Of mice and ironmen

To some, a regular triathlon would seem like a pretty big challenge. To most, an ironman would be the ultimate task. But to one guy I met recently, even the ironman wasn’t enough. Did you even know that there was something longer than an ironman???? Let’s just quickly recap what an ironman actually entails: 2.4-mile [...]

English Channel Swim: guts, glory, and goose fat

Swimming the English Channel wearing nothin’ but your swimming trunks and a layer of goose fat. Not that I actually tried to swim to France myself, of course. Let me explain… It all started with an email from Belinda Holdsworth, a fellow competitor from Racing the Planet Namibia. Belinda was looking for volunteers to help [...]

The new Miracle Team (London chapter)

With the amount of running I do, I suppose it comes as no surprise that I am constantly injuring myself. In January, I got a pelvic stress fracture during a 50k race in a blizzard. Yup, I actually ran until my pelvis broke. I’ve had broken bones, torn muscles, tendonitis, bursitis, capsulitis (any more itises?), [...]

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