A Small Christmas Present

I don’t usually schedule blog posts for a Saturday but I think we can make an exception for those of you online today.

Below are two small treats for Christmas. First up, a couple of my favourite ever feats. The ones that are so mad that each time I say them out loud, they make me question whether I’ve got my facts right (I have).

Second, a fine example of the festive spirit. Best with sound.

Happy Christmas!

Great Feats

1. A 70-year-old man has swum 1.5 miles in handcuffs and shackles towing 70 boats with 70 people onboard
2. A man has run the 874 miles from Lands End to John O’Groats is 9 days and 2 hours
3. A man has cycled the 874 miles from Lands End to John O’Groats in 44 hours
4. A man has swum the Amazon river (the Danube, the Mississippi, the Yangtze…)
5. Men and women (at last!) have rowed across oceans without GPS, life rafts, any communications or the ability to make water

Festive Spirit