GOING TO EXTREMES
Every now and then, you hear about an endurance challenge that makes yousit up and take notice. Frankie Tinsley’s Talisman Triathlon is one of them. The idea – to ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats, swim the longest lakes in England, Scotland and
Wales , and run over the highest mountain in each nation – was the product of a conversation between Frankie and his friend Andrew Morris, who just a few months later would take his own life. This, along with the loss of friend Andrew Shephard, also from suicide, prompted Frankie to start properly planning the Talisman.
The aim was threefold: be the first ever person to complete it; promote physical resilience and positive mindset; and develop awareness around mental health and suicide in partnership with mental health charity CALM, raising money in the process (donations are still welcome at justgiving.com/fundraising/ talisman-triathlon).
Despite his background as a Royal Marine Commando and RAF physical training instructor,
