Oxy salutes the crowd at Ironman Zurich in 2005Since I started running in 2003 I’ve been on a constant quest for races that sound interesting. So far I’ve completed three marathons and three Ironman triathlons, but that wasn’t enough. While sitting

places (2006) is published by the Home Office, in consultation with the police, UK Athletics, British Cycling, UK Sport, Cycling Time Trials and the British Triathlon Association. Although not prescriptive, it offers useful guidance in key areas of events

with spectators to cheer you on. National Highlights...Llanelli Waterside Half, March 2 Llanelli Waterside Half-Marathon (Dyfed, March 2) Securing the future of a new race can often be a daunting prospect for event organisers. Not so for Llanelli Triathlon Club

’t practise for an event like this, and I think we’ve learned how far you can push the human body." Fellow forumite JJ was there to cheer the team on at the start and finish. "They’ve been phenomenal," she said. "I couldn’t run that fast for the bus

this year, making it the most lucrative one-day annual fundraising event in Britain. And with charity runners making up a large part of the fields at an increasing number of events, from the Great North Run to the London Triathlon, or even the Paris and New

at this grueling triathlon distance. Seen as one of the ultimate one-day endurance races, it's a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile cycle and a 26.2-mile run. Yet more than 20 forumites quickly signed up. What's more, only three had taken on an Ironman before. Among two dozen

determination saw steady progress. As for running, I have been a runner for over 20 years but I’ve only ever entered about five races in this time. In fact the most competitive running I had done was the three triathlons leading up to Ironman; and the Ironman