IN THE WAKE OF LEGENDS

FORGIVE some selfindulgence, but I was quite proud of myself the other day after swimming 1,500m non-stop. I was obviously inspired by the plaque at the entrance to Aireborough Leisure Centre

commemorating the fact that Olympic heroes Alistair

and Jonathan Brownlee began their careers in this pool. And then it dawned on me – they swim the same distance in a third of the time before cycling at least 40km and then running 10km to the finish of the triathlon. No wonder they are already regarded as two of the greatest icons of Yorkshire sport. They truly

are super-human.