The driving rain slacked off but the roads were slick as I approached kilometre 41 of the bike leg, the start of the hills that dotted the area of Phuket’s Supalai Resort and the Ao Kung Mangrove Conservation Project. I had the right timing shifting gears a few meters before the ...

-mile cycle ride and eight-mile cross-country run, though those feeling less courageous can take the event’s half-length option without feeling short-changed of the fantastic views and varied landscapes on offer.Both races start and finish in the bay

LINKS • Ironman Switzerland SITE • Official Ironman Website • Trinewbies.com• Ironman training planIn summer 2004, more than 20 forum members pledged to take on Ironman Switzerland in July 2005 - that's a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile cycle and 26.2-mile run. Many

for the brave 30-year-old to step up to the challenge.On August 19, Flt Lt Cadman set off on a running, swimming and cycling slog between Marble Arch and the Arc de Triomphe. She ticked off a remorseless 87-mile run from London to Dover, a 22-mile swim across

our trio of guinea pigs has what may be the hardest task of the three. She will only have the chance to strut her stuff in her favoured discipline once she has driven her body to the limit in the unfamiliar swim and cycle sections.However, if her

to some of the best-organised racing around. Three 5K races on November 19 and December 3 and 16, will see a flurry of over 300 runners take to the quiet cycle paths of Hertfordshire and hammer around a completely flat, out and back course.Each race kicks

in the opening miles. San Domenico 20 (Glamorgan, April 1) The picturesque ‘Taff Trail’ cycle path makes a great setting for this new out-and-back 20-miler, traversing an area rich in industrial archaeology and dramatic scenery.--National Highlights Marathon

- Saturday was given over to various promotional events - and was impressed by the atmosphere generated by supporters, and relieved by the range of abilities on show. Far from being the preserve of the elites, the Valencia Triathlon appeared to be all about

and the affection of the huge crowds gathered there, and proved that it was possible for a disparate group of athletes – some finely honed and experienced, some self-confessed lardbutts – to swim, cycle and run from zero to hero in just nine months.But on Sunday

will be taking on Zurich’s Ironman triathlon course – that’s a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile cycle, and 26.2-mile run (yes, a full marathon). The trip promises to be the biggest and best ever with more than 60 forumites heading to Switzerland's largest city, including