Adrian Kostera broke the world record and won 2nd edition of the Ultra-Triathlon in Colmar, France! The Pole swam 19 km, cycled 900 km and finally ran 211 km in a time of 67 hours, 45 minutes and 51 seconds. He beat the world record set a year ago by Robert Karas by almost 14 minutes! Incredible!
A typical triathlon consists of 1.9km swimming, 90 km on the bike and 21.1 km running while an ironman consist of 3.9 km swimming, 180.2 km on the bike and 42.2 km of running.
According to triathlonlife.pl, Robert Karaś sets a world record in 2021 with the following results
swimming 4:37:30
cycling 32:06:08
running 31:14:23
total 67:58:01
This year, Adrian Kostera sets a new world record in Colmar:
swimming: 8:08:35
cycling: 31:28:59
running: 28:08:09
total: 67:45:51
Adrian Kostera did not sleep for 3 days and as we can see, it payed off!
He started as an amateur who wanted to quit smoking but his sports career has developed significantly better and faster than expected. Besides the victory in Colmar, he completed the ‘100 marathons in 100 days’ project and also won the Dutch 24-hour running championships and was 4th at the 2019 World Double Ultra Triathlon Championships in Lithuania.
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The murderous challenge of the five-time Ironman in Colmar was faced by 14 athletes from 8 countries around the world. Poland was represented by two athletes in this group – 36-year-old Adrian Kostera and 47-year-old Rafał Godzwon.
Rafał Godzwon is still on the route of the cross-country stage. If he maintains his good form, the Poles will take the first two places on the podium.