Sean Conway is no stranger to adventure. The former freelance photographer has been logging huge accomplishments in swimming, running, and cycling disciplines since 2012. But, his most recent feat might take the cake.
The UK resident just completed 102 IRONMAN-length triathlons. Daily. In a row.
Yeah — go back and read that again.
That’s a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26-mile run — every day for 102 days. The effort served as a fundraiser for the True Venture Foundation, a nonprofit that supports youth sports clubs in the U.K. American James Lawe\rence set the previous record at 101 consecutive days in 2021. According to the plethora of Instagram posts Conway made along the way, he was eating up to 8,000 calories per day to fuel his runs, swims, and bike rides.
Conway completed the series of grueling IRONMAN events today at the Mold Leisure Center in Mold, Wales. A crowd was on hand to congratulate the unmistakably red-bearded athlete as he took his final steps. Mold’s Mayor, Teresa Carberry, was also present.
“This has been by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It’ll be hard to top this,” Conway said in an Instagram post written shortly after he completed his final triathlon. “Thanks to all the riders and runners who selflessly took time out to do the same lapped course every day in the sodding rain at times. We’ll be friends for life.
A History of Distance
Conway was born and raised in Zimbabwe and emigrated to the U.K. in 2002. By 2012, he was participating in his first long-distance adventure — cycling 16,000 miles around the world. In the following years, he racked up an impressive list of accomplishments: swimming the length of Great Britain, a triathlon circumnavigation of mainland Britain, and an unsupported 4,000-mile, 24-day bike ride across Europe, just to name a few.
