Triple Triathlon cancelled because of bushfire risks and heat

By Chris Wilson
Updated April 23 2018 - 11:02pm, first published November 22 2014 - 8:14pm

One of Canberra's top endurance events has been cancelled because of soaring heat and fire risk, as the ACT Government took precautions after the "catastrophic outcome" of a Western Australian ultra-marathon in 2011 where runners were trapped by bushfires and suffered life-threatening burns.

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