Get ready for ironman part 1: plan your training

Eight-six, 85, 84… log onto the website of any Ironman event and you’ll see a count day to race day. Even with nearly one hundred days to go until the 2025 edition of Ironman Wales, it’s a reminder th

Mention the Ironman bike leg to any triathlon novice and watch as their jaw drops and their mind is blown. Some 180km (112-miles) after a 3.8km swim and before a marathon run? It’s the stuff of endura

Challenge Cesenatico on 11 May welcomed over 1,000 athletes and 32 nations to Italy’s Adriatic Coast. With calm seas and clear skies, the day provided ideal conditions for racing the 1.9km coastal swi

We’ve already covered off what’s new in entry-level tri-suits (issue 443 group test), so this month it’s the turn of the more premium men’s offerings to be put through their swim, bike and run paces,

JUNE 29 ULTIMATE TRIATHLON (full distance and relay) The Mere, Ellesmere, Shropshire. uktriathlon.co.uk ULTIMATE HALF TRIATHLON (half full distance and relay) The Mere, Ellesmere, Shropshire. uktriath

Brits abroad are swapping sunbeds and booze-ups for Hyrox comps and ultramarathons, with the global wellness tourism market now primed to surpass the £745bn mark. Has the runner’s high replaced hedonism for good?