The strongest triathlete: Sam Perkins tribute

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The strongest triathlete: Sam Perkins tribute

Sam Perkins was strongest triathlete I ever had the privilege to meet. Not the best triathlete — although I do recall him saying that he once clocked 23 minutes for a 1500m swim, which most of us would jump at. Running was less his forte.  When he completed the London Marathon last year by unconventional means (which I’ll come on to), he joked that it was likely the fastest way he would ever tackle the streets of the capital. But still, he was t…