraman in a row, one of the most difficult triathlon disciplines to perform, a feat unique in the world, which in total will consist of 1.545km and nine days.

Ricardo, who already has 3 Ultramans in preparation this year, is taking a great preparation to achieve another of his great challenges to which he has accustomed us.

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What is

An Ultraman consists of swimming, cycling and walking modes. On the first day of each Ultraman, Riki will swim 10Km and perform 145Km by bike. The second, will carry out 275Km by bicycle and finally, the last day to complete the Ultraman will perform a double marathon, that is, 84'4Km on foot.

The Man of Records

Ricardo Abad, known as the "iron Man", has managed to break numerous records throughout his career.

  1. 100 Triathlon distance Ironman in 1 year
  2. 607 marathons in 607 days
  3. Tour of the Iberian Peninsula running (4000 km in 49 stages)
  4. 24h of triathlon in blocks of 8h Nonstop (8h to swim, 8h in bicycle and running 8h)
  5. 24h running on a stationary bike
  6. Marathon swim in pool 25m (1688 long in 15h)

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