Out of all of my failed “never again” claims in life, I genuinely believed that running an ultramarathon in the Sahara Desert was one that I’d hold to. Alas, long after my Marathon des Sables success in 2019, I was digging out my sand gaiters from the dusty storage room for the first edition of […]
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Hiking the UK National 3 Peaks in 24 hours is an ideal test of cardio, leg strength, and grit for those who love to hike and want to challenge themselves while seeing three beautiful areas of the United Kingdom. However, the beauty you will witness might be fleeting if you agree to take on the
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Most stories that start with “It was a dark and stormy night” promise to deliver a lot from the start. They can also have the potential for an anticlimax and even cause a bit of an ‘ick’ response to those privy to the storyteller’s love for the dramatic hook. Still, this was the poetic and
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Last week, I found myself on my hands and knees trying not to vomit, with my whole body in agony and my racing heart feeling like it was going to explode out of my chest. Oh, and it was 41 degrees Celsius with high humidity. I looked down at my Garmin watch with a grimace,
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Running 5K every day for 30 days was the perfect challenge for me to celebrate the end of the burning season in my adopted city Chiang Mai. With the fresh air and gorgeous views back to enjoy in all of their glory, I had also recently finished a 100-day no-alcohol challenge. Determined not to fall
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What’s up everyone, I plan to run a sub-19 minute 5K; that is 5 kilometres on foot in under 19 minutes. This message will self-destruct on August 1st, 2024. Actually, no – it will still be up and I will have either publicly failed or succeeded in my goal. It’s been a while since I’ve
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I decided to write a comprehensive guide packed with climbing Mount Kinabalu tips after receiving a lot of emails from people wanting to know how to climb Borneo’s tallest mountain in one day as opposed to two days. I did it as part of a Man Vs Clock fitness challenge. However, that option is no
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Originally posted July 2014. Updated in April 2024. To celebrate my 30th birthday; I took on another Man vs Clock challenge of taking on the world’s highest bungee jump in Macau by jumping 233 metres (764 feet) from the top of Macau Tower. It was every bit as intimidating, pricey and exhilarating as I thought
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With fewer than 500 people having ever conquered the peak, climbing Puncak Jaya might not be the first name you think of when your mind turns to mountain exploration. Set in the heart of the highlands within Indonesia’s island of Papua, the pretty peak nails down the bragging rights of being the tallest mountain in
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Originally published: January 30th, 2020 How hard is it to climb Aconcagua? Well, the aptly named ‘Mountain of Death’ almost killed me during my second attempt to summit it and after two bites of the Argentinian cherry; I bear two heart-breaking defeats upon my shattered shoulders. The last one hurts the most as I was
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Originally published: December 18th, 2018 The pain of an Aconcagua failure. Oh how it burns! I’m writing this in Mendoza whilst I look out of the aeroplane window, as it rolls over the tarmac and gets ready to take off to Buenos Aries, for the first leg of my red-eyed four-flight journey to Azerbaijan. This
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How long does it take to run 100 miles? How would you fare in a 100 miles ultra? What are the world records for running 100 miles? The third question is a lot easier to answer, the first and second requires a bit more nuance such as lifestyle factors, age, experience, training and terrain of
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An ultramarathon packing list for running 100 miles comes down to the weather, personality, and personal goals amongst other factors. When I ran The Marathon des Sables I just wanted to survive and get through the race. Although I did just that I learned that I took way too much gear and therefore I was
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Are you a keen runner who wants to know how to run 100 miles and still live to tell the story? After completing this challenge for the first time in the brutal Thai sun I decided to put together the ultimate guide on how to run 100 miles for those wanting this massive running milestone
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I planned for running 100 miles, but I ended up running just over 123 miles. Running 200 kilometres was never the intention, but I (just about) got there in the end. It took me and my two friends the whole weekend. There was blood, there might have even been tears, and there was a lot
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Challenge update: So it turned out to be 200 Kilometres! (123 miles in total). To find out how we made it and for tips on how to run a 100 miles ultramarathon, check out this detailed post here, which acts as a guide and also a story of the big day. When I first ran
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The Marathon des Sables, known as “Marathon of Sands” in French, is a rite of passage for serious ultra-runners and also people like myself who aren’t ardent (or particularly gifted) athletes but do have a thirsty desire to see if they tough enough for such challenges. Well, they don’t come much more difficult than this
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Looking for the ultimate guide to climbing Mount Elbrus? Look no further! “Mother Russia” had been calling out to me for way too long. The largest country in the world by landmass is really hard to miss after spending countless hours staring at the globe, dreaming, plotting and planning the next move. I’d been on
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Greetings chaps and chapesses! Click on the video to see me draw eight countries out of a hat – the last one left is the country that I instantly booked a one-way ticket to 🙂 Well, it’s actually Kinder eggs containers and a mixing bowl, but hey – that’s just how I roll. Initially, I
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Welcome to my first ever post, I guess every journey has a beginning and mine is no exception. My name is Anthony and I’m a man who wants to be a better man, live a better life and do better things. Sounds pretty straight-forward on paper, right? In reality it’s a lot more complex and
