What I am reading
Posted in GeneralNot really much going on for me. Training is slow, but at least I have started running a bit of milage. So instead I am putting out a few things I have been reading this week.
The biggest thing for me that I have read recently is that Steve Birkinshaw is attemping the Lakes 24hr record. The current record set in 1997 by Mark Hartnell is huge challenge that takes in the Bob Graham 42 tops plus another 35 lumps bumps and tops. Steve hopes to at least add one more to this round.
The date set is May 23rd. If anyone at the moment is able to do it at the moment then it is Steve, with fast times in the big 3 rounds and winner of the Lakeland 100 not to mention multiple elite mountain marathon winner. Good luck with that one Steve and the offer of help is there (if I am fit enough to be of use).
Next is the Virgin Global Row. Madness! Thats the only way to describe an attempt by Ollie Hicks to row round the antarctic.
Maximum respect to this guy, he is obviously built from a different mould! His previous adventure being the youngest person to row across the Atlantic.
The adventurer is expecting this solo row to take up to nearly 2 years! Ollie set off in early January yet due to the seas and the wind has spent the majority of the last 6 weeks rowing forwards then getting blown back therefore making hardly any ground at all.
I am hooked on his blog entries just to see if he has managed to actually get anywhere.
The other thing that has caught my eye is watching the new look Saab Salomon Adventure Racing team website take shape. An eyepopping display of UK talent all pooled into one group of racers. A list that includes Robb Jebb, Angela Mudge, Rob Hope, Natalie White, Ricky Lightfoot, Tom Owens etc etc. The strength and depth is amazing. These will be one to watch this year in both running and adventure racing.
Loads of cool stuff already happening this year and people plans for 09 are already taking shape. I reckon this year is going to be a good one for a fair few people.
March 2nd, 2009 at 6:15 pm
nothing like a bit of vicarious adventure to wet the appetite