20-21 July 2024, Walhalla, ND
Wilderman 2017. Photo by Wes Peck.
"This race was by far the hardest thing I have ever done. I love ironman races because of the challenge and the people that do them. I love the crowds, the energy, and the strategy. This offroad ironman had very few people, but quality supersedes quantity."
If you do one triathlon this year, do a local, inexpensive sprint, and do it beside a first timer whom you coaxed into the sport #TimeToTri.
If you do two triathlons this year do Wilderman. It's everything this sport should be!
Wilderman Full: 2.4 miles of swimming, 113.4 miles of gravel grinding, mountain biking and stream crossing, and 26.7 miles of the gnarliest trail running in the state.
Wilderman Half: 1.2 miles of swimming, slightly more than 63.8 miles on the bike, and 16.2 miles of trail running.
Wilderman Relay: Full course, but as a relay. Teams of 2 or 3 (since we realize dragging a swimmer up to only do one part of the race is sort of mean). We're even open to letting teams share a swimmer.
Wilderman Aquabike Full: Full course, but just the swim and the bike.
Wilderman Aquabike Half: Half course, but just the swim and the bike.
Wilderman Aquabike Relay: Sign up for the relay and we'll figure it out.
About: This is an epic race. Please--before you decide to do this race read the race reports from previous races (links at the bottom of the page). Go into this baby with your eyes open...
If you thought IRONMAN™ (or even XTERRA™) was the end of the road - the big enchilada - the pinnacle of multi-disciplinary solo effort endurance sports - think again.
Think Harder---Think Better---Think Wilder.
Welcome to the Wilderman*
"By far my favorite race." - Noelle Andrychowicz
Race Details:
Date: 20-21 July 2024
Location: Pembina Gorge, near Walhalla, ND.
HQ at Walhalla Country Club, Walhalla, North Dakota 58282
More Details:
- The Course Book will be updated with 2024 information sometime before July.
- Roster (who is signed up?)
- Full, half, and variations are all HAPPENING in 2024.
Minimum number of ALL racers: 20 by June 1st. We will hold the event if we get at least 20 racers (full or half, teams count as 1) by this date. If the race is not held, folks registered can choose a full refund or race credit.Minimum number of FULL racers: 10 by June 1st. We will hold the FULL distance race if we get at least 10 full racers (teams count as 1) by this date and meet the minimum 20 racers overall. If we meet the 20 racers overall but not 10 full racers, we will only hold the half. Folks registered for the full can choose to transfer to the half (and difference refunded), a full refund, or race credit.- Two-person teams can either split up the legs as they want, or you can bike and run and we will randomly assign you a swimmer as a virtual team member. They come out of the water and your rider gets going.
Registration |
Before Feb 1 | Feb 1 - Apr 30 | May 1 - Jun 30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilderman Full - Click here to register | $265 | $275 | $290 |
| Wilderman Half - Click here to register | $170 | $180 | $190 |
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Wilderman Full Relay - Click here to register |
$140 (2 person) $210 (3 person) |
$150 (2 person) $220 (3 person) |
$165 (2 person) $235 (3 person) |
| Wilderman Half Relay - Click here to register (includes Aquabike Relay) |
$85 (2 person) |
$90 (2 person) $130 (3 person) |
$95 (2 person) |
| Wilderman Aquabike Full - Click here to register | $190 | ||
| Wilderman Aquabike Half - Click here to register | $125 | ||
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Online registration closes 23:59:59 June 30. |
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Records
| Distance | Name | Time | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Men | Brendan Heinig | 16:45 | 2016 |
| Full Women | Molly Cochran | 22:21 | 2014 |
| Full Relay | Los Dos Lunaticos | 18:30 | 2017 |
| Half Men | David Uber | 09:33 | 2019 |
| Half Women | Ashley Busack | 11:18 | 2018 |
| Leg | Name | Time | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Swim | Don Henderson | 1:03 | 2018 |
| Full Bike | Paul Marietta | 8:47 | 2014 |
| Full Run | Brendan Heinig | 6:27 | 2016 |
| Half Swim | Craig Finlay | 0:31 | 2018 |
| Half Bike | Radim Blaha | 4:53 | 2016 |
| Half Run | Joel Odland | 4:17 | 2016 |
Past Races
| Year | Racers | Results | Photos | Videos | Race Reports | Press | Misc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 started, 8 finished | All years | Trish, Greg | The Borderland Press | |||
| 2023 | Canceled - low numbers | ||||||
| 2022 | Canceled - trail and road damage | ||||||
| 2021 | Roster | Erika, Corey | |||||
| 2020 | Canceled - COVID | ||||||
| 2019 | 33 started, 24 finished (full+half+relay) | All years | Adventure Wheelers Photography | Megan Peck | |||
| 2018 | 55 started, 28 finished (full+half+relay) | All years | Mike | Kim | Schenley (preamble, swim, etc.), Sarah, Eric, Scott, Steve | ||
| 2017 | 26 started, 17 finished (full+half+relay) | All years | Aaron | Noelle prerace, River crossing, Official (short) | Eric, Jacob (read all the comments), Todd Heady, Ian, Mitzi, Mike, leapdog | Slowtwitch | |
| 2016 | 16 started, 14 finished (full+half+relay) | All years | Beek, Dave | Prerace, Awards | Eric, Sheryl, Jason, Bill, Mark's run track | Instagram, Twitter, Facebook Event, Map | |
| 2015 | 13 started, 12 finished (full+half) | All years | Wes, Beek | Tom, Jess, Luke | Racer Comm., Map, Facebook Event | ||
| 2014 | 26 started, 17 finished (full only) | All years | Wes, Bryan | Video | Caleb, David, Scott, Brandon, Noelle, Mike, Michelle, Dan Woll | Map, Facebook Event |
*Please note, the Wilderman IS NOT IN ANY WAY AFFILIATED WITH IRONMAN™ or XTERRA™. It is a triathlon, however, that covers roughly the same distance in each discipline as an IRONMAN™ triathlon. As we mentioned, the Wilderman is harder, better, wilder, and a heck of a lot less expensive than IRONMAN™ and XTERRA™ events. Here are some extra trademark symbols in case we missed them somewhere: ™™™™™.
