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

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

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

13-year-old takes 100-mile win in Northumberland

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

Peter Auto resurrected its Imola Classic event from 25-27 July after seven years, with nine of its own grids plus the Alfa Revival Cup. The latter closed proceedings, with polesitter Davide Bertinelli