Start with a jump from a predawn ferry into a dark fjord fed by glacier and snow melt. Finish with a grueling slog up the unrelenting, rocky "Zombie Hill." In between, swim, bike, and run 140 miles ...

The full-distance Norseman Triathlon is widely considered one of the hardest triathlon races in the world. But in recent years, there's been something even harder than the freezing-cold swim, ...

Along with his co-driver Anders Jaegere, the 29-year-old signed up for the toughest triathlon in the world: the Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon. Taking place in their native Norway, it requires ...

TJ Jimenez, a finisher of Norseman Xtreme triathlon, says the race has given him the ultimate test of grit, endurance, sportsmanship, and, more than anything, faith A 3,800-meter swim in ice-cold ...

When Brant Garvey was born with half his right leg missing, doctors had a message for his parents: "Be prepared that he's not going to be able to do things that other kids can do". Today, he is ...

"This is for people with fight. Resilience. And minds tougher than their bodies." A 5am start. Jumping off the back of a car ferry into the chill waters of the Norwegian fjords, 226km between you and ...

Highs: Being lucky enough to be awarded a black top and gaining the title of "Norseman". Lows: The difficult conditions and particularly, the challenging second half of the running leg. Held in Norway ...

Omar Paredes and his wife Laarni pose with the Norseman black shirt that was awarded to the extreme triathlon's top 160 finishers. Rhoel V Fernandez OMAR Paredes has seven full Ironman triathlons ...

LOUISE MINCHIN, who hosts BBC Breakfast with Dan Walker, hit back at a viewer who asked how much the BBC spent as they filmed the star take on the gruelling Norseman triathlon. Louise Minchin, 50, ...

When Norwegian WRC driver Andreas Mikkelsen decided to tackle his first elite triathlon, he picked the one of the toughest. Here he relives the pain to tell us about his epic Norseman challenge. After ...