Epic Five

EPIC5, Richard Roll and Jason Lester’s attempt to do five consecutive Ironman-distance triathlons, came to a successful close at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday night on Kona’s Ali’i Drive.

On May 5 Jason Lester and Richard Roll will swim, ride and run into an exploit no human has attempted: five Ironman-distance triathlons in five days. That’s 560 miles of cycling, 12 miles of swimming and 131 miles of running. Lester, 35, and Roll, 44, will will do each stage on a different Hawaiian island.