room to criticise her performance. The three-time Xterra World Champion asks a lot of herself and it seems to be paying off.Mirinda Carfrae (Aus)At her first Kona, in 2009, Carfrae smashed the run course record (2:56:51) and came second, behind Chrissie

going into the World Championships.Chris Lieto (US)Lieto is one of the strongest cyclists on the circuit and it was his power that gave him the edge in this year's extremely windy Ironman Texas 70.3. He won Ironman Japan in 2006, Ironman Canada in 2005

his third Ironman World Championship, breaking the course record time by 12 seconds, despite suffering leg cramps in the last 2K of the race. He crossed the line in 8:03:56. Fellow Aussie Pete Jacobs was second, in 8:09:11, and German Andreas Raelert

at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. Almost 1,800 athletes took on the testing 140.6-mile race, with favourites Chrissie Wellington and Craig Alexander emerging as the winners. British triathlete legend Chrissie took her fourth Ironman world title

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

      02:14:07       01:16:44 03:57:16
 Paul Matthews                        00:23:39       02:14:13       01:18:02 03:58:24
 Timothy Reed                         00:24:08       02:19:35       01:13:29 03:59:57
 David Dellow                          00:23:38

Distance: 3.8K/ 180K/ 42.1KWhere: Tenby, WalesWhen: September 11First man: Jérémy Jurkiewicz 9:04:21First woman: Kristen Moeller 10:01:19Last finisher: 16:44:44No of finishers: 1133As the heavens opened over the small seaside village of Tenby