Ocean Lava Lanzarote

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The fifth Ocean Lava Lanzarote Olympic Distance Triathlon and The Ocean Lava Planet Long Distance Triathlon was held on 1st November from the local beach Playa del Reducto in Arrecife . It is a unique event with the volcanic landscape in the background and warm climate all year round and crystal clear waters.

There was The Ocean Lava Planet Long Distance Triathlon, 3 km swim, a 120km bike which was followed by much of the Ironman route and a 30km run. The shorter Olympic distance also included some challenging climbs on the bike, with 1.5 km swim, 42 km bike and 10km run. At the start, about 250 people were on the Olympic and 175 over the long haul.

-The Ocean Lava Planet Long Distance Triathlon winners in the men’s category :

Gustavo RODRIGUEZ IGLESIAS

Nicholas Peter WARD MUÑOZ

Francisco SANTOS HERNANDEZ

-The Ocean Lava Planet Long Distance Triathlon winners in the women’s category :

Gurutze FRADES LARRALDE

Dolça OLLE GATELL

Esther RODRÍGUEZ DÍEZ

-The Olympic Distance Triathlon winners in the men’s category :

Cristian MARTIN GUERRERO

León DRAJER

Jose Juan CASAÑAS VARGAS

-The Olympic Distance Triathlon winners in the women’s category :

Alexandra ERSTED

Eilidh YATES

Saskia DERKS

It was an incredible race, with lots of International athletes participating in it. There was also the kid’s event on Sunday the 2nd November 2014 which also went well.

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