The Live Up Project
THE TRIPLE
IRONMAN
Three Ironmans. Zero stops. 422 miles endured to end hopelessness among teens.
September 11–13, 2026
Race weekend
Lake Nokomis
Minneapolis, MN
422 miles
Completed continuously
Lake Nokomis
Swim
Minneapolis → Duluth & back
Bike
Minneapolis chain of Lakes
Run
Fundraising progress
Raised so far
$0
Triple Ironman Goal
$100,000
The Triple Ironman is raising $100,000 for teen mental health — part of Live Up's $500,000 project-wide goal for the year.
WHAT IT TAKES
A Triple Ironman is a full Ironman-distance triathlon, tripled and done continuosly. A 7.2 mile swim followed by a 336 mile ride and a 78.6 mile run done continuosly without planned rest — the hardest endurance event most people have ever heard of, and one that only a handful of athletes on Earth have ever finished.
Swim
7.2 mi
3 × 2.4-mile swims — the length of Lake Nokomis, twice over, in open water.
Bike
336 mi
3 × 112-mile rides — across Minnesota and back, three times.
Run
78.6 mi
3 × 26.2-mile marathons — on legs that have already covered hundreds of miles.
Follow along
COURSE MAPS
Track every mile of the Triple Ironman across the swim, bike, and run courses.
Swim Course
7.2 miles in Lake Nokomis — Friday, Sept 11, 8:00 AM. Meet at Lake Nokomis Beach.
Bike Course
336 miles to Duluth and back on Highway 61 / Munger Trail — starts and ends at Lake Nokomis Beach.
Run Course
78.6 miles counterclockwise around the Chain of Lakes — starts and finishes at Lake Nokomis Beach.
Live tracking
Tracking Link: Track Me
Follow the action on Instagram: @theliveupproject and @thatguydarby and Facebook: Darby Voeks
Where it started
A NEW CHALLENGE ON THE HORIZON
When a double Ironman was accomplished in 2019, it proved what an ordinary person can endure. Now the horizon has moved — and Live Up's founding athlete, Darby Voeks, is taking on the next impossible step.
Every mile is a message to a teenager somewhere: someone cared enough to suffer for them. That's what the Live Up Project is — a community enduring hard things to end hopelessness among teens.
Founding athlete
DARBY VOEKS
Darby is taking on the Triple Ironman as Live Up's founding athlete — 422 miles of swim, bike, and run to launch the movement.
YOUR HARD THING COUNTS
You don't need a Triple Ironman. You need a challenge that takes you out of your comfort zone — and a community that will show up behind you.