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The Hawaiian Iron man Triathlon was the first long distance triathlon event. The event covered 2.4 miles or 77 laps of swimming, 112 miles of biking and 26.2 miles of running. The concept was born during the the awarding ceremony at the Oahu Perimeter Relay in 1977. It was always debated on who was more fit to join the event, swimmer or runner? In connection with this, Us Navy Commander John Collins cited that a recent article revealed that a cyclist has the highest recorded maximum oxygen uptake and so deemed the cyclists to be more fit than the swimmers. Ultimately, they tried to settle the debate by combining the three long distance competitions.