The Arch to Arc is a triathlon, of sorts. But it is a triathlon twisted and stretched beyond recognition. Though comprising the same three elements - swimming, cycling and running - the Arch to Arc shuffles the order and increases the length beyond any of the officially recognised triathlon distances.
In the A2A the run comes first, not last. Starting out at the white stone of Marble Arch in London's centre it covers 87 miles to finish atop the white cliffs of Dover. Next, the swim. A short 21 mile paddle across the Channel to France (providing it is swum in a straight line - no mean feat). Then a final blast on the bike into Paris - 181 miles in the saddle.
Only 10 people have ever completed this challenge, none in less than 80 hours; some in over 100. Many others have attempted it without success.
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