arch to arc

Just managed to catch up on tehchannel 4 programme on mark bayliss arch to arc attempt......

the first person to attempt it without a wetsuit....and he was a 15 stone bloke...........it was amazing to see his progress and his success.............shows its not just the racing snakes who can achieve their dreams..............

to run 87 miles ... then swim th channel without a wetsuit and then cycle the 180 odd miles to Paris in quite a long way

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/triathlon/4od#3454976

i just watched it too, very inspiring and a bit disconcerting. i cant imagine swimming 22 miles but less than an hour after watching that i found myself thinking - " well, i could do the run and the bike no probs, the swim i could train for, albeit in a wet suit - im not mad -  its only like swimming for 7, maybe 8, times the duration of my long swims now. " - its so crazy how your mind can adapt to the belief of what could be possible, well my mind anyway

never heard a bad word said about Ed and Chris and enduro team, and quite honestly thats one of the reasons that i even considered doing it, you can see that they love every minute of it, I doubt theres another event team so dedicated to the individuals.

Doner/.read a few more of the reports.........the swim can be a total killer.the tide turns and you are way off course...have a look at the swim times of some of those who did it and some who didn't/.................I believe a few of them swam well over 30 miles because of the tide etc............and a number swam well over 22 miles before they had to give up.........

but ist amazing feat

and yes i do love te atmosphere at teh Enduroman events..........the reason why i chose it for my half warm up race even though othes might be more suitable

so when are Seren and DK signing up..............................

they are doing relay teams next year..........and I quite fancy doing that but didn't have a team.........maybe in the fiuture............but on my own........I really really don't know how they do it

Enny.I missed it when it was on so glad they docatch up nowadays..it was a good programme

Having been on board during the "Just Channel Hopping" team's relay this past summer, I can confirm that swimming the Channel is really really tough.

I think the Bayliss family breed good athletes obviously    

it's the swim that's freaking everyone ( obviously pulling it all together is THE clever bit). Inspirational half hour, have been on the channel swimming and piloting web page just for a laugh. The swim is always my best bit thanks to adequate bike and poor run legs, but if I won the lottery tomorrow would definitely have a look at a channel swim.

There's something about doing 112 on a bike that is  very appealing , but swimming to another country, that's were the real challenge is ......