The big chill

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

“It’s been a crazy few months. I’m in shock, a bit of disbelief it’s over, and the body is feeling it, but not as bad as it could have been.” Mitch Hutchcraft is propped up on the bed of his hotel roo

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?

Water is leaking into my goggles. I blink a couple of times and try to figure out which lens is the culprit. Both? It’s strange, as these goggles have done many miles in training and never leaked befo

Working in hostile and often unpredictable environments, mountaineer and filmmaker Jimmy Chin has no room for error. Here’s how he keeps his mind and body primed

MOUNTAINS DO STRANGE THINGS to us. You see ...