Young woman and the sea

Big cities never sleep. Through the apartment window, facing out onto the Central Market, I hear the joy, laughter and occasional tears of revellers in the streets below heading home to bed after a lo

Scarborough’s Hub Sea Swimmers are a warm and welcoming bunch, with stories of friendship to make even the most committed landlubber want to grab a wetsuit and brave the North Sea

“My aim today was to feel like I could race this distance and not just survive it. Job done with a silver medal.” The Instagram post of Jonny Brownlee after completing Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria on

The Salt Path in cinemas now

There is always a frisson of excitement on race morning, but it was nearly all over before it started in London as an internet outage at the Aquatics Centre led to a 2 ½ hr delay before the action got

Shifting into the last cog on my cassette, my cadence slows to a grind. With 100km already on the clock, the 16% ramps of Injebreck Hill have turned every muscle fibre in my calves into little glowing