Andrew Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) Having watched the K2 programme last night it got me wondering what we think the greatest feats of endurance are out there to accomplish? I've done a few marathons and also was well placed in the worlds longest endurance canoe race. I know of others who have done numerous Ironman races (inc. Norseman), double Ironmans, channel swims, and the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc, but compared to climbing Everest, K2, running coast to coast across Canada, they don't really feature to they? There was a guy who did a self-styled Enduroman: from Trafalgar Square you run to Dover, dive into the oggin and swim the channel then cycle to Paris. Edited February 20, 2014 by Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Lasting more than 2 pumps and a squirt with your dream woman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Ironically, this thread didn't last long before becoming irreverent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-bmw Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Oh, I don't know 13 minutes is quite good for here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 43 marathons in 51 days via a tranny Brit comedian, aka Eddie Izzard with no history of running was pretty impressive. My favourite has to be Forest Gump and running East West coast to Coast and back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Lasting more than 2 pumps and a squirt with your dream woman? 2 pumps? Boasting again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanG Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 I'm getting old - sub 28 minute 5k everyday of the week at the moment though. Recently I have begun thinking of doing something really challenging though - not like the Tough Mudder etc, but something like Kilimanjaro or Everest base camp. Something where you are part of a team, so pushed and helping to push others to achieve your goal. So bored with working in an office these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 So bored with working in an office these days. Your expected to be, only change when your bored of the salary cheques.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Killi might be a good shout (isn't it just a long walk though - Cheryl Cole did it as have two of my mates who both smoke like chimneys and are not, in the vaguest sense of the word, fit) but what about Land's End to JOG cycling? Or the coast to coast multisport event held up at Loch Ness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 True endurance feats fascinate me. I mean those that stretch mind and body beyond any sense of human limitation. Those that require weeks or months surviving in conditions completely alien to human life. The people that complete these feats are different to normal people. To me they represent a kind of advanced evolution of the human species, for whom normal limits are irrelevant. I fancy doing a long walk sometime. Maybe something that has rarely been done (perhaps through obscurity more than difficulty...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 I definitely want to do some of the crazy Ultramarathons like Spartathlon one day. I went to Pakistan, trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas and up to base camp of Nanga Parbat (7th highest) in '99 with the school. There's nothing quite like the mountains to bring a sense of wonder about our planet. Seeing Everest in the flesh is pretty cool. Some spectacular views of the stars too! Will definitely do something similar again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) A mate and I fancied running the Frankton Trail one day - the escape route of the Cockleshell Heroes. The plan would be to be entirely self sufficient, carrying tents/bivvys with us and pitching up when desired. Few people know about that and it is pretty significant! Edit - that was a suggestion for Garcon as a route. Edited February 20, 2014 by Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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