Broadcast on ABC Radio National’s Rural Reporter in 2009.
Long-distance races are grueling enough in mild temperatures, but think how it tough it would be to do all your training in the Australian Outback. It’s dusty, dry, and temperatures regularly top 40 C in summer – not to forget the snakes.
Broken Hill policeman Wayne Demrey is training for an upcoming Ironman event – 3.86 kilomters of swimming, followed by a 180.25 kilometer bike ride and then a marathon to top it off.