{"id":8207,"date":"2021-05-07T16:25:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T16:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=8207"},"modified":"2021-05-07T16:25:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T16:25:35","slug":"norseman-xtreme-triathlon-2015-race-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=8207","title":{"rendered":"Norseman Xtreme Triathlon 2015 race report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p ><strong>Norway\u2019s Norseman Xtreme Triathlon is known as one of the hardest races out there, but the 2015 edition proved particularly tough on Saturday (1 August), with chilly conditions forcing the organisers to take the sensible decision and shorten the swim.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    Advertisement<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p >&gt;&gt;&gt; Pain and suffering on Zombie Hill at the Norseman \u2013 blog<\/p>\n<p >Water temperatures hovered around 10.5\u00b0C in Hardangerfjord, meaning the swim was halved for the first time in the race\u2019s 13-year history \u2013 it\u2019s usually closer to 13-15\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<div    >\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p >Nonetheless, 249 hardy athletes jumped in from the car ferry and began a long day of racing that would involve 1.9km of swimming, 180km of cycling and 42.2km of running.<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s race<\/p>\n<p >Defending champion Allan Hovda had an impressive support crew that included Danish pro triathlete Rasmus Henning, who joined him for the last section of the run, which begins with the long uphill drag at 25km on the road known as \u2018Zombie Hill\u2019 and finishes at the top of the rocky Gaustatoppen mountain.<\/p>\n<p >\u201cIt\u2019s been an extremely rough day,\u201d said Hovda after claiming the win in 9:43hrs. \u201cHenrik Oftedal biked like crazy.\u201d Second place went\u00a0 to Lars Petter Stormo (NOR), and third place went to up-and-coming youngster Lars Kristian Vold.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Women\u2019s race<\/p>\n<p >Norseman first-timer Kristin Lie battled her fellow Norwegian Line Foss all the way to the finish line, finishing nearly three minutes ahead with a time of 11:50hrs. Third place went to Line Marie Langseth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p >\u201cI think the race was awesome,\u201d said Lie afterwards. \u201cThe organisers, the crowd \u2013 everything was amazing. I felt I had control the whole time. I just kept smiling.<\/p>\n<p>Click Here: <a href='https:\/\/www.storeafl.com\/gws-giants-2019-mens-home-guernsey.html' title='gws giants guernsey 2019'>gws giants guernsey 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p >\u201cMy support gave me clothes, they gave me food \u2013 I was really prepared for a really cold bike ride. When we were at the top of the mountain, it\u2019s cold. I had really huge gloves and a really huge warm jacket, so I was enjoying myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p >For more results and race information, visit the website at www.nxtri.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Men\u2019s results<\/p>\n<p >1) Allan Hovda (NOR) 9:43:46<br \/>2) Lars Petter Stormo (NOR) 9:49:43<br \/>3) Lars Christian Vold (NOR) 9:54:27<br \/>4) Graeme Stewart (GBR) 10:04:36<br \/>5) Henrik Oftedal (NOR) 10:22:09<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s results<\/p>\n<p >1) Kristin Lie (NOR) 11:50:48<br \/>2) Line Foss (NOR) 11:53:32<br \/>3) Line Mari Langseth (NOR) 12:13:42<br \/>4) Kari Flottorp Lingsom (NOR) 12:21:46<br \/>5) Silje Rafaelsen (NOR) 12:44:03<\/p>\n<p >(Images: Jos\u00e9 Luis Hourcade)<\/p>\n<p>    Advertisement<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p ><em><strong>Did you race Norseman? 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