Claire Smith

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.