Into the wild

A strange but not unpleasant mixture of Atlantic air and the scent of washing up powder fills my nostrils. Up ahead, I can see many of the houses dotted around seemingly at random have hung out their

It’s 7pm. There is just 5km left between me and the cod drying rack that marks the finish of this race. I’ve got a cramp in my left thigh. I’m soaked through and just about to set foot into the forest

Want to cycle 1,000 miles across rugged Scottish terrain, climbing more than twice the height of Everest? Oh, and it’s totally unsupported. Then try the Trans Alba race: you don’t have to be mad to do it, but it probably helps!

GB’s Sam Dickinson is shown the way at French Riviera T100 on 30 August. The Paris Olympics hero would cross the line in third place in his 100k debut, behind Jelle Geens (BEL) in second and a resurge

As a proud West Midlander I’m often reluctant to acknowledge any regional shortcomings we might have, but even I have to admit defeat when it comes to one – sea swimming. While God’s metropolitan regi

What’s the hardest race you’ve ever done? The NYC Marathon. After I won gold in Rio for triathlon, I really wanted to do marathons. I didn’t train specifically for the marathon before running NYC, and