I have the pleasure of snapping the Ironman Uk this coming Sunday for a couple of publications. Please spare a thought for me. I have to get up at 5.00 am and chug around the Lancashire countryside for 12 hours and then spend another 5 hours in Bolton town centre giving my all. Its proper hard work. Those athletes have got the clean end of the stick I can tell you!

Seriously i take my hat off to every last one of them (some are proper rotund as well). They are doing something i could never even contemplate. My head would fall off before half way and it would all end in abject failure.

Photos will be appearing on my website early next week but here’s a taster from previous events.

Good luck nutters!!!!!!