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Just before 5am in the morning the first athletes are jumping into the cold waters.
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Anticipation and nervousness are on the faces of the athletes as the start approaches.
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Everybody is in the water and the 2010 Norseman Extreme Triathlon is about to start.
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Trying to find solid footing the first few athletes are scrambling out of the cold water.
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Time to get those bike legs going.
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When your whole body is cold, simple tasks are taking quite a bit of time.
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It is cold indeed but at this point the roads are still quite flat.
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Just in case you forgot where you were.
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One British athlete had quite a huge support crew at Norseman.
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Defending champion Tom Remman reaches the top of Imingfjell.
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Even Hersleth on his way to third place.
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With the bike segment behind him, Tom Remman gets a bit of help getting his running gear on.
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This isn't what you could call a traffic jam, but most likely as much of a crowd you might encounter on the course.
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Is this Norway or are we on the moon here?
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There were indeed rays of sunshine for the athletes on course.
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After dropping Tom Remman on the final climb, Henrik Oftedal reaches the finish in first place.
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Meanwhile for others there is still quite some distance to go to reach the top.
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Women's winner Susanne Buckenlei collapses after the event filled with joy and exhaustion.
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What a difference a day makes. Top 3 finishers Even Hersleth, Henrik Oftedal and Tom Remman proudly wear the black finisher's shirts.
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The women's podium finishers Malin Lundvik, Susanne Buckenlei and Gonny Rosendaal look also quite relaxed the next day.
