Like Baywatch… with calf guards

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With the Outlaw just six weeks away, Matt faces up to a fairly shameful truth – he's become the sort of person who takes a turbo trainer on holiday

Progress, slowly but surely…

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It's week 20 out of 30 for his Outlaw training and Matt Kurton is beginning to show (and feel) the benefits of a training programme

Halfway there?

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Our man Matt Kurton– with a little help from Metallica – is halfway into his Outlaw training...

The fear factor

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Our Outlaw to be confronts one of the lesser-discussed elements of training for an Ironman – fear

Time to ditch the darts

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First mince pies, now his darts form. Our blogger begins to see the sacrifices needed to compete at the iron-distance Outlaw

So this is Christmas?

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Spooning mincemeat straight from the jar or training for the Outlaw? The magnitude of the iron challenge is getting clearer for our blogger Matt Kurton

Introducing Matt Kurton

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Introducing our new blogger Matt Kurton as he builds towards the Outlaw 2012