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                    Only days until the
                    430 Mile Yukon Arctic Ultra

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                    World Extreme Challenges

                    There are many reasons people take on challenges, let alone extreme challenges, so why have I? I have always enjoyed pushing myself to the limit. Actually that's not strictly true. On completion of the 300 mile Pennine way in 2004 I turned to my friend John after 11 days of walking through bogs, forests, valleys and over moutains, after days where I felt I could not walk a moment longer. Having walked through rain, wind and more rain, we sat together in the Pub at Kirk Yetholm and I uttered the words, "I'm never going to do anything like that again!"

                    2008 saw myself and a friend complete an
                    End to End walk (1200 miles) of Britain in only 64 days. Having completed this extreme challenge (and all the less extreme ones) I can now admit to myself that I like the challenge. I may not like it all whilst completing the challenge, but soon enough the rose tinted glasses come on and all I want to be doing is my next challenge.

                    The start of 2009 came with a rollercoaster of 'yes' and 'no' for the requirement for me to go to Afghanistan with the TA. Eventually I found myself in Afghanistan on Herrick 11 training the Afghan National Army. In October 2010 I completed the
                    4Deserts Sahara Marathon. And now my next extreme challenge is the Yukon 430 miles Arctic Ultra. However, to help build myself back up to fitness, I completed the Oxfam Trailwalker in July 2011 and am likely to be mobilised once again to Afghanistan in March 2012.
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