The brother of a good mate of mine is about to attempt to become the second guy to complete the “Arch to Arc” tri challenge, to be completed in 3 consecutive days:
Run from Marble Arch, London, to Dover (87 miles)
Swim the English Channel
Bike Calais-Arc de Triomphe, Paris (180 miles)
The Channel Swim is the main obstacle (hell, we could all do the run and bike now, couldn’t we…?) - his training diary here is a fantastic insight into the hardships: “after over 7 hours in the water even my legendary tolerance is slipping…” Nuts.