Dive into the world of tri

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

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

The swim might be the scariest, the bike leg the longest. But it’s during the 42.2km marathon run where the suffering can be turned up to 11 and finish-line dreams are made or broken. The bad news is

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

“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

I’m chasing a world record in Ironman triathlons. Six Ironmans on six continents over 12 months, trying to become the fastest female in the world to do it. The time I’m trying to break is a cumulative