Freediving: Take a Deep Breath
If you’re interested in a sport that drops your heart rate, shrinks your blood vessels and directs your blood away from your limbs and extremities, then freediving is the one for you. Diving as far as you can on a …
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Ice Swimming: Beyond the Extreme
As usual with any event that verges on the extreme there is always an individual or group who want to push the boundaries to the limit. In the world of Ice Swimming those who participate in the Ice Mile are …
Chasing Immortality: The Sub-2 Hour Marathon
Within days of winning his fourth London Marathon in 2 hours, 2 minutes and 37 seconds, the second fastest time in history, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge was setting his sights once again on the holy grail of distance running – the …
In Pursuit of Excellence: Pan-American Highway Challenge
When Chris Froome climbed on to the podium in Rome to collect the maglia rosa in May, not only did he become the first British cyclist to win the Giro d’Italia, but he also became only the third man to …
Hardrock 100: Are You Tough Enough?
When it comes to ultra-races there are few tougher than the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run. The Hardrock 100, which takes place every July, pits the world’s best ultra-runners against the rugged San Juan Mountain Range on the Colorado section …
DW: The World’s Toughest Canoe Race
Since 1948 paddlers have been flocking to Devizes, the medieval Wiltshire market town, to the start of one of the world’s toughest canoe races. The Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race, commonly known as the ‘DW’, is a canoe and …