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

25-26 JULY 2026 City racing for all levels. Places now at t100triathlon.com 1 NEW YEAR’S DAY TRIATHLON (various dist and events) Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh. edinburghtri.org 18 DORNEY DUATHLON

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A plan to attract more hackers to the Shropshire Hills leads a local endurance rider to complete more than 600 miles in the saddle as part of the Pathfinder Project. Charlotte Cooper finds out what it’s all about