Roe Erlandson, of Austin, participated in the inaugural Ironman Wisconsin Triathalon in Madison, Wisc., on Sunday, Sept. 15. The event, which included athletes from 25 countries, consisted of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run.

Erlandson finished the event in 13 hours, 34 minutes. His time placed him 1,188th out of 1,801 participants, and 14th out of 42 in the men's 55-59 age group. Roe has competed in many shorter triathalons as well as numerous marathons and ultra-marathons, but this was his first ironman-length triathalon.