After a certain age, birthdays are about as exciting as watching the housemates sleep in Big Brother. When you hit 35, acting like a teenager becomes embarrassing rather than endearing; your 20s are further away than your 40s; and the ladies among
TW: When did you first race in Kona?SN: It's my fifth start. I was an age grouper in 2006 when I was still working then. I went full time in 2007 and won Ironman UK, which was a much better result than I expected. This will be my fifth Ironman
Stockholm Marathon, May From fortifying slices of post-race cheesecake to following in the footsteps of pilgrims in the Middle Ages, Sweden’s races are a beguiling mixture of culture, camaraderie and catch-your-breath scenery. Here’s our guide
the age groupers would start but for now it was the elite men and women who got things underway on the out-and-back swim course in Kailua Bay. The pier and prom were thick with people cheering their triathlon heroes and the heat was building nicely.As 46
At the age of 18, Hollie Avil represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Four years on, she’s trying to make the team again. We caught up with her in Sydney recently.How is your training going?I’ve been training on the Gold Coast
.chicagomarathon.com © Getty Images Boston Marathon If you love superlatives, head to Boston in April for the world’s oldest annual marathon. The race started in 1897 and has blazed a trail since that other big-city marathons continue to follow. It isn’t just age that adds
, because it gives the greatest performance benefits. I had a Litespeed Tachyon for 10 years, which seemed to mature and become more comfortable with age. It was titanium and my body didn’t feel battered when I got off the bike – even after a triple Ironman
. She explains what this revealed: “A spondylolithesis [a slipped disc] was putting pressure on the nerves in the base of the spine. She may have had this condition from a very young age and not known about it until running started to irritate the area
