This Sunday heralds the return of one of the UK's most prestigious endurance triathlons; Ironman UK. This is the only officially branded Iron distance event in England. More than 1,500 triathletes will be speeding through Lancashire's countryside
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Chrissie Wellington (UK)Care to bet against the three-time world champion? Didn't think so. Sure, she had a nasty (but not serious) crash off the bike in September but that's not the sort of thing that bothers her. This year she set a new Ironman
Craig Alexander (Aus)Two-time Ironman champion won this year's Coeur D'alene Ironman in Idaho in a course record time of 8:19:48. The 38-year-old Australian was laid low for a month by a viral infection, missing Ironman Australia, so it was a
I'm balancing on one leg. The other one is somewhere in front of me; I can't be sure where. I am attempting to perform a squat and it is not going well.Gordon Crawford is looking at me with pity. As coach to three-time Ironman 70.3 UK champion
Q. I live in London and am training for an Ironman-distance race in the French Alps. It's going to be hilly. Is there any way I can prepare for the climbs? If you're living in the city and don't have easy access to climbs, I'd recommend two
The women's raceWellington leads brilliant Brits at KonaChrissie Wellington turned in the most extraordinary performance in her remarkable career to win her fourth Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. Not even a torn pectoral muscle
Preparing your mind for a long-distance race is just as important as preparing your body, says Chrissie Wellington. If that's what the three-time Ironman World Champion and world record holder thinks, then that's good enough for the rest of us. So
Most of us are used to going back to our day job after racing in a triathlon. But imagine how you'd feel heading back to the office on the back of a podium finish and new British record at your Ironman debut. That was the scenario Tom Lowe found
, the guys in the first Ironman in 1978 got round just fine without clipless pedals, aerobars or fancy nutrition. The challenge of the event was there, irrespective of which equipment was used.Bryce Dyer Bryce Dyer is Senior Lecturer in Product Design
