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Tell most people down the gym you’re considering a triathlon and they’ll immediately tell you how hard it is. Or how they had a mate who entered one, only to end up lost in a lake and eaten by a shark

As the sun beat down on the ancient sands of the Namib Desert in south west Africa, former snowboarder Ioana Barbu’s face cracked out a huge smile. And she had every right to be beaming. The 37-year-o

The heat is real now. Intense sun from above and the road radiating heat up from below. My tri-suit feels like a microwave bag, stuffy and claustrophobic. I’m a pale, middle-aged, Scotsman. I wonder i

It was the Marathon des Sables, a 250K across the Sahara Desert in Morocco. It’s self-supported, meaning you have to carry all your own food and mandatory gear. Temperatures reach 48°C during the day

I’d heard of UTMB, but for a long time – like many of us – I assumed it wasn’t for me. (Apart from watching the runners cross the finish line in Chamonix from the comfort of my Instagram feed, of cour

Not enough time to squeeze in strength training? Maybe think again. One study saw 10 of 19 female duathletes add twice-weekly strength sessions to their multisport programme. These comprised just four