The Ironman triathlon comprises of a 2.4 mile open water swim, followed by a 112 mile bike ride, and finishes with a full 26 mile marathon.

1112 people took part, and JC competed in the Male over 55 category, and was ranked 7th overall. 1049 of the starters completed the gruelling event

For the record, his swim took 1 hour 16 minutes, the bike ride 7 hours and 2 minutes, and the marathon was completed in 4 hours 42 minutes - giving an overall time of 13 hours 24 minutes (the transition between the stages accounting for the balance).

Unbelievably, the overall winner completed the 3 phases in 8 hours 24 minutes.

JC will be competing in his next Ironman competition in March in New Zealand