, but paratriathlon has not yet achieved the same status and will not be part of the 2012 London Paralympics. If all goes to plan, however, triathlon could be included in the 2016 Paralympics and may be a demonstration sport in 2012. "These are hugely exciting times

running in my forties and ran the London Marathon five times, but then I became injured and was looking for something else," he says. "After the Blenheim Triathlon I was hooked."Dunbabin sets aside 6-10 hours per week for training, occasionally pushing

pool-based sprint triathlon doesn't have the same needs as an experienced Ironman athlete.In The SwimYou could, in theory, swim in trunks or a swimming costume, and nothing else. However, this has little to recommend it except bragging rights if you