Norma Bastidas starts a triathlon of 5.700 kilometers
(Notimex / EP) The Mexican-Canadian ultra-marathon runner Norma Bastidas started in Cancun (Mexico) her attempt to set a new world record as the world's largest triathlon by completing 5.700 kilometers to the city of Washington (United States) against human trafficking .
With the swimming event, Bastidas began his attempt to establish a new world record in triathlon in Cancun. The distance was set with 153 kilometers of swimming, 4.410 kilometers of running. bike and 1.110 kilometers running.
The work plan is to complete the distance in less than 45 days and that the final stretch, already in the United States, is to run up to 20 hours, for a calculation of travel and times, and be able to reach the White House in Washington, between 10 and the 11 in the morning.
Bastidas has three close collaborators who are in charge of security and logistics to record the documentary. "If they want to break my record, I'll leave them, I think of the day to day, that's the key, not thinking about the final distance, but completing the day, then we'll see," said the triathlete.
Photo: Norma Bastida and Jerry Gamez