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BBC News
21-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Man who never goes to the gym set to compete in World Ironman Championship
A man preparing to compete in the World Ironman Championship says it will be a "fun day out" after turning his hobby into a "real passion". Adam Fieldhouse, 28, from Dulverton, Somerset, will face some of the world's top athletes when he competes in the men's international contest in Nice, France, this Ironman includes a 2.4-mile (3.8km) swim, a 112-mile (180km) bike ride and a marathon run."I thought OK, I'm pretty much doing training for this anyway because I enjoy it - I may as well have a go at the competitions," said Mr Fieldhouse. He explained he grew up next to Wimbleball Lake in Brompton Regis, Exmoor."There's lots of hills and countryside, so I was always cycling up and down around them. "Occasionally a bit of swimming in the lake, too. That's where it all began. It's just a hobby that became a real passion of mine," Mr Fieldhouse added: "Mainly it's just a fun day out all these competitions." Mr Fieldhouse said he had made training part of his lifestyle, but he does not go to the gym, preferring to exercise outside."I've done Taunton park run probably about 20 times now," the triathlete said."I come first quite often in it, depending on who else turns up. I love it, it's a good effort. You always feel good afterwards."The engineer, who runs his own business and holds orienteering events, said: "I feel like my main limiting factor is the rest of my life commitments."I think I could improve significantly and I hope I do improve over the next few years. But I mainly just do it to enjoy it." He said he always tries to encourage more people to get into sports."Starting is always the hardest part."It's a nice break from your other stressors in life, just you and your bike out there. I find it quite relaxing," he ahead to the World Ironman Championship race, Mr Fieldhouse, who was part of Loughborough University's triathlon team, said: "Starting on a start line against all the best people is going to be amazing. "I'm sure they will make me look really bad."
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Somerset parkrunner qualifies for Ironman World Championships
A Somerset parkrun regular has qualified for the Ironman World Championships. Adam Fieldhouse, from Dulverton, has run the Longrun Meadow parkrun course in Taunton 20 times since November 2019, leading the field in 10 of these. He has a personal best of 17 minutes and five seconds and has finished first in his last five runs. Mr Fieldhouse comes from a family of runners and is also a director of Fieldhouse Engineering Company in Taunton. He has achieved other impressive feats, including winning the Snowdon Marathon in 2022 and finishing 15th in the Edinburgh Marathon in 2024 with a time of two hours, 37 minutes, and 20 seconds. He also holds the Lemur Loop course record of 12 x 10km laps, a total of 120km, in 11 hours and 45 minutes and won the Purbeck Challenge in 2025. Mr Fieldhouse started his running journey at Wellington School and is a member of the Quantock Orienteers. The Ironman World Championships will take place in Nice, France, later this year.
