Winter's wildest races

Our selection of the best, fastest, toughest, quirkiest and most enjoyable UK races this month

24 SWYD SPRINT TRIATHLON ( SPRINT) (750m S/20km B/5km R) Barry Island, Wales. allornothingevents.com 27 DORNEY LAKE MIDWEEK TRI (various dists) Dorney Lake, Windsor atwevents.co.uk 28 PARK BRYN BACH A

Split the marathon distance between a team of six in this Run For All event starting from the University of York. Walk or run legs between three to six miles on a fast and flat course through York. Pe

Places we've been, things we've seen, and mountain-related stuff we like

“Reckon we’re actually going out in that?” The pre-race chat in the car park above Putsborough beach in North Devon has almost exclusively focussed on the behaviour of the Atlantic Ocean’s swell and s

Competitors at Ironman Lake Placid, on 20 July, are treated to 180km of epic climbs and swooping descents through the region’s majestic Adirondack Mountains. In the pro races, Norway’s Solveig Løvseth