Claire Smith
Ultra endurance athlete
Claire Smith raced her first triathlon at Ironman 70.3 UK at Exmoor in 2006, and has since gone on to race Ironman UK, the Enduroman Double Iron, the SwissUltra Continuous Deca Iron, and the Double Deca Iron in Mexico. She’s also the founder of Brutal Events, organiser of the Brutal Extreme Triathlons. She's the only British female to finish 20 Ironmans back to back, and is the author of Becoming Brutal, which explains why she started taking part in ultra triathlon, how she founded Brutal Events and details her struggle with addiction and abusive relationships.
Recent articles by Claire Smith
How to deal with suffering in ultra endurance events
As your challenges get longer and harder, how do you deal with the increase in suffering? Deca triathlete and Brutal Tri organiser Claire Smith is someone who knows how
Overcome your open-water swimming fears
Ultra triathlete Claire Smith of Brutal Events shares how she battles her fears of the open water when tackling some of the world's toughest events, and how you can too