So, I've got my training pack from The Race, I've got my sponsorship page up and suddenly this next race is feeling a lot more real, it's not long at all. I keep thinking, "Oh March, that's ages off!" but of course, it's the first weekend in march and we're already racing through December. So I need to get my head down and get into the training. The training program is pretty busy, but sensible and doable, and that's the main thing.
The only trouble is, having moved to Northamptonshire, I'm now about as far away as I can be from the sea - and I've never really done much kayaking or cycling. So it's going to be an uphill struggle to get ready for this race in time, and as ever, I've left it late to be starting. However I think I should stop kidding myself and realise that I will always start late, I am lazy by nature. That might sound perverse for someone who signs up for extreme challenges, but really that's the reason that I do these challenges, to keep me moving, to get me off my backside and training - if I didn't have a challenge to work towards I'd end up fat and lazy. So, onwards and upwards, running, rowing, swimming, cycling and yoga will get me through it and if I can fit it in, then a few kayak lessons too, probably advisable if I don't want to end up sinking to the bottom of the Ata
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Edward MattsEdward has completed many challenges including the 3 Peak Challenge, the Caerphilly 31 mile summit challenge, walking the Pennine Way, the 1200mile from Land's End to John O'Groats and most recently the 156 mile Sahara Ultra Marathon. In the process he has raised £1000s for charity. Archives
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