Ben reflects on his epic ultra triathlon challenge
Trust me, friction is not your friend when you're running 63 miles in two days!
After 146 miles of cycling, over a mile of swimming and 63 miles of running over 4 continuous days, Ben Shephard completed his ultra triathlon on Wednesday. Two days later, he reflects on his epic journey.
Ben completed the gruelling challenge with his childhood friend, Ivan Hollingsworth, to raise money for the Children's Heart Unit Fund (CHUF). Ivan's little boy Sebastian was born with a heart defect, and underwent open surgery at the Children's Heart Unit at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Since then Ivan has completed a range of solo and group challenges from Whitehaven to Tynemouth since his first in 2010. This Ben-accompanied outing is his 7th and final Coast to Coast challenge.
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