{"id":8216,"date":"2021-05-07T16:55:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T16:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=8216"},"modified":"2021-05-07T16:55:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T16:55:07","slug":"chris-mccormack-to-race-icelands-jarnmadurinn-triathlon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=8216","title":{"rendered":"Chris McCormack to race Iceland\u2019s Jarnmadurinn Triathlon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p ><strong>Two-time Ironman World Champion Chris \u2018Macca\u2019 McCormack will be taking part in the inaugural Jarnmadurinn Triathlon in Hvalfjordur Bay, Iceland this August \u2013 the country\u2019s first middle-distance race.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    Advertisement<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p >&gt;&gt;&gt; Dave Scott on how to build a long-distance training plan<\/p>\n<p >The triathlon, which takes place on August 8th of this year, consists of a 1.9km swim in a freshwater glacial lake, followed by a 90km bike on the old main road, finishing with a 21km run on asphalt and gravel.<\/p>\n<div    >\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p >Most triathlons based in Iceland have been pool swims or short-distance triathlons because the Iceland\u2019s sea and lake temperatures are low, however organisers have extended the distance because of the increase in interest.<\/p>\n<p >\u201cI am delighted to come to Iceland and participate in this race,\u201d said McCormack. \u201cI have wanted to come to Iceland for many years, this is a great opportunity to race there and discover the country. I am bringing my whole family, I think it\u2019s going to be amazing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p >The course is located 50km away from the capital Reykjavik, and takes participants through the lake Medalfellsvatn, into Hvalfjordur Bay and through Iceland\u2019s scenic country roads.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p >Competitors will have to tackle a 770m elevation on the bike and face temperatures of14\u00b0C in the lake, which consists of water straight from a glacier. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p >Registration costs \u00a345 and ends on August 7. If you\u2019re interested in registering, or for more information please visit their website.<\/p>\n<p >(Images:\u00a0Vi\u00f0ar \u00deorsteinsson)<\/p>\n<p>    Advertisement<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p ><em><strong>Will you be entering the\u00a0Jarnmadurinn Triathlon? Let us know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here: <a href='https:\/\/www.mynoen.com\/cheap-nike-shoes.html\/cheap-air-jordan.html' title='cheap nike air jordan shoes'>cheap nike air jordan shoes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-time Ironman World Champion Chris \u2018Macca\u2019 McCormack will be taking part in the inaugural Jarnmadurinn Triathlon in Hvalfjordur Bay, Iceland this August \u2013 the country\u2019s first middle-distance race. Advertisement &gt;&gt;&gt; Dave Scott on how to build a long-distance training plan The triathlon, which takes place on August 8th of this year, consists of a 1.9km&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8216\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}