Accountant displays iron resolve

AN accountant from Yorkshire is gearing up for a gruelling summer as he prepares for an Ironman Triathlon to raise money for charity.

Nick Bellamy, 29, who works for Grant Thornton in Sheffield, will fly out to compete in the Ironman Austria race on July 4, an exhausting event made up of a 2.4-mile swim , 112-mile bike ride and 26- mile run. He will be joined at the event by his cousin Chris Plowman, a student at Cardiff University.

The pair are taking part in the event to raise money for a charity which helps the homeless.

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The men will also take part in a number of other events as they prepare for the Ironman Austria, and have already completed the Paris Marathon, Humber Duathlon and Sheffield Half Marathon.

Mr Bellamy said: "I decided to take up triathlons two and a half years ago and I always set myself a target to complete an Ironman event within threeyears.

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