Beyond bog snorkelling

For when snorkelling through a slime-filled trench isn’t enough of a challenge: The World Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling Championships.

Those who accept the challenge use a bike prepared with a lead-filled frame and water-filled tyres to ensure grip on the pond bottom.

The snorkeller-cyclist wears a lead weight belt to avoid floating off the bike.

And if that’s still insufficient for you, there’s “Sunday’s more gruelling challenge, The Bog Triathlon.”

Organisers say the triathlon was set up to accommodate overwhelming demand for “more dirty fun around our famous Waen Rhydd Bog”.

“The event is one of the most unusual in the triathlon calendar and starts with a 12 mile run,” a spokesman for the event said.

“It is followed by two lengths of the 60 yard peat bog trench and then a 25 mile mountain cycle. The event is open to individuals and relay teams.”

Yes, it’s summer in Britain.