Over the course of 11 months, Charlie Wittmack attempted to swim the English Channel, hop on a bike and ride across Europe and Asia, where he planned to summit Everest. He lost toenails, experienced exhilarating highs and moments of sublime comedy. Other times, he came close to death. In the end, he learned a bit about being a father, a husband, and a son. And I think he felt pretty good about himself.ESPN's Wayne Drehs produced an excellent multi-media piece on Wittmack. It's available here. Check it out while you sit on your couch this weekend.
wittmack's peregrinations pale in comparison to the effort exerted in my fencing project.
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ReplyDelete>this guy<
back on the court by this evening, right? charlie wittmack would be.
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ReplyDeletegood article...i read about this guy a year or so ago. nutty. now watch - 10 years from now this will be a race with a handful competing.
ReplyDeleterode a bit last year with a girl in town who competed in the '10 ultraman canada....not as nutty as charlie's little tryst but pretty crazy. (kellie smirnoff is her name)
http://ultramancanada.com/
okay - just saw the other piece. unfortunately not all of the videos are still available but get the gist. the feat speaks for itself. doing it alone, completely alone on that bike ride doesn't. a lot, well maybe not a lot but more than you think, have what it takes physically to do that. mentally though...he's not human.
ReplyDeleteTR would do that ride naked in a thunderstorm on a beachcruiser with a soggy smoke in his mouth. this guy is a wimp.
ReplyDeletelike i said...mentally he is not human
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You're in a hotel room without ESPN? Where the fuck are you?
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