Newton 24 & 8 Hours of Triathlon are about strategy and favor relay teams and individuals who can work and race together the best. Competitors race over a 1/10 Iron distance triathlon course (0.24 mile swim - 11.2 mile bike - 2.62 mile run), repeated for 8 or 24 hours.
Athletes do not have to stay in swim - bike - run order after lap one. Teams and solos "bank" as many legs in each discipline as desired, keeping in mind that the ultimate goal is to complete the most swim-bike-run combinations.
