{"id":202981,"date":"2026-10-13T03:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=202981"},"modified":"2026-10-12T18:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T01:18:22","slug":"completing-a-3300-mile-cross-country-triathlon-in-47-days-with-mohamed-lahna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/completing-a-3300-mile-cross-country-triathlon-in-47-days-with-mohamed-lahna","title":{"rendered":"Completing a 3,300 Mile Cross-Country Triathlon in 47 Days with Mohamed Lahna"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/e7367a24-521a-41b6-9b77-b37cb63e673b?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/completing-a-3-300-mile-cross-country-triathlon-in-47-days-with-mohamed-lahna\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohamed Lahna is a Paralympic medalist, endurance athlete, and one of the world&#8217;s most accomplished para-triathletes. Born without a femur in his right leg, he didn&#8217;t begin running or cycling until his twenties. On July 29, 2026, he completed a self-designed triathlon across America: a 28 mile swim around Manhattan, a 3,000 mile bike ride from New York to Las Vegas, and a 350 mile run to Venice Beach. He completed the journey in 47 days while raising more than $150,000 for Save the Children and the Challenged Athletes Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with Mohamed:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mohamedlahna.com\/\">Website\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mohamedlahna\/?hl=en\">Instagram\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/givestar.io\/gs\/250-triathlon-across-america?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAad29QWg6UvWZr3KvYY47KVOBK_VTkkM8B1pAMj-Viq6QSWXFU494fOOhiKAiA_aem_M3oBnPy1ba-NPwXi1ufN4w\">Donate to Save the Children and The Challenged Athletes Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/camp-monsters\">Listen to REI\u2019s Camp Monsters podcast!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to our sponsors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/benchmade\/c\/all\">Benchmade<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alltrails.com\/rei\">AllTrails<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Mohamed Lahna is a Paralympic medalist, endurance athlete, and one of the world&#8217;s most accomplished para-triathletes. Born without a femur in his right leg, he didn&#8217;t begin running or cycling until his twenties. On July 29, 2026, he completed a self-designed triathlon across America: a 28 mile swim around Manhattan, a 3,000 mile bike 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