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0:00:29 > 0:00:32Hello, and a very warm welcome to The Adventure Show.

0:00:32 > 0:00:34This month we're in Torridon for the inaugural

0:00:34 > 0:00:36Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon

0:00:36 > 0:00:39and when they say extreme, they mean it.

0:00:39 > 0:00:41With over 200 kilometres of biking

0:00:41 > 0:00:44past some of Scotland's most breathtaking scenery.

0:00:44 > 0:00:46Morning!

0:00:46 > 0:00:49After well over five hours in the saddle, the competitors then

0:00:49 > 0:00:53have to run a marathon over one of Scotland's Munros.

0:00:53 > 0:00:57It's been described as one of the hardest days of your life.

0:00:57 > 0:00:59This guy here, he's so enthusiastic.

0:00:59 > 0:01:02"Come on, you can make it, two kilometres to go.

0:01:02 > 0:01:04"Only 15 minutes, you'll make it!"

0:01:08 > 0:01:11But it all begins here with a three kilometre swim in the chilly

0:01:11 > 0:01:14depths of Loch Shieldaig.

0:01:14 > 0:01:17The weather, the terrain and the distance will have a big factor

0:01:17 > 0:01:22in a race that even the fastest guys will take over 12 hours to complete.

0:01:22 > 0:01:23Oh, that's cold!

0:01:23 > 0:01:27I think it's going to hurt a bit, but...

0:01:27 > 0:01:30Is that the attraction, hurting a bit?

0:01:30 > 0:01:32I suppose so, yeah. Yeah, it's just to see what you can do.

0:01:32 > 0:01:35You're one of the more upright ones.

0:01:35 > 0:01:37Is pain an attraction for you?

0:01:37 > 0:01:39I do quite like a little bit of pain.

0:01:39 > 0:01:41It's just a big adventure so,

0:01:41 > 0:01:44I think it's a really lovely part of Scotland and I'm just really

0:01:44 > 0:01:47looking forward to going out there and seeing it all.

0:01:47 > 0:01:50- Hi!- So I just wanted to do something a little bit different,

0:01:50 > 0:01:54a bit of a change, and this has really ticked the box. Love it.

0:01:54 > 0:01:57Nice one.

0:01:57 > 0:02:00Also in this month's Adventure Show, we join Cameron McNeish as he

0:02:00 > 0:02:04explores one of Scotland's smaller hills that packs a big punch.

0:02:05 > 0:02:09We meet a young cyclist who is determined to emulate the best.

0:02:09 > 0:02:10I like Bradley Wiggins.

0:02:10 > 0:02:13And we catch up with one of the new hotshots on the climbing

0:02:13 > 0:02:16scene to discover that it's possible to use ice axe

0:02:16 > 0:02:19and crampons in the comfort of your own home.

0:02:19 > 0:02:22I built these two walls just so after work I can just

0:02:22 > 0:02:26come down and train, whatever hours I want, as much as I want.

0:02:26 > 0:02:29But first to the Celtman Extreme Triathlon.

0:02:29 > 0:02:35This may be its very first year, but it has all the makings of a classic.

0:02:35 > 0:02:37It starts with that chilly swim across the open sea waters

0:02:37 > 0:02:41of Loch Shieldaig, then it's off with the wetsuits and into

0:02:41 > 0:02:46the saddle for over 200 kilometres of cycling, first to Kinlochewe,

0:02:46 > 0:02:50then down the shores of Loch Maree to Gairloch before heading

0:02:50 > 0:02:55round the coast and back inland past Dundonald, then along the A835.

0:02:55 > 0:02:58There's a final push through Achnasheen to

0:02:58 > 0:03:00the forest of Achnashellach.

0:03:00 > 0:03:04The run's no pushover either - 42 kilometres along forest tracks

0:03:04 > 0:03:06and over the wild, remote

0:03:06 > 0:03:09Coulin Pass to Glen Torridon and

0:03:09 > 0:03:11then there's a sting in the tail.

0:03:11 > 0:03:15A race up one of Beinn Eighe's summits, Ruadh Stac Mor.

0:03:15 > 0:03:19And there's a final dash to the finish in Torridon.

0:03:19 > 0:03:24By any standards this is an extreme test of fitness and endurance

0:03:24 > 0:03:27and this inaugural year is full to capacity.

0:03:27 > 0:03:29There are a couple of people here that are fully professional

0:03:29 > 0:03:33athletes. The majority are just the very top end of the...

0:03:33 > 0:03:36The kind of amateur field, if you like. These are people who,

0:03:36 > 0:03:39you know, have done sprint triathlons and standard distance

0:03:39 > 0:03:42and Half Ironman and Ironman, and they've just kind of taken the whole

0:03:42 > 0:03:45thing just another step, which is what this race is -

0:03:45 > 0:03:47it's another step up.

0:03:47 > 0:03:52Welcome, everybody, to Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon.

0:03:52 > 0:03:55There's something very special, clearly,

0:03:55 > 0:03:59about being at the first edition of a race - you guys are the pioneers.

0:03:59 > 0:04:03And some of those pioneers have made a very long journey indeed.

0:04:03 > 0:04:06Approximately 50% are international entrants.

0:04:06 > 0:04:08I think it raises the stakes in one sense.

0:04:08 > 0:04:10The local Scottish and British competitors don't

0:04:10 > 0:04:14often come across international competitors in these quantities.

0:04:14 > 0:04:17There's a lot of very strong Scandinavians in particular,

0:04:17 > 0:04:18a lot of Germans.

0:04:18 > 0:04:21We'll see what happens. I'd love there to be Scottish winners.

0:04:21 > 0:04:23I'm not sure there will be.

0:04:25 > 0:04:29It's 4.50 in the morning on the banks of Loch Shieldaig,

0:04:29 > 0:04:31ten minutes before the start of this race at five

0:04:31 > 0:04:34and there are some pretty sleepy looking people around.

0:04:34 > 0:04:37But others, amazingly, are raring to go.

0:04:37 > 0:04:40It's just about keeping going and keeping your pacing right, I think,

0:04:40 > 0:04:42so I'm just going to set off and all the nerves will

0:04:42 > 0:04:46disappear as soon as I start and I'm just going to kind of do my own race

0:04:46 > 0:04:49and get my head down and just enjoy it and just get into a good rhythm.

0:04:49 > 0:04:52- How long have you been up? - Since two.

0:04:52 > 0:04:54Yeah, I'm pretty excited.

0:04:55 > 0:04:57It's just a big adventure so,

0:04:57 > 0:04:59I think it's a really lovely part of Scotland and I'm just

0:04:59 > 0:05:04really looking forward to going out there and seeing it all.

0:05:04 > 0:05:06- Now, where are you from?- Germany. - Why are you here?

0:05:06 > 0:05:08What's the attraction of this?

0:05:08 > 0:05:10I don't really know.

0:05:13 > 0:05:17Last year I said I want to do the hardest

0:05:17 > 0:05:21triathlons in the world, and that's the first one of them, I guess.

0:05:21 > 0:05:24You're looking a wee bit worried this morning, I have to say.

0:05:24 > 0:05:27- Other people are looking excited. - Yeah.- You're a wee bit pensive.

0:05:27 > 0:05:30If you have a look round, there's a field full of athletes.

0:05:30 > 0:05:32I'm not an athlete.

0:05:32 > 0:05:35I'm doing it for charity so what seemed like a good idea...

0:05:35 > 0:05:40"Oh, yeah, I like mountains, I like bikes, yeah, I'll do that."

0:05:40 > 0:05:43Then I've got on the coach this morning and seen all these

0:05:43 > 0:05:45athletes with muscles and that kind of stuff, and looked down

0:05:45 > 0:05:48and thought, "I should've had some of them, but I haven't."

0:05:48 > 0:05:50So, yeah, I'm a little apprehensive.

0:05:50 > 0:05:53- Have a great day. - Thank you very much.

0:05:53 > 0:05:55- Two minutes to race start, how are you doing?- Yeah, good.

0:05:55 > 0:05:57Cometh the man, cometh the moment.

0:05:57 > 0:06:00- You're the last person in the water. - The last in the water.

0:06:00 > 0:06:01I think that's from a little experience.

0:06:01 > 0:06:04I don't know why they're in such a hurry to get in there.

0:06:04 > 0:06:06There's plenty of time to be in there.

0:06:06 > 0:06:10Ten seconds to go. This is a couple of days after the longest day

0:06:10 > 0:06:13and the water temperature here is still less than 15 degrees.

0:06:13 > 0:06:14It's a long, long swim.

0:06:14 > 0:06:17- KLAXON BLARES - And they're off!

0:06:17 > 0:06:20150 competitors taking on this gargantuan challenge through

0:06:20 > 0:06:25some of the most breathtaking and spectacular scenery in Scotland.

0:06:25 > 0:06:27There it is - suddenly the water, from being very calm,

0:06:27 > 0:06:31has turned into a boiling cauldron, with the arms and legs kicking,

0:06:31 > 0:06:35just trying to get the heart beating, get their breathing

0:06:35 > 0:06:41regulated, and settle in for a very long and very, very hard day.

0:06:43 > 0:06:47I'm here in the village of Shieldaig waiting for the racers to

0:06:47 > 0:06:48finish their swim section.

0:06:48 > 0:06:51Once out the water they'll be changing from wetsuits

0:06:51 > 0:06:55into biking gear, and they'll want to be as fast as possible,

0:06:55 > 0:06:58but if they get something wrong here they're going to have a long

0:06:58 > 0:07:00time to regret it later.

0:07:00 > 0:07:03We don't expect everyone to finish this race because it's

0:07:03 > 0:07:05so tough and so demanding, so even to enter the race

0:07:05 > 0:07:09and get to the start line shows a certain mental toughness.

0:07:09 > 0:07:12It's probably the limit of what you can do.

0:07:12 > 0:07:15Certainly, you know, professional athletes would be training

0:07:15 > 0:07:16all year round for this,

0:07:16 > 0:07:19so if you've got a normal life and you try and do a job

0:07:19 > 0:07:22and everything like that, you know, it is quite difficult to fit it in.

0:07:22 > 0:07:26This water was way colder than what I'm used to.

0:07:26 > 0:07:30This must've been 12 degrees or something.

0:07:30 > 0:07:35Today's swim was always going to be cold so I, this year, tried to swim

0:07:35 > 0:07:37in what they call open water,

0:07:37 > 0:07:40i.e. lochs or the sea, quite early in the year,

0:07:40 > 0:07:44just to get used to swimming in the open water and the cold.

0:07:45 > 0:07:46Just 15 minutes into the race

0:07:46 > 0:07:49and already the field is very, very drawn out.

0:07:50 > 0:07:52The fastest swimmers are way ahead,

0:07:52 > 0:07:55but it doesn't matter where you are in the water at this stage,

0:07:55 > 0:07:59because if you're strong on the bike or indeed strong running,

0:07:59 > 0:08:04you can make time up against people who are stronger in the water.

0:08:04 > 0:08:06But the difference between the leaders at the moment

0:08:06 > 0:08:11and the people who are still passing the island is quite far already.

0:08:13 > 0:08:15Well done, mate.

0:08:15 > 0:08:17CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:08:19 > 0:08:21First out of the water

0:08:21 > 0:08:24and way ahead of the rest of the field is Bobby Oag.

0:08:24 > 0:08:26Take your time going up there.

0:08:27 > 0:08:31He's from Orkney so maybe he's used to these kinds of temperatures

0:08:31 > 0:08:33because he's completed this three kilometre swim

0:08:33 > 0:08:37in an amazing 39 minutes and 54 seconds.

0:08:37 > 0:08:41Hiya, how are you doing? How was the water temperature?

0:08:41 > 0:08:46Well, the same story in Orkney all winter so it's not that bad.

0:08:46 > 0:08:50- At least I did one part right, I guess.- That was great.

0:08:50 > 0:08:51Are you looking forward to the bike?

0:08:51 > 0:08:55Well, ask me again at the end and I'll tell you.

0:08:55 > 0:09:00Just over a minute later is Lefteris Paraskevas from Greece.

0:09:00 > 0:09:04He completed the swim in 41 minutes ten seconds.

0:09:04 > 0:09:06Another fantastic time

0:09:06 > 0:09:10and from someone who's surely more used to the heat than the cold.

0:09:10 > 0:09:14- How was your swim?- Cold. You don't feel your legs.

0:09:15 > 0:09:17Aargh!

0:09:20 > 0:09:21HE SPEAKS GREEK

0:09:22 > 0:09:26No-one was quite sure how long the swim would take.

0:09:27 > 0:09:30Bobby and Lefteris have made much better time than anyone

0:09:30 > 0:09:33expected, and they've established a strong lead.

0:09:33 > 0:09:36It's well over three minutes before the next swimmers struggle up

0:09:36 > 0:09:40to the first changeover point at the village of Shieldaig.

0:09:40 > 0:09:43Have you done as well as you wanted to in that section?

0:09:43 > 0:09:46- Yeah, it's good.- Which bit are you looking forward to most?

0:09:46 > 0:09:48I think the mountain, I think.

0:09:53 > 0:09:55How was that swim for you?

0:09:55 > 0:09:57Started off cold but on the face,

0:09:57 > 0:10:01but after about half an hour you got used to it.

0:10:01 > 0:10:03Looking forward to this bike section?

0:10:03 > 0:10:07Yeah, really. It's a really nice road to bike on.

0:10:10 > 0:10:14The first woman out of the water is Susanne Buckenlei from Germany.

0:10:14 > 0:10:16She's been competing since 1998

0:10:16 > 0:10:19and has won the Norseman Extreme Triathlon -

0:10:19 > 0:10:24an event described as the toughest in the world - three times in a row.

0:10:24 > 0:10:28Morning. Well done, that was a great swim. How are you feeling?

0:10:28 > 0:10:32I'm very good. I'm looking forward for the bike and run now.

0:10:32 > 0:10:34Did you feel like the swim went quite well for you?

0:10:34 > 0:10:36Yeah, I was OK. I'm not a good swimmer.

0:10:36 > 0:10:38Oh, you looked pretty good to me.

0:10:38 > 0:10:40The bike and the run is normally better.

0:10:40 > 0:10:44- OK.- And now I'm happy that I'm out of the cold water.

0:10:44 > 0:10:46But it was fine, it was OK to swim.

0:10:46 > 0:10:49Pretty cold in the beginning but then it was good.

0:10:49 > 0:10:52So at the end of the first stage of the Celtman,

0:10:52 > 0:10:54the placings look like this.

0:10:54 > 0:10:57For the men, Johan Nykvist from Sweden

0:10:57 > 0:11:01was 3rd out of the water with a time of 44 minutes 35 seconds.

0:11:01 > 0:11:06Greece's Lefteris Paraskevas was 2nd with 41:10.

0:11:06 > 0:11:11And waving the flag for Scotland, in the lead, was Bobby Oag from Orkney.

0:11:11 > 0:11:14For the women, Laura Sarkis is in 3rd place with 52:37.

0:11:14 > 0:11:17Rosemary Byde's time of 51:53 puts her just behind

0:11:17 > 0:11:20Susanne Buckenlei who completed the swim in 50:54.

0:11:23 > 0:11:26But there's still a long way to go

0:11:26 > 0:11:29and Susanne's not taking anything for granted.

0:11:29 > 0:11:32In these races you never know what will happen,

0:11:32 > 0:11:35so it's a long day. I will do my best.

0:11:35 > 0:11:37- Well done.- Thank you.- Good luck.

0:11:38 > 0:11:42We'll be back with all the action here at the Celtman shortly,

0:11:42 > 0:11:44as they tackle the next leg of this extreme race -

0:11:44 > 0:11:47the 200-plus kilometre bike ride.

0:11:54 > 0:11:57We're heading east to the edge of the Grampians.

0:11:57 > 0:12:01Here in Moray, one mountain dominates the skyline,

0:12:01 > 0:12:05but this is also whisky country, which perhaps explains why

0:12:05 > 0:12:08Cameron McNeish has made it this month's destination.

0:12:10 > 0:12:15It's been said that the city of Rome was built on seven hills,

0:12:15 > 0:12:19but here in the Northeast of Scotland, the village of Dufftown

0:12:19 > 0:12:21was built on seven stills.

0:12:21 > 0:12:23Now Dufftown has its own hills too

0:12:23 > 0:12:26and I'm going to climb one of them today - it's called Ben Rinnes

0:12:26 > 0:12:29and it's universally known as the "Whisky Mountain".

0:12:35 > 0:12:39Ben Rinnes rises above the River Spey,

0:12:39 > 0:12:42and it's actually the Northeast terminal of the Grampian

0:12:42 > 0:12:46mountain range, and everything you look down on from this

0:12:46 > 0:12:51mountain is associated with whisky, and some of the names

0:12:51 > 0:12:57that are on the map round about here are the very names that would stir

0:12:57 > 0:13:03the heart of any whisky enthusiast, Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, Knockando,

0:13:03 > 0:13:07I could go on and on. This is God's own country.

0:13:19 > 0:13:21Climbing up the hill,

0:13:21 > 0:13:25you realise that it's not too fanciful a notion to regard

0:13:25 > 0:13:29the mountain as the provider of the ingredients of uisge beatha -

0:13:29 > 0:13:31the water of life.

0:13:31 > 0:13:33If you think of the snow melt in spring,

0:13:33 > 0:13:36providing all that clear, cold water,

0:13:36 > 0:13:38all these great peat banks -

0:13:38 > 0:13:41the peat once used to fire the distilleries -

0:13:41 > 0:13:45and the fields of the best quality barley down in Glen Rinnes

0:13:45 > 0:13:48and in Strathspey, and you realise

0:13:48 > 0:13:52that there's such a close connection between mountains and whisky.

0:14:07 > 0:14:10One of the nice things about walking on this side of the country

0:14:10 > 0:14:14as opposed to the west coast is the names are all very different.

0:14:14 > 0:14:18There's not a lot of Gaelic here although Ben Rinnes itself is Gaelic.

0:14:18 > 0:14:22It's thought to mean headland hill although some

0:14:22 > 0:14:28people might argue that Rinnes means rhinns, which means pointy.

0:14:28 > 0:14:31I know this isn't exactly a pointed hill but there is a little series

0:14:31 > 0:14:35of granite tors on the summit that give it a kind of spiked appearance.

0:14:49 > 0:14:53'The last time I climbed Ben Rinnes, oh, ten years ago,

0:14:53 > 0:14:59'the path up this final ridge was a wide, eroded scar

0:14:59 > 0:15:02'but a local volunteer group, The Friends of Ben Rinnes, raised

0:15:02 > 0:15:05'quite a lot of money and reinstated the path and put in

0:15:05 > 0:15:08'some nice curves and zigzags instead of straight, right up the ridge.

0:15:08 > 0:15:11'They've done a fantastic job and it struck me that it

0:15:11 > 0:15:12'might be a good idea

0:15:12 > 0:15:16'if we could get local groups to look after various individual mountains.'

0:15:16 > 0:15:19We could maybe start an Adopt A Scottish Mountain scheme.

0:15:19 > 0:15:21I think that would be a great idea.

0:15:31 > 0:15:36In 1803, a minister from Edinburgh, the Reverend James Hall,

0:15:36 > 0:15:39climbed Ben Rinnes on a pretty wild day.

0:15:39 > 0:15:42He got himself completely soaked through, he was very frightened

0:15:42 > 0:15:46and lost, but when the mist cleared and he saw some views,

0:15:46 > 0:15:49he proclaimed the experience as,

0:15:49 > 0:15:52"A calm satisfaction, a secret enjoyment

0:15:52 > 0:15:56"and a religious fervour which no language can fully explain,"

0:15:56 > 0:16:00and I think most hill walkers could very much empathise with that.

0:16:06 > 0:16:10The craggy tors just ahead of us, these granite tors,

0:16:10 > 0:16:12mark the summit of the hill.

0:16:15 > 0:16:19These granite tors are quite a feature of the summit of

0:16:19 > 0:16:23Ben Rinnes and they've been created over many, many thousands of years

0:16:23 > 0:16:28as the wind has eroded down the surface area and the hard granite

0:16:28 > 0:16:32protrudes and they are quite a feature of the Cairngorms landscape.

0:16:32 > 0:16:36We tend to think of tors, granite tors, as something we get in

0:16:36 > 0:16:40Dartmoor, but we get quite a lot in Scotland too, and in fact they also

0:16:40 > 0:16:44feature in one of our best known traditional songs, Kate Dalrymple.

0:16:44 > 0:16:47In describing this old witch, the song says,

0:16:47 > 0:16:50"The Cornelian and Cairngorm pimples

0:16:50 > 0:16:53"That were hanging fae the craggy face of Kate Dalrymple."

0:16:58 > 0:17:00You just don't expect these sort of rocky features

0:17:00 > 0:17:04on the summit of what looks like quite a nice easy hill.

0:17:06 > 0:17:12And the summit of the hill is on top of this tor.

0:17:12 > 0:17:16HE HUMS TO HIMSELF

0:17:24 > 0:17:27The summit of Ben Rinnes - the "Whisky Mountain".

0:17:27 > 0:17:32840 metres and what a fantastic viewpoint it is. I'm looking

0:17:32 > 0:17:35right across to the Cairngorms and the arc of the Cairngorms

0:17:35 > 0:17:39swings right round to Ben Rinnes' cousin across here -

0:17:39 > 0:17:42the other Corbett, Corryhabbie Hill on the other side of Glen Rinnes.

0:17:42 > 0:17:46And I think at this point it's a good time to toast the Whisky Mountain

0:17:46 > 0:17:49and in the words of our national bard, Robert Burns,

0:17:49 > 0:17:54"Freedom and whisky gang thegither. Take aff your dram."

0:17:54 > 0:17:56Slainte mhath.

0:18:09 > 0:18:11Welcome back to the Celtman Extreme Triathlon.

0:18:11 > 0:18:15I've taken the shortest and easiest route by car from the race start

0:18:15 > 0:18:18at Loch Shieldaig to Achnashellach.

0:18:18 > 0:18:20This is where the competitors will drop their bikes,

0:18:20 > 0:18:24put on their running shoes and take on the mountain marathon.

0:18:24 > 0:18:28But first there's the small matter of over 200K in the saddle.

0:18:28 > 0:18:32We're taking the fabulous bike route that goes round via Gairloch

0:18:32 > 0:18:34and Gruinard and all those kind of amazing places.

0:18:34 > 0:18:36We wanted to show the area off.

0:18:36 > 0:18:40We also had to achieve a course that was logistically manageable,

0:18:40 > 0:18:41and actually physically manageable.

0:18:41 > 0:18:45We want it to be tough and extreme, but it's got to be achievable.

0:18:46 > 0:18:49So the first one out the water, Bobby Oag, senior racer,

0:18:49 > 0:18:54Scottish racer, and doing pretty well indeed. Looking comfortable

0:18:54 > 0:19:00and confident there. Just climbing up over the valley here.

0:19:01 > 0:19:05So in second place, Johan Nykvist.

0:19:05 > 0:19:11A long distance behind Bobby Oag. Five minutes by now.

0:19:11 > 0:19:16But that really is not going to matter too much on a 12-hour race.

0:19:16 > 0:19:19That can be grabbed.

0:19:19 > 0:19:23But the strongest swimmers obviously get on the bike and get out.

0:19:23 > 0:19:25They get the clear roads.

0:19:25 > 0:19:31In third place is Stuart Macleod from Edinburgh. He is a veteran

0:19:31 > 0:19:36of extreme triathlons, so how does he train for an event like this?

0:19:36 > 0:19:38People would probably laugh asking me that question

0:19:38 > 0:19:42cos I've got the most unorthodox approach to all these things.

0:19:42 > 0:19:45What I do is I just try and just keep it fun. I'll go out

0:19:45 > 0:19:47and ride on my bike sometimes

0:19:47 > 0:19:50and I'll go and swim from time to time. Do a bit of running.

0:19:50 > 0:19:51So I try and keep it fun

0:19:51 > 0:19:54and that's it, and at least you get to change the

0:19:54 > 0:19:57disciplines that you're doing, which keeps it a bit more interesting.

0:19:57 > 0:19:59And there's loads of kit to buy as well, which is fun.

0:19:59 > 0:20:00It's all about the bling?

0:20:00 > 0:20:03Well, there's lots of that. There's lots of fancy bikes

0:20:03 > 0:20:04and stuff like that.

0:20:05 > 0:20:09- Get your wetsuit off and get dry. - That's it. Well done.

0:20:09 > 0:20:11Are you OK to stand? I've got you.

0:20:11 > 0:20:14While the fastest swimmers eat up the miles on their bikes,

0:20:14 > 0:20:17back at the transition from water to land,

0:20:17 > 0:20:19there are some very, very tired bodies.

0:20:19 > 0:20:21Really good!

0:20:21 > 0:20:25That's it. Watch your feet up here.

0:20:25 > 0:20:28It's amazing, the gap in the field already is huge.

0:20:28 > 0:20:31It's at least about maybe 20 minutes

0:20:31 > 0:20:33for such a short section

0:20:33 > 0:20:36and there's so much of the race still to go.

0:20:36 > 0:20:39You can still see some swimmers really far out.

0:20:40 > 0:20:42There's probably another ten,

0:20:42 > 0:20:4515 minutes worth of swimming before they arrive here so...

0:20:45 > 0:20:48And then they've got the transition as well, so it's going to be

0:20:48 > 0:20:51a wee while before folks get on the bike and get going.

0:20:51 > 0:20:53I'm still alive. I'm so happy!

0:20:53 > 0:20:56You looked really cold when you came out the water there,

0:20:56 > 0:20:58was that quite a tough swim for you?

0:20:58 > 0:21:00I've got Raynaud's syndrome

0:21:00 > 0:21:03so I lose the circulation on my hands and my feet.

0:21:03 > 0:21:05- Oh, wow! OK. - They're just like blocks of ice.

0:21:05 > 0:21:08- So I can't feel anything. - They're freezing.

0:21:08 > 0:21:13- Warm up on the bike though. - Yeah.- It's good weather so...

0:21:13 > 0:21:16Exactly. Are you used to being in this kind of water temperature

0:21:16 > 0:21:18or are you used to something much warmer?

0:21:18 > 0:21:21Used to swimming in like the Adriatic and all that.

0:21:21 > 0:21:24- She's Italian so...- Ah, OK. - It was a beautiful swim.

0:21:24 > 0:21:25- Was it?- It was really clear

0:21:25 > 0:21:28- and you could see lots of jellyfish and wildlife.- Was there? OK.

0:21:28 > 0:21:34Well, OK, just jellyfish. Not any other wildlife but it was great.

0:21:34 > 0:21:37- This is your first time competing in an event like this, isn't it?- Yeah.

0:21:37 > 0:21:41- Well done.- Are you putting them on or taking them off?

0:21:41 > 0:21:44CHEERING

0:21:49 > 0:21:52And one of the huge difficulties of a race that starts at

0:21:52 > 0:21:55five o'clock in the morning and goes on for a long, long time

0:21:55 > 0:21:58is making sure you've got enough fuel on board.

0:21:58 > 0:22:01Very difficult to get up and eat at that time of the morning

0:22:01 > 0:22:03and these guys are going to be burning a huge amount

0:22:03 > 0:22:07of calories so it's so important that you take on food, you take

0:22:07 > 0:22:12on drink and the best and easiest place to do it is on the bike.

0:22:12 > 0:22:14HE SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE

0:22:14 > 0:22:20Get the fuel on, get the hydration on board on the cycle section

0:22:20 > 0:22:22and the more you put on now,

0:22:22 > 0:22:24the better it'll be for you later in the race.

0:22:27 > 0:22:29Halfway through the ride, just before Dundonald,

0:22:29 > 0:22:31the lead has changed.

0:22:31 > 0:22:34I'm supporting Bobby Oag, so he was leading just now,

0:22:34 > 0:22:38just got overtaken. But he is a really strong swimmer

0:22:38 > 0:22:42so he did really well there, got a good lead. Was pretty strong

0:22:42 > 0:22:45on the bike but just got overtaken. But the run will be the toughest.

0:22:45 > 0:22:48He's still a strong runner but it's, with the two mountains as well,

0:22:48 > 0:22:50with the pass and the mountain coming up,

0:22:50 > 0:22:54it'll be very, very tough, and especially with such a hard descent.

0:22:54 > 0:22:58That means Johan Nykvist of Sweden is now in the lead.

0:22:58 > 0:23:01He completed an Ironman in Hawaii last year,

0:23:01 > 0:23:03but is not so used to mountain running,

0:23:03 > 0:23:06according to his chief cheerleader - Mum.

0:23:08 > 0:23:11He has won the Swedish competition O till O,

0:23:11 > 0:23:17which is quite a tough one where you swim between islands and you

0:23:17 > 0:23:23run on the islands. 55 kilometres running and 12 kilometres swimming.

0:23:23 > 0:23:25But the smaller, lighter racers

0:23:25 > 0:23:29are starting to catch the heavier competitors.

0:23:29 > 0:23:32Stuart Macleod is hanging on to third place,

0:23:32 > 0:23:36and making his way up the field is Alex Glasgow from Plockton.

0:23:36 > 0:23:38Alex is well known in cycling circles,

0:23:38 > 0:23:42but he's never done a triathlon before. So why now?

0:23:43 > 0:23:45I saw it in the Free Press, the West Highland Free Press,

0:23:45 > 0:23:47and it was on my birthday, today,

0:23:47 > 0:23:49so I just thought,

0:23:49 > 0:23:52"Well, that's just, you know, I've got to do it then."

0:23:52 > 0:23:56And it said in the Free Press, all the spaces, you know,

0:23:56 > 0:24:00it's full up, but there may be concessions for local people

0:24:00 > 0:24:03and it was more sort of, "Well, I'm local. Maybe I can do it."

0:24:03 > 0:24:06I e-mailed them before I even sort of thought, "Do I want to do it?"

0:24:06 > 0:24:10I just... It was just, "That means I can probably do it."

0:24:10 > 0:24:12They went, "Yeah, you can do it if you want."

0:24:12 > 0:24:13And that was, "Oh, right, OK."

0:24:13 > 0:24:16So I put myself up for it accidentally.

0:24:17 > 0:24:19Six hours 40 minutes into the race

0:24:19 > 0:24:22and the support teams are arriving at the transition.

0:24:22 > 0:24:24We're expecting bikes fairly soon.

0:24:24 > 0:24:28The midges have arrived as well. That'll be great fun

0:24:28 > 0:24:31when they're changing over. Not.

0:24:31 > 0:24:34There's a strong Scandinavian presence in this inaugural

0:24:34 > 0:24:36Celtman Triathlon.

0:24:36 > 0:24:39Johan Nykvist from Sweden is one of the best

0:24:39 > 0:24:43and he's first to the changeover from bike to run.

0:24:43 > 0:24:46THEY SPEAK SWEDISH

0:24:46 > 0:24:50The last 30K were tough. Headwind and...

0:24:50 > 0:24:53OK, the first 170 weren't easy.

0:24:54 > 0:24:56But you're in the lead just now

0:24:56 > 0:24:59- so are you feeling confident at this point?- No.- No?

0:24:59 > 0:25:04My goal is to finish top ten and not get beaten by any girls.

0:25:04 > 0:25:07That was my agenda from the start and I'm sticking to that.

0:25:07 > 0:25:10- OK, good man.- Yeah.

0:25:10 > 0:25:14Remember to dib out.

0:25:14 > 0:25:17Second in, but a full eight minutes behind Johan,

0:25:17 > 0:25:19is Stuart Macleod from Edinburgh.

0:25:19 > 0:25:21- How are you doing, Stuart? - Not too bad.

0:25:21 > 0:25:23A bit glad to get off that bike, to be honest.

0:25:23 > 0:25:27- There was a bit of headwind there, was there?- Yeah, probably.

0:25:27 > 0:25:29I'm not very sure to be honest.

0:25:29 > 0:25:31- It's a bit like you're just kind of riding along there.- Yeah.

0:25:31 > 0:25:34Not sure what's going on, but one thing's for sure,

0:25:34 > 0:25:37- it was a long bike ride.- Yeah.

0:25:37 > 0:25:41Discarding their bikes, the next stage is a 42 kilometre run.

0:25:41 > 0:25:43This is divided into two parts -

0:25:43 > 0:25:46the first is on tracks that leads up and over the wild

0:25:46 > 0:25:50and remote Coulin Pass, then they tackle the Beinn Eighe

0:25:50 > 0:25:55summit of Ruadh Stac Mor, where for safety they are joined by a support

0:25:55 > 0:26:00runner but some have chosen to run as a pair from this point onwards.

0:26:00 > 0:26:03I'm buddy runner for Alex Glasgow who,

0:26:03 > 0:26:06when he finishes the bike section, will come up here to transition,

0:26:06 > 0:26:10then he and I will run the final run leg together.

0:26:10 > 0:26:14My role is a bit of emotional support in the last few miles.

0:26:14 > 0:26:18Yeah, so this is my rucksack. This probably weighs,

0:26:18 > 0:26:21I don't know, that might weigh four, five kilos.

0:26:21 > 0:26:25This is Alex's rucksack which seems to be somewhat lighter.

0:26:25 > 0:26:27I'm not actually allowed to carry stuff for Alex so he's got to

0:26:27 > 0:26:28carry this the whole way.

0:26:28 > 0:26:31He's been muttering about loading this onto me

0:26:31 > 0:26:33but, you know, you've got to play by the rules.

0:26:34 > 0:26:36Cyclists are now starting to pile in,

0:26:36 > 0:26:41and the next to transition is Oyvind Evensen from Norway.

0:26:41 > 0:26:43He was one of the last out of the water

0:26:43 > 0:26:47so he's had an amazing ride to work his way up the field.

0:26:47 > 0:26:50Running up the Munro, it'll be exciting.

0:26:50 > 0:26:53You're looking OK, though. You're looking strong.

0:26:53 > 0:26:56- Yeah, hopefully I'll stay strong. - He was 120th.

0:26:56 > 0:26:59- A couple of more hours.- Oh, really? - After swimming, 120th.

0:26:59 > 0:27:02- I was so cold. - You were 120th after the swim?

0:27:02 > 0:27:05- Yeah. I started to shiver in my body.- My goodness!

0:27:05 > 0:27:09When I passed the last island, it was so cold.

0:27:09 > 0:27:12I couldn't feel my fingers for the first 20Ks.

0:27:12 > 0:27:18Difficult to change gears and to drink and everything but...

0:27:18 > 0:27:22So you smashed that cycle there. You absolutely flew it, yeah.

0:27:22 > 0:27:24Yeah, I'm no swimmer.

0:27:24 > 0:27:25Oyvind Evensen just behind me,

0:27:25 > 0:27:273rd place so far in the men's competition, was 120th

0:27:27 > 0:27:32when he got out the water this morning. Quite extraordinary.

0:27:32 > 0:27:35That cycle he's just put in there is incredible, but how much pain has

0:27:35 > 0:27:39he inflicted on himself and how much energy has he taken out his body?

0:27:39 > 0:27:42He's got the run in the mountains now.

0:27:42 > 0:27:45He's looking pretty good, though.

0:27:45 > 0:27:48HE SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE

0:27:48 > 0:27:5021st after the swim,

0:27:50 > 0:27:53Alex Glasgow is another competitor who's had an excellent bike ride.

0:27:53 > 0:27:56It's his strongest discipline

0:27:56 > 0:27:58but he's not too sure of his exact position.

0:27:58 > 0:27:59So far, so good.

0:27:59 > 0:28:03- Amazing! I think I'm 9th or something.- Yeah, it's fantastic!

0:28:03 > 0:28:05And the weather was OK for that cycle, was it?

0:28:05 > 0:28:07Perfect! No wind.

0:28:07 > 0:28:10No wind and nice and cool,

0:28:10 > 0:28:14and now we've got some rain to just cool us down even more.

0:28:14 > 0:28:17But you're feeling good though, you're feeling fine?

0:28:17 > 0:28:20I really haven't got a clue. I'm about to find out.

0:28:20 > 0:28:21- 7th at the moment.- 7th?

0:28:21 > 0:28:23- OK. Sitting at 7th, yeah. - 8th was just behind you.

0:28:23 > 0:28:25OK. Let's see if I can run.

0:28:25 > 0:28:30- Alex, what were you after? - The bottle.

0:28:30 > 0:28:32Good luck, boys.

0:28:32 > 0:28:36- Make sure you dib out.- Am I not supposed to dib again?- Dib out, yes.

0:28:36 > 0:28:39Hard on Alex's heels is seasoned triathlon racer

0:28:39 > 0:28:41Sean McFarlane from Dollar.

0:28:41 > 0:28:44- How are you doing?- All right, Dougie. I'm all right, yeah.

0:28:44 > 0:28:46- You all right, yeah?- Yeah. - Looking good, looking strong.

0:28:46 > 0:28:48- Yeah.- How was the cycle?

0:28:48 > 0:28:49The cycle was all right.

0:28:49 > 0:28:52- It took me about six hours to warm up from the swim.- Is that right?

0:28:52 > 0:28:54- I think I'm just about warm now. - You like the running bits.

0:28:54 > 0:28:56You're always fine with that, aren't you?

0:28:56 > 0:29:00- We'll see. Ask me that in six hours. - OK. Have fun.

0:29:00 > 0:29:02See you later.

0:29:02 > 0:29:04The first woman here is Susanne Buckenlei

0:29:04 > 0:29:07and she's also currently 20th overall.

0:29:07 > 0:29:12An amazing achievement, even for someone with her experience.

0:29:12 > 0:29:16And to make things more interesting, it's now pouring with rain.

0:29:16 > 0:29:17It was tough on the bike.

0:29:17 > 0:29:19And the weather's wet now.

0:29:19 > 0:29:22- Changed dramatically.- It does.

0:29:22 > 0:29:24I hope it will not change anything for the mountain.

0:29:24 > 0:29:27But if it's like that, then we cannot change, of course.

0:29:27 > 0:29:30Good, good. You're feeling strong, feeling OK?

0:29:30 > 0:29:32- Yeah, I feel OK. - Well, enjoy the rest of the day.

0:29:32 > 0:29:33Thank you. Oh, I will.

0:29:33 > 0:29:37So, at the end of the bike leg of the Celtman Extreme Triathlon,

0:29:37 > 0:29:38it looks like this -

0:29:38 > 0:29:41for the women, Isobel Joiner is in 3rd place

0:29:41 > 0:29:45with a total of eight hours 29 minutes and 32 seconds.

0:29:45 > 0:29:50Rosemary Byde is just a couple of minutes faster with 08:26:39

0:29:50 > 0:29:53and with a time of 07:46:07,

0:29:53 > 0:29:57Susanne Buckenlei is well in the lead.

0:29:57 > 0:30:00For the men, Oyvind Evensen from Norway is currently in 3rd place

0:30:00 > 0:30:04with a total time of 07:15:06.

0:30:04 > 0:30:09Stuart Macleod is in 2nd place with 07:07:17 but out in front

0:30:09 > 0:30:14is Johan Nykvist from Sweden. His time is 06:57:11.

0:30:14 > 0:30:17But as they reach the top of the Coulin Pass,

0:30:17 > 0:30:19the lead has already changed.

0:30:19 > 0:30:24Johan Nykvist has been overtaken by Stuart Macleod. Oyvind Evensen

0:30:24 > 0:30:26is still 3rd but just seconds behind him

0:30:26 > 0:30:30is Alex Glasgow with his support runner, Ben Thomson.

0:30:30 > 0:30:33It couldn't be tighter as the runners start the first

0:30:33 > 0:30:37descent before the long, long climb to

0:30:37 > 0:30:41the 3,011-foot-high summit of Ruadh Stac Mor on Beinn Eighe.

0:30:41 > 0:30:45We'll be back with all the action here at the Celtman shortly but

0:30:45 > 0:30:49first we rejoin Cameron McNeish for a very different type of bike race.

0:30:57 > 0:30:58Ten seconds.

0:30:58 > 0:31:01It's been a fantastic summer for cycling

0:31:01 > 0:31:04and we Scots have been playing our part too.

0:31:04 > 0:31:06- Two, one, up!- Up, up, up, up!

0:31:06 > 0:31:10Who can forget Chris Hoy's wonderful Olympic golds

0:31:10 > 0:31:15and David Millar's tremendous stage win in the Tour de France?

0:31:15 > 0:31:17But the season's not over just yet.

0:31:19 > 0:31:23The road season traditionally ends with a series of hill climbs up

0:31:23 > 0:31:26and down the length of the country and I'm at one of them today -

0:31:26 > 0:31:30the Kingscavil Hill Climb in West Lothian.

0:31:30 > 0:31:33This isn't a long race, it's only a mile in length

0:31:33 > 0:31:35but it's brutally steep.

0:31:35 > 0:31:38Now, traditionally in the Adventure Show the presenter will have a go

0:31:38 > 0:31:42and I was looking forward to this event very much, training fairly hard

0:31:42 > 0:31:46for it, I have to say, until about a week ago. I was climbing up a little

0:31:46 > 0:31:49slope near my house and something went "ping" in my thigh,

0:31:49 > 0:31:53and unfortunately it ruled me out so I'm not going to get a go at it

0:31:53 > 0:31:56today, but I'm going to enjoy watching everybody else do it.

0:31:57 > 0:32:01Someone who's tipped to do well today is Jen Taylor from Edinburgh.

0:32:01 > 0:32:05She's been having a terrific year and recently won the gruelling

0:32:05 > 0:32:10Tour of the Trossachs race. But for her, cycling is more than just speed.

0:32:10 > 0:32:13I guess when I'm on the bike it's probably a bit of a cliche,

0:32:13 > 0:32:16but it's a complete stress buster, it clears your mind.

0:32:16 > 0:32:18All you really... Whenever I'm on the bike

0:32:18 > 0:32:20all I think about is the road,

0:32:20 > 0:32:22what's going on with the bike, what's around me, fresh air.

0:32:22 > 0:32:24It doesn't matter if it's weather like this.

0:32:24 > 0:32:27Is that what goes through your mind when you're racing as well?

0:32:27 > 0:32:31No. When you're racing, you're just completely focused.

0:32:31 > 0:32:33Depending on what race.

0:32:33 > 0:32:35If it's a time trial like the Tour of Trossachs then

0:32:35 > 0:32:38you're sort of concentrating on keeping your power up.

0:32:38 > 0:32:40You just don't stop pedalling

0:32:40 > 0:32:43and don't ease off and just focus and watch the road.

0:32:43 > 0:32:46Now that event you just mentioned, the Tour of Trossachs,

0:32:46 > 0:32:49it's a fairly long event. This is a much, much shorter one.

0:32:49 > 0:32:52The Tour of Trossachs was just under 29 miles

0:32:52 > 0:32:54whereas this is just one hill.

0:32:54 > 0:32:57The fast guys all do it in just over two minutes.

0:32:57 > 0:32:59- Jen Taylor! - CHEERING

0:32:59 > 0:33:02You have to get out the saddle and probably in this

0:33:02 > 0:33:04weather your back wheel will be slipping and, depending on how

0:33:04 > 0:33:07much you're pulling up on your front, your front wheel might.

0:33:07 > 0:33:10It's quite tricky, especially in these conditions.

0:33:10 > 0:33:15- Is it going to hurt? - If you try. It will hurt, yeah.

0:33:17 > 0:33:20In hill climbing weight is everything.

0:33:20 > 0:33:23You'll see bikes here specially lightened with no rear brakes

0:33:23 > 0:33:25and just one gear.

0:33:25 > 0:33:28One competitor has even made his own bike.

0:33:28 > 0:33:31This is made out of a garden clothes dryer, the main tubes are the...

0:33:31 > 0:33:33- A clothes dryer?- Yeah.- A garden clothes dryer. Good heavens!

0:33:33 > 0:33:35What's actually holding it all together?

0:33:35 > 0:33:38- It's nylon tights and epoxy.- Nylon tights?- Yes. Yeah, it's very strong.

0:33:38 > 0:33:43- Like ladies' nylon tights? - Yeah, DIY wonder material, yeah.

0:33:43 > 0:33:44All sorts of uses.

0:33:44 > 0:33:47Go, go, go, go!

0:33:52 > 0:33:56Four, three, two, one. Go, go, go, go!

0:33:56 > 0:34:01Hill climbs are time trial events, with riders setting off every minute.

0:34:01 > 0:34:04This one's very popular with juniors.

0:34:04 > 0:34:08I caught up with one 12-year-old with big ideas.

0:34:08 > 0:34:10What are your ambitions?

0:34:10 > 0:34:12Would you like to be a pro road cyclist at some time?

0:34:12 > 0:34:14Yeah, like Bradley Wiggins.

0:34:14 > 0:34:17We have with us today Mark Young from British Cycling.

0:34:17 > 0:34:20Have you got any questions you want to ask Mark at this point?

0:34:20 > 0:34:25Well, it's just how I pace myself, like how hard I should go off,

0:34:25 > 0:34:29like percentage-wise? And then where I should really be getting

0:34:29 > 0:34:33to the point where I don't want to carry on.

0:34:33 > 0:34:34You're going flat out but flat out

0:34:34 > 0:34:38and then just a little bit 1% back from that and I think,

0:34:38 > 0:34:41really, what we'll do is we need to try the hill and figure out

0:34:41 > 0:34:42where we should be doing these

0:34:42 > 0:34:44little subtle changes in our effort level.

0:34:44 > 0:34:47It's certainly not going to be 50% and then 100%,

0:34:47 > 0:34:51it's going to be 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 98, like that.

0:34:51 > 0:34:55You get to the point where you really start to think why you wanted

0:34:55 > 0:34:59to do it, but you just need to forget about those feelings and just

0:34:59 > 0:35:03push through it and you know that there's not far to go and you're not

0:35:03 > 0:35:05going to be having that pain for too long

0:35:05 > 0:35:07so you just need to keep going.

0:35:07 > 0:35:11- It's just really hard.- This is quite impressive talk from a young fella.

0:35:11 > 0:35:14That's exactly what we need from the young riders.

0:35:14 > 0:35:17They need to find their limits.

0:35:17 > 0:35:19It's not good for us to set the limits for them.

0:35:19 > 0:35:23They need to find the limits of their own ability.

0:35:23 > 0:35:26Maybe he will fulfil his dreams one day

0:35:26 > 0:35:28and become somebody like Bradley Wiggins.

0:35:35 > 0:35:38This is the steep part of the climb and I'll tell you,

0:35:38 > 0:35:41it's hard even walking up here, never mind cycling.

0:35:41 > 0:35:44Go, go, go! Looking good, well done!

0:35:44 > 0:35:47Pick a gear! Go, go, go, pick a gear!

0:35:47 > 0:35:49That's the winner there, Steven Lawley,

0:35:49 > 0:35:54setting a new course record of two minutes ten seconds.

0:35:54 > 0:35:58Young Sean Flynn's time was two minutes 54, and Billy Minto

0:35:58 > 0:36:03reached the top on his home-made bike in two minutes 50 seconds.

0:36:03 > 0:36:05Now it's time to reveal Jen Taylor's time

0:36:05 > 0:36:07and it's another record breaking one.

0:36:07 > 0:36:10She's the fastest woman ever in this race.

0:36:11 > 0:36:14Jen, 2:53, are you pleased with that?

0:36:14 > 0:36:18- Yes. Is that the official time then?- Yeah.

0:36:18 > 0:36:19Yeah, really pleased with that.

0:36:19 > 0:36:24I think, really I was thinking it was 3:15, really. A good target.

0:36:24 > 0:36:26I'm a bit disappointed I didn't get my full effort out,

0:36:26 > 0:36:27but, yeah, pretty pleased.

0:36:27 > 0:36:29So what do you mean by that?

0:36:29 > 0:36:32I wasn't dying at the top, draped over my handlebars.

0:36:34 > 0:36:37This event at Kingscavil has been a real eye-opener for me and I

0:36:37 > 0:36:41previously didn't know that cyclists put themselves through this sort

0:36:41 > 0:36:44of torture and to watch them on the steep section there, with the face in

0:36:44 > 0:36:49pain and the thighs obviously burning up was something else. Although

0:36:49 > 0:36:52I have to say that I do feel a bit disappointed I didn't really get a

0:36:52 > 0:36:56chance to tackle it myself, but that might be something for the future.

0:36:56 > 0:36:59My only great fear is that I suspect I could well have been lapped

0:36:59 > 0:37:00and it's a straight course.

0:37:09 > 0:37:13Winter is now upon us and many keen mountaineers will be heading

0:37:13 > 0:37:16out with their ice axes and crampons.

0:37:16 > 0:37:20Scotland has always had a reputation for producing world class

0:37:20 > 0:37:24climbers and the latest in a long line of these is Greg Boswell.

0:37:24 > 0:37:27His family moved up north of the border when he was three

0:37:27 > 0:37:31and he's made the Scottish hills his own.

0:37:31 > 0:37:34Now he's pushing the limits on the hardest routes,

0:37:34 > 0:37:36especially in winter.

0:37:36 > 0:37:39I think the thing I like most about the winter climbing is you get

0:37:39 > 0:37:40so many different aspects.

0:37:40 > 0:37:42You don't just turn up to a crag and go rock climbing,

0:37:42 > 0:37:45you've got the weather to contend with, you've got

0:37:45 > 0:37:47brutal, mean conditions, you've got the cold,

0:37:47 > 0:37:50you've got to suffer a lot more, you've got to fight on the routes,

0:37:50 > 0:37:53and there's just a whole more aspect that just makes it a lot more

0:37:53 > 0:37:56enjoyable and take up a lot more of the experiences.

0:37:56 > 0:38:00There's much more coming at you and it's really good.

0:38:00 > 0:38:03You get that feeling where you've got up a route in winter

0:38:03 > 0:38:06and you've battled through the cold and the elements and you

0:38:06 > 0:38:10get to the top and it feels really, really good and it's just amazing.

0:38:10 > 0:38:13Then having the bad days, the good days make it worth it.

0:38:13 > 0:38:16Greg works on a farm in Fife and that's not the easiest place

0:38:16 > 0:38:21to train for these kinds of routes. So he's also become

0:38:21 > 0:38:24an expert in a very specialised form of climbing - one where he can

0:38:24 > 0:38:26fit in practice sessions

0:38:26 > 0:38:30when it's too dark to work outside on the land.

0:38:30 > 0:38:33After that kind of hard work, most people would want to spend

0:38:33 > 0:38:34the night sitting in front of the TV.

0:38:34 > 0:38:37But for Greg, the really hard work begins.

0:38:37 > 0:38:40Wait till you see what he's built in here.

0:38:43 > 0:38:46'I built this, these two walls just so that after work

0:38:46 > 0:38:47'I can just come down and train,

0:38:47 > 0:38:49'whatever hours I want, as much as I want.'

0:38:49 > 0:38:51So I don't have to worry about paying to go climbing,

0:38:51 > 0:38:53I can train and go straight to the mountains

0:38:53 > 0:38:55as soon as they're in condition.

0:38:55 > 0:39:01This is dry tooling. You climb with ice axes but there's no ice.

0:39:01 > 0:39:03Greg is one of the best in the UK.

0:39:03 > 0:39:05Dry tooling is a funny one.

0:39:05 > 0:39:08It originated from... One aspect was people training.

0:39:08 > 0:39:11People used to train for winter climbs, they wanted to get used to

0:39:11 > 0:39:13using their axes and their crampons so they would train

0:39:13 > 0:39:16on climbing walls and on rock and under bridges and stuff

0:39:16 > 0:39:20to get used to using these axes and crampons in action.

0:39:20 > 0:39:25And then the other aspect was a very continental style over in Europe,

0:39:25 > 0:39:27Italy and France, where you had these big, dry rock caves

0:39:27 > 0:39:30with big hanging icicles at the end of them

0:39:30 > 0:39:32and people wanted to get to those amazing-looking icicles

0:39:32 > 0:39:35so they would climb the dry rock with their axes and crampons,

0:39:35 > 0:39:38ready to get straight onto the ice because the rock would

0:39:38 > 0:39:41be all frozen and icy and too cold to climb with your hands.

0:39:41 > 0:39:45Then people developed whole crags just for this type of climbing

0:39:45 > 0:39:49and training for all these different aspects of the sport. So it's

0:39:49 > 0:39:55just developed into its own type of climbing genre in its own right.

0:39:55 > 0:39:57They have competitions in dry tooling.

0:39:57 > 0:40:00They have whole crags and grading scales in climbing -

0:40:00 > 0:40:03a grade system just for dry tooling, so, yeah,

0:40:03 > 0:40:09it's definitely developed its own little aspect of genre of the sport.

0:40:09 > 0:40:10So that all looked mightily impressive

0:40:10 > 0:40:13and in the great tradition of the Adventure Show, I'm going

0:40:13 > 0:40:16to have a go, just to show you how difficult it truly is.

0:40:16 > 0:40:19Greg, take me through it now, the basic principles of dry tooling.

0:40:19 > 0:40:21OK, what we'll do is I'll start off teaching you how to

0:40:21 > 0:40:23use the axes then you'll have a bit of a climb

0:40:23 > 0:40:26and I'll give you some pointers from there, and we'll see how you do.

0:40:26 > 0:40:29There's quite a few different hand positions to use with these axes.

0:40:29 > 0:40:30What you'll want to do is to

0:40:30 > 0:40:33keep your hands on the rubber black handle,

0:40:33 > 0:40:35then if you get to a point where you want to swap

0:40:35 > 0:40:38hands or swap over, you just stick your hand on the other handle here.

0:40:38 > 0:40:42- And then grab the other axe. - Okey-dokey. Here we go.

0:40:42 > 0:40:45So straight away, I'm seeing this big fella here.

0:40:45 > 0:40:47- That's a really good one.- And I like big fellas. And feet where?

0:40:47 > 0:40:52Stick your feet wherever feels comfortable.

0:40:52 > 0:40:56OK, this bit looks definitely for the left hand, and then...

0:40:56 > 0:40:59And stick your feet on wherever you feel comfortable.

0:40:59 > 0:41:01OK, here we go.

0:41:01 > 0:41:03Yeah, that's brilliant.

0:41:03 > 0:41:06And can you do left axe up to the number two? Nice!

0:41:06 > 0:41:09And then if you straighten your legs so that you're on your...

0:41:09 > 0:41:12There you go, and can you put two axes on this hole, and this is

0:41:12 > 0:41:15what I was talking about earlier, about keeping the pole down.

0:41:15 > 0:41:19Now you've got to keep the pole even.

0:41:21 > 0:41:25- That's it, walk up and move your arm over.- Which one?

0:41:25 > 0:41:26That one, yes, that's it.

0:41:26 > 0:41:29If you pull it back, there is a hole drilled into the end of the...

0:41:29 > 0:41:31Oh, blimey!

0:41:31 > 0:41:35There is a hole drilled into the... Right here.

0:41:35 > 0:41:40- There you go. That's the jug hold we were talking about.- Oh, dear me!

0:41:40 > 0:41:42If you swap feet and put your left foot on here

0:41:42 > 0:41:46then what you'll be able to do is match the hold with your...

0:41:46 > 0:41:47over the thumb, like I was saying.

0:41:47 > 0:41:49Now you'll be able to grab the top of the tool.

0:41:49 > 0:41:52So I want to be putting my...

0:41:52 > 0:41:54So, can you slowly release your right foot?

0:41:54 > 0:41:56Yeah, then if you just try

0:41:56 > 0:41:57and roll that foot off and roll that one up.

0:41:57 > 0:42:00Perfect. Left foot over here, and then if you take that

0:42:00 > 0:42:03and stick it over your thumb. Grab the top handle. There you go.

0:42:03 > 0:42:07- And stick it over your other thumb. - What, to hold it on?

0:42:07 > 0:42:10Yeah, on the top hand, perfect, that's brilliant.

0:42:10 > 0:42:13Then you're ready to move again, out to this hold here.

0:42:13 > 0:42:15There's another jug hold in this green...

0:42:15 > 0:42:18There you go, now you're on an even steeper one.

0:42:18 > 0:42:21Oh, my goodness gracious! And now I'm stopping.

0:42:21 > 0:42:24Wow! I mean, that's just

0:42:24 > 0:42:27so hard and my arms are feeling so pumped already.

0:42:27 > 0:42:29- Yeah, it's crazy how your arms start to take it in.- Yeah.

0:42:29 > 0:42:31Yeah, you get tired pretty quick.

0:42:31 > 0:42:34I don't think I'll be worrying the dry tool competitions over

0:42:34 > 0:42:38the next few years. But with the skill and dedication of Greg,

0:42:38 > 0:42:40he can push the sport to a whole new level.

0:42:40 > 0:42:43I basically set my sights as high as they go

0:42:43 > 0:42:46and just train until I can fulfil those goals, basically.

0:42:46 > 0:42:50Pushing the sport, progressing the sport, taking it to new limits.

0:42:50 > 0:42:53Not just my limits but the boundaries of the sport.

0:42:59 > 0:43:02Things are getting a bit demanding.

0:43:02 > 0:43:05Welcome to the Celtman Extreme Triathlon.

0:43:05 > 0:43:08We're here in Glen Torridon waiting for the racers to come through

0:43:08 > 0:43:10the checkpoint for the final leg of their journey -

0:43:10 > 0:43:11the mountain run.

0:43:11 > 0:43:16And that's just the small matter of going up and over Beinn Eighe.

0:43:17 > 0:43:19And the battle is on for the lead.

0:43:19 > 0:43:22Johan Nykvist from Sweden has once again squeezed

0:43:22 > 0:43:27ahead into 1st place, but the crux of the whole race lies ahead and

0:43:27 > 0:43:29Johan's support runner,

0:43:29 > 0:43:32Bodil Norrborn, is worried about this section.

0:43:32 > 0:43:34I think the scree is somewhat terrifying.

0:43:34 > 0:43:37Not terrifying but it's somewhat scary.

0:43:37 > 0:43:40You have to really pay attention to what you do and what you don't do.

0:43:40 > 0:43:42HE SPEAKS SWEDISH

0:43:44 > 0:43:46You've got two minutes, don't worry.

0:43:46 > 0:43:49And what a race it's turning out to be.

0:43:49 > 0:43:52Stuart Macleod's just 41 seconds behind.

0:43:52 > 0:43:55Yeah, OK.

0:43:55 > 0:43:58The bike was good and the swim was good as well.

0:43:58 > 0:44:00The running is my weakness.

0:44:00 > 0:44:04These guys caught me pretty early, after four kilometres or something.

0:44:04 > 0:44:07I think he has some stomach problems or something.

0:44:07 > 0:44:10I'm happy about that but we'll see.

0:44:10 > 0:44:13Like I said before, I wanted to finish top ten,

0:44:13 > 0:44:15and not get beaten by any girls.

0:44:15 > 0:44:17When you start running, it's different from the bike.

0:44:17 > 0:44:20You can't eat as much and everything's, kind of,

0:44:20 > 0:44:24it's a bit distressing. So it's difficult, but it passes.

0:44:24 > 0:44:25Are we good? Are we good?

0:44:25 > 0:44:27Yeah, good luck!

0:44:27 > 0:44:30Dib out, go, go!

0:44:30 > 0:44:32They've been racing now for over nine hours

0:44:32 > 0:44:36yet there's only seconds between the next three runners -

0:44:36 > 0:44:39Sean McFarlane, Oyvind Evensen, and Alex Glasgow.

0:44:39 > 0:44:43Your support, your kit, all of it. I need to see all of it, please.

0:44:43 > 0:44:46- How are you doing?- Am I allowed to talk with my mouth full on camera?

0:44:46 > 0:44:50Of course. It's much more interesting.

0:44:50 > 0:44:52Aah! Yeah, not too bad.

0:44:52 > 0:44:55Not too bad. So far, yeah, we'll see.

0:44:55 > 0:44:59- How are you feeling about this next section?- I'm scared.

0:44:59 > 0:45:02Still in the lead for the women and now in 19th place overall is

0:45:02 > 0:45:07Susanne Buckenlei from Germany but she's still not confident of a win.

0:45:07 > 0:45:10The thing is, I don't know that mountain yet

0:45:10 > 0:45:15so I have no idea what is going up there...going on up there,

0:45:15 > 0:45:17so this is of course different.

0:45:17 > 0:45:20But I know I will do one step after the other and then

0:45:20 > 0:45:24I will come to the top and then we have to run down in a careful way.

0:45:26 > 0:45:28So I think we're ready to go.

0:45:30 > 0:45:33Further up the hill, birthday boy Alex Glasgow

0:45:33 > 0:45:36and his support runner, Ben Thomson, have taken the lead. Emerging from

0:45:36 > 0:45:40the mist they've passed three other runners to be first to the summit.

0:45:40 > 0:45:43It's an amazing achievement.

0:45:43 > 0:45:47Alex is no stranger to winning but normally on a bike.

0:45:47 > 0:45:49This is his first ever triathlon -

0:45:49 > 0:45:53one he's been meticulously preparing for.

0:45:53 > 0:45:56I recced Beinn Eighe twice. Both times I fell over.

0:45:56 > 0:46:02The second time, I splatted my knee into a rock, hard, and I...

0:46:02 > 0:46:05You know, when you crash you sort of quite often

0:46:05 > 0:46:07just get up and on you go.

0:46:07 > 0:46:09This time I was down and went, "Oh, dear, dear."

0:46:09 > 0:46:12And I spent five minutes sitting on the ground but it's

0:46:12 > 0:46:15sort of taught me to concentrate. You've got to absolutely focus.

0:46:15 > 0:46:17As soon as you start drifting off in your head,

0:46:17 > 0:46:20you'll get something wrong.

0:46:20 > 0:46:24There's a change in 2nd place too. Now it's Sean McFarlane.

0:46:24 > 0:46:28He reaches the shrouded summit of Ruadh Stac Mor, 980 metres,

0:46:28 > 0:46:313,011 feet above sea level.

0:46:31 > 0:46:34- Yeah, what race number are you?- 49. - Cheers.- Let's go. Well done.

0:46:34 > 0:46:36Go for it.

0:46:38 > 0:46:39That means Stuart Macleod

0:46:39 > 0:46:42has slipped from 2nd to 3rd place on the climb.

0:46:42 > 0:46:45Perhaps his stomach pains have returned.

0:46:47 > 0:46:50That's it. Nice one. Cheers. Take it easy on the way down.

0:46:50 > 0:46:52- Cheers, thanks.- Well done!

0:46:52 > 0:46:56Still 4th at the summit is Norwegian Oyvind Evensen.

0:46:56 > 0:46:58- Well done!- Thank you.

0:46:58 > 0:47:00You're doing really well.

0:47:00 > 0:47:05- You're 12 minutes behind the first guy. You're 4th.- Yeah, I know.

0:47:05 > 0:47:08- Thank you. - Plenty of time to catch up.

0:47:08 > 0:47:10Yeah, I have to wait for my support runner.

0:47:10 > 0:47:13You can go straight down, yeah. Don't worry about him.

0:47:13 > 0:47:16- He's struggling. I have to train him harder for next year!- Well done.

0:47:16 > 0:47:18Take it easy on the way down.

0:47:18 > 0:47:23Oyvind had a really strong bike leg but he was worried about the run.

0:47:23 > 0:47:28Actually, I only done seven run trips in four months

0:47:28 > 0:47:30because I have the injury in my leg.

0:47:30 > 0:47:34I have a broken bone in my left foot. I had, it's good now.

0:47:34 > 0:47:37Hopefully it's still good. I'll feel it tomorrow.

0:47:39 > 0:47:43But, you have to run, you have to run a lot. And uphill

0:47:43 > 0:47:47and rocky places, that's the key thing here.

0:47:47 > 0:47:51It's heavy. Hard going upwards.

0:47:51 > 0:47:56However, the big Swede, Johan Nykvist, has dropped from 1st

0:47:56 > 0:48:00to 6th, struggling on the mountain as he suspected he might.

0:48:00 > 0:48:04- We were in the lead when we entered the mountain.- OK.- That was then.

0:48:04 > 0:48:08- This was tough. Tough.- Then you had to carry me around.

0:48:08 > 0:48:11- Let's go. - Yeah.- Good luck.- Thank you.

0:48:11 > 0:48:17- Take it easy on the loose bits.- Yeah.

0:48:17 > 0:48:19You're doing brilliant!

0:48:19 > 0:48:21The first woman racer to the top is Susanne Buckenlei.

0:48:21 > 0:48:26Leading the women's competition as she has from the start.

0:48:26 > 0:48:29You have to train regularly for this so it does not make sense to

0:48:29 > 0:48:32sign up and then start the training three months before.

0:48:32 > 0:48:33I think a year is...

0:48:33 > 0:48:36If you really start at zero then you should use a year

0:48:36 > 0:48:39and then start with the short distance, middle distance

0:48:39 > 0:48:41and maybe in three years then a long distance.

0:48:41 > 0:48:44I don't like if people say, "Oh, I have to do that too,"

0:48:44 > 0:48:46and then three months later they have to do that.

0:48:46 > 0:48:50Then they walk, and it doesn't make sense.

0:48:50 > 0:48:53- I have been grumpy today. - That's putting it mildly.

0:48:53 > 0:48:56I've shouted at them a few times.

0:48:56 > 0:48:59- Stroppy would be a better word. - More like a teenager.

0:48:59 > 0:49:01- Enjoy.- Thank you.

0:49:01 > 0:49:03Are you having a good day?

0:49:03 > 0:49:04Yes. It depends.

0:49:04 > 0:49:07It depends on your definition of good, mind.

0:49:07 > 0:49:09What's your definition of good?

0:49:11 > 0:49:16Swaying in between pants and OK.

0:49:16 > 0:49:18You've still got to get down.

0:49:18 > 0:49:20It's quite a tricky path on the way down so

0:49:20 > 0:49:25hoping to do a bit of running on the way down.

0:49:26 > 0:49:29But I'm enjoying this, just walking up to the top.

0:49:29 > 0:49:32Yeah, it's great.

0:49:32 > 0:49:37Currently in 2nd place for the women is Rosemary Byde from Edinburgh.

0:49:37 > 0:49:40- How are you feeling?- Tired.- Yeah. - I just keep plugging away and

0:49:40 > 0:49:43don't think about how much it hurts.

0:49:43 > 0:49:46How has the race been for you so far?

0:49:46 > 0:49:47Better than I expected.

0:49:49 > 0:49:51I thought I'd be a bit slower on the bike

0:49:51 > 0:49:55so I was really pleased with the bike leg. I really enjoyed it

0:49:55 > 0:49:58when it got to the second half with the long, sustained hills.

0:49:58 > 0:50:02I'm just trying to keep it up doing the run. Run, walk.

0:50:02 > 0:50:05I'm also going to say it's been great, all the supporters,

0:50:05 > 0:50:08not just mine but everybody's been cheering like along the road

0:50:08 > 0:50:10and on the tracks and

0:50:10 > 0:50:13it's been really great cos it's such an encouragement when you're

0:50:13 > 0:50:15feeling tired, to see people shouting

0:50:15 > 0:50:17or doing highland flings and things like that.

0:50:17 > 0:50:20- Does it really help keep you going, do you think?- Absolutely it does.

0:50:20 > 0:50:21It really does.

0:50:21 > 0:50:25- Awesome route, that. Awesome. - You get good views?

0:50:25 > 0:50:30Yeah, it cleared just a little bit, then back into fog. OK.

0:50:30 > 0:50:32- This is where we go down?- Yes.

0:50:32 > 0:50:34It's loose, it's loose, very loose.

0:50:34 > 0:50:36- Slightly easier on the right. - Slightly easier on the right.

0:50:36 > 0:50:39It's very loose. Be careful, if you knock any stones off you have to

0:50:39 > 0:50:43shout down below because there's boys below you, OK?

0:50:43 > 0:50:48On a hill like this, going down is often harder work than going up

0:50:48 > 0:50:49and more dangerous too.

0:50:52 > 0:50:55We can just see the first runners reaching the bottom

0:50:55 > 0:50:59of the great scree slope that runs down from the Beinn Eighe ridge.

0:50:59 > 0:51:03As they draw closer, it's clear Alex Glasgow is not only hanging

0:51:03 > 0:51:06on to the lead, he's extending it.

0:51:06 > 0:51:09The rocky stuff at the top of Beinn Eighe and down the back

0:51:09 > 0:51:13of the triple buttress is really like mountain biking. You're

0:51:13 > 0:51:17just down, da-da-da-da, you know, and picking your line and

0:51:17 > 0:51:20keeping looking forward and you're just dancing down it.

0:51:20 > 0:51:23Sean McFarlane is descending fast,

0:51:23 > 0:51:25trying to catch Alex on the downhill.

0:51:25 > 0:51:28He was obviously good on the hill cos I was going OK on the hill.

0:51:28 > 0:51:31I'm not a bad hill runner, especially for a triathlete.

0:51:31 > 0:51:33But he came past me on the hill, heading up.

0:51:33 > 0:51:35Although he was walking but he was walking fast.

0:51:35 > 0:51:38I thought, "Right, if we get to the top and do some running,

0:51:38 > 0:51:40"I'll probably catch him," but he pulled away.

0:51:40 > 0:51:42It was quite misty and every now and again the mist cleared

0:51:42 > 0:51:46and you'd see him, and he was a good bit away.

0:51:46 > 0:51:493rd and 4th place racers are running side by side.

0:51:49 > 0:51:50It looks like Stuart Macleod

0:51:50 > 0:51:54and Oyvind Evensen have dropped their support runners.

0:51:54 > 0:51:59By now the competitors are spread all over this mountain.

0:51:59 > 0:52:02- Wait till I do my hair.- What hair?

0:52:02 > 0:52:06- Well done. Good one.- Cheers. Nice one, thanks.

0:52:07 > 0:52:10- Hiya.- I couldn't wait to do this.- You're doing great.

0:52:12 > 0:52:16This is Pete, Stirling Triathlon Club, he's doing a great job here.

0:52:16 > 0:52:21- I'm just the mere support man. - Last top, then it's home.

0:52:21 > 0:52:22How are you doing?

0:52:22 > 0:52:25- Looking forward to a pint.- I'll bet.

0:52:27 > 0:52:30Down at the finish line in Torridon, and the end, for some at least,

0:52:30 > 0:52:32is in sight.

0:52:33 > 0:52:38Alex Glasgow, incredible performance from this man. Quite sensational.

0:52:38 > 0:52:39CHEERING

0:52:39 > 0:52:44Brilliant, brilliant swim this morning. A wonderful cycle

0:52:44 > 0:52:45and that run -

0:52:45 > 0:52:49mountain marathon with a Munro thrown in for good measure.

0:52:49 > 0:52:54He absolutely smashes it and that is sensational.

0:52:54 > 0:52:57The Celtman champion, the first time they've run this race

0:52:57 > 0:53:01and it's won by a Scotsman. Did absolutely brilliantly.

0:53:01 > 0:53:06I hadn't swum or run for 20-something years at school.

0:53:06 > 0:53:08- Really?- Seriously, I hadn't.

0:53:08 > 0:53:11Like I'd messed about on the beach, you know, swimming a wee bit.

0:53:11 > 0:53:14I hadn't even run for a bus for 20 years

0:53:14 > 0:53:17and it's my first triathlon.

0:53:18 > 0:53:19It's just shocking!

0:53:22 > 0:53:25Here, coming up in second place, Sean McFarlane,

0:53:25 > 0:53:28again, a brilliant run from this Scotsman.

0:53:28 > 0:53:31CHEERING

0:53:31 > 0:53:33He did so wonderfully well on the swim.

0:53:33 > 0:53:35He kept it together on the cycle ride

0:53:35 > 0:53:40and that run, again, is just sensational as well.

0:53:40 > 0:53:43Sean McFarlane, over the line, a bit of blood on the elbow there.

0:53:46 > 0:53:48But that is a great, great race.

0:53:48 > 0:53:53- Congratulations, a 2nd place finish, and tight at the end.- Yeah, it was.

0:53:53 > 0:53:56I could see the guy in 1st coming down the roads and at one point he

0:53:56 > 0:54:00seemed quite close and then I think at the end he put in a big effort

0:54:00 > 0:54:04to get away from me. And he did. So, yeah, but it was pretty tight, yeah.

0:54:04 > 0:54:07It was good though, it was good. I'm over the moon with 2nd. Fantastic.

0:54:07 > 0:54:09- Did you know Alex Glasgow beforehand?- No.

0:54:09 > 0:54:11Cos this was his first triathlon.

0:54:11 > 0:54:13Oh, don't tell me that. I feel terrible now!

0:54:13 > 0:54:16Alex is very well known as a biker. Clearly he's a pretty fit guy.

0:54:16 > 0:54:19Yeah, I was surprised how good he was because I've not seen many

0:54:19 > 0:54:21triathletes who are technically good on the hill

0:54:21 > 0:54:23because they're used to concrete

0:54:23 > 0:54:25and that's where I make up a lot of time.

0:54:25 > 0:54:27I'm not good on the hill but compared to triathletes I am.

0:54:27 > 0:54:30I thought, "Right, I'll get him on this," and then he just went.

0:54:30 > 0:54:32So, no, he's good, he's good.

0:54:32 > 0:54:36Yeah, honestly I can't really explain why today went so well.

0:54:36 > 0:54:40I have no... I can't believe nobody's quicker.

0:54:40 > 0:54:43Like they've come from all over the world,

0:54:43 > 0:54:45a bloke from just down the road's won it.

0:54:45 > 0:54:47It's mad.

0:54:48 > 0:54:51And coming over the line in 3rd place,

0:54:51 > 0:54:56Oyvind Evensen from Norway, again, that was a fantastic run from him.

0:54:56 > 0:54:59He had a terrible, terrible swim earlier on,

0:54:59 > 0:55:02a brilliant bike ride and a...

0:55:02 > 0:55:05that was a brilliant run! Very, very impressive indeed.

0:55:05 > 0:55:09So Scotland, one, two, Norway, three.

0:55:09 > 0:55:12- Congratulations to you, a 3rd place finish, brilliant!- Thank you.

0:55:12 > 0:55:15Thank you very much. I'm really surprised.

0:55:15 > 0:55:21I didn't expect this at all. It's my second long distance triathlon.

0:55:21 > 0:55:26And I was far behind after the swimming. 120th or something.

0:55:28 > 0:55:31And then really good biking, OK running.

0:55:32 > 0:55:35It was good enough for 3rd place, at least.

0:55:37 > 0:55:42So here comes Susanne Buckenlei from Germany.

0:55:42 > 0:55:45She's won the Norseman over in Norway.

0:55:45 > 0:55:47She doesn't know her way to the finish line however.

0:55:47 > 0:55:50Excellent effort there. Absolutely brilliant.

0:55:50 > 0:55:54She led after the cycle, looking really strong,

0:55:54 > 0:55:58really comfortable and it's her birthday today,

0:55:58 > 0:56:00just like Alex Glasgow, the winner of the men's race.

0:56:00 > 0:56:04- It's your birthday.- Thank you. Thank you very much.

0:56:04 > 0:56:07- It's my birthday.- It's yours? Congratulations!- I won as well.

0:56:07 > 0:56:10- No, really!- Obviously destined to be birthday people.- That is great!

0:56:10 > 0:56:15- That is really cool. How old are you?- 43.- OK then.

0:56:15 > 0:56:18I knew half way that I have a big lead

0:56:18 > 0:56:21but I didn't want to slow down because of that.

0:56:21 > 0:56:24I really want to push myself to do a good race here

0:56:24 > 0:56:26and now it's first time so it's a record.

0:56:26 > 0:56:30So it has to be broken once. So of course you want to be fast and that

0:56:30 > 0:56:31is hard for the next one.

0:56:31 > 0:56:34So, yeah, I really enjoyed it but it hurt a lot.

0:56:34 > 0:56:37It's a tough race. It is, yeah.

0:56:37 > 0:56:41And confirmation of those final results. In the women's race,

0:56:41 > 0:56:45Isobel Joiner from Edinburgh came in 3rd with a time of 16 hours

0:56:45 > 0:56:47five minutes and 34 seconds.

0:56:47 > 0:56:51In 2nd place is another Edinburgh lass, Rosemary Byde,

0:56:51 > 0:56:55who completed the course in 16 hours and 23 seconds

0:56:55 > 0:56:59and taking the top spot for the women, and 15th place overall,

0:56:59 > 0:57:01is Susanne Buckenlei from Germany

0:57:01 > 0:57:05with a great time of 13 hours, 55:33.

0:57:05 > 0:57:08For the men, 3rd place goes to Oyvind Evensen

0:57:08 > 0:57:11with a time of 12 hours, 27:44.

0:57:11 > 0:57:16Sean McFarlane is in 2nd with 12:12:13

0:57:16 > 0:57:19but the winner here today, in his first ever triathlon,

0:57:19 > 0:57:23is Alex Glasgow with a time of 12:09:48.

0:57:24 > 0:57:27And that's almost it for this month's Adventure Show

0:57:27 > 0:57:31but just before we go, here's Cameron with news of two special

0:57:31 > 0:57:34programmes for the Christmas period.

0:57:34 > 0:57:38Despite being able to boast some of the finest walking routes in the

0:57:38 > 0:57:41world, Scotland's never had a long distance walking trail that starts at

0:57:41 > 0:57:45one end of the country and finishes at the other.

0:57:45 > 0:57:46But it has now.

0:57:46 > 0:57:50The Scottish National Trail begins in Kirk Yetholm

0:57:50 > 0:57:53amongst the lovely rolling hills of the Borders

0:57:53 > 0:57:56and works its way through the country to finish at Cape Wrath,

0:57:56 > 0:57:59the most northwesterly point on the British mainland.

0:57:59 > 0:58:03In between, the route visits both our national parks, our capital

0:58:03 > 0:58:07city of Edinburgh and passes through some of the finest landscapes you'll

0:58:07 > 0:58:08find anywhere.

0:58:08 > 0:58:13So why don't you join me as I walk Scotland, end to end?

0:58:13 > 0:58:16For full details of those special programmes

0:58:16 > 0:58:20and all the Adventure Show news, follow us on Facebook.

0:58:20 > 0:58:23In the meantime, our congratulations to the organisers, competitors

0:58:23 > 0:58:27and supporters who have made the Celtman an instant classic

0:58:27 > 0:58:30and one that Scotland can be truly proud of.

0:58:30 > 0:58:32From all of us, bye for now.

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