Stacey Hamlin, the daughter of Gilbert and Lila Collver, recently won the Ironman Award at the Ironman event in Madison, Wisconsin September 7.
The event involves a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2-mile run. To qualify for the title “Ironman” a participant must complete the 140.6 miles in 17 hours.
A 1991 graduate of Climax-Scotts High School, Stacey met that limit by completing the race in 16 hours, 38 minutes, 57 seconds.
She finished 25th in the female 50-54 age group.
Athletes started the swim portion of the competition in the waters of Lake Monona, swimming clockwise for two loops.
A two-loop 112-mile bike course took the athletes through the farmlands of Wisconsin. Athletes are known to be met on the most challenging of hills with spectators cheering next to them as they reach the peaks. In the town of Verona, athletes are met by crowds lining the streets, cheering them on as they start their second loop and then head back to the Monona Terrace. One final push up the Helix at the Monona Terrace and the athletes found the dismount line at the top.
The 2024 Ironman run features is a spectator friendly two-loop 26.2 mile course, taking athletes through the streets of downtown Madison. On their journey athletes are taken through the iconic Camp Randall Stadium before heading toward the UW Lakeshore Nature Reserve and running next to University Bay. After running around the Capitol, athletes start their second loop.
According to exterrafitness.com, the genesis of the Ironman Triathlon can be traced back to 1978 in Hawaii, where Commander John Collins and his wife Judy, pondered a friendly debate, who were the fittest athletes, swimmers, cyclists, or runners? To settle the argument, they combined three existing races into one event. The three events were the Waikiki Roughwater Swim (2.4 miles), the Around-Oahu bike race (112 miles), and the Honolulu Marathon (26.2 miles).
The event involves a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2-mile run. To qualify for the title “Ironman” a participant must complete the 140.6 miles in 17 hours.
A 1991 graduate of Climax-Scotts High School, Stacey met that limit by completing the race in 16 hours, 38 minutes, 57 seconds.
She finished 25th in the female 50-54 age group.
Athletes started the swim portion of the competition in the waters of Lake Monona, swimming clockwise for two loops.
A two-loop 112-mile bike course took the athletes through the farmlands of Wisconsin. Athletes are known to be met on the most challenging of hills with spectators cheering next to them as they reach the peaks. In the town of Verona, athletes are met by crowds lining the streets, cheering them on as they start their second loop and then head back to the Monona Terrace. One final push up the Helix at the Monona Terrace and the athletes found the dismount line at the top.
The 2024 Ironman run features is a spectator friendly two-loop 26.2 mile course, taking athletes through the streets of downtown Madison. On their journey athletes are taken through the iconic Camp Randall Stadium before heading toward the UW Lakeshore Nature Reserve and running next to University Bay. After running around the Capitol, athletes start their second loop.
According to exterrafitness.com, the genesis of the Ironman Triathlon can be traced back to 1978 in Hawaii, where Commander John Collins and his wife Judy, pondered a friendly debate, who were the fittest athletes, swimmers, cyclists, or runners? To settle the argument, they combined three existing races into one event. The three events were the Waikiki Roughwater Swim (2.4 miles), the Around-Oahu bike race (112 miles), and the Honolulu Marathon (26.2 miles).
