Cairns Airport Adventure Festival 2012

Ironkids Cairns triathlon on Saturday, June 2, as part of the Cairns Airport Adventure Festival

Those brave men and women who dared to dream are rewarded

Keen cyclists tackle the 90km cycle leg of the 2012 Ironman 70.3.

Beautiful Trinity Inlet provides the backdrop for the Ironman 70.3 2012 swim leg

Competitors tackle the gruelling 21.1km stage of the 2012 Ironman 70.3

Competitors tackle the gruelling 42.2km run through Cairns' northern beaches.

Competitors tackle the swim leg of the Ironman Cairns 2012 in beautiful Trinity Inlet.

Competitors tackle the spectacular 180km cycle course between Cairns and Port Douglas.

The Cairns Post's annual 5km fun run on the Cairns Esplanade.

Gloomy weather didn't deter competitors in this year's legendary ocean race.

Australia's biggest and longest downwind iron ocean race, 40km from Palm Cove to Port Douglas.

Starts and finishes in the paradise of Port Douglas with a course featuring Four Mile Beach.