was to take on the Channel and to incorporate that into a wider triathlon challenge. I’d already done the Double Ironman and I wanted to see what else I could achieve. It was wonderful that I managed to complete it and raised money for all the charities I

Captain Simon Powers was first bitten by the triathlon bug when he was posted to Cyprus with the Royal Logistic Corps. Six Ironman races later, he’s stepping up to the challenge of a lifetime on June 2 – The Battle Back 1000.Captain Powers will take

ironmate.co.uk, coaches triathletes, runs a triathlon training camp at Tri-Topia in France, marshals at Big Cow races, and is writing a book about triathlon. He somehow fits all this activity around his unofficial role as the UK’s most prolific triathlete

the season, and what are the differences between your base training and your race training? Little Ninja, LondonA. No one day is exactly the same, but I believe that triathlon is a 24/7 job. I devote my life to it. Exercise, resting, sleeping and eating