Home | News An interesting story from the Virginia Triple Iron What does it take to complete a 7.2-mile swim, a 336-mile bike ride and a 78.6-mile run? RogerhospedalesPublished November 8, 2011 Lenny Bernstein of the Chicago Daily Herald provides a glimpse of what it takes to complete a Triple Iron distance race. Check out the story here. Find out more about the Virginia Triple Iron here.