ColdXtreme triathlon: Mandy Tik Tolman sets example in inaugural event, proving sport is ‘non-breed, non-gender specific, for anyone who wants to persist’

• Mandy Tik Tolman is the one and only woman to take on the extreme triathlon as ‘it gets me excited, I just love extreme sports’
• She suffers a crash – hitting and flying over a car – just weeks before the race but has the mental resilience to overcome the psychological trauma