ONE IMPOSSIBLE CHALLENGE. SIX WEEKS TO TRAIN. GO
I WAS LITERALLY SITTING on the toilet one morning when the alert came through from Red Bull that Defiance entries were open for the 2021 race. I don’t know if it was the vulnerable position I was in but I immediately messaged my best mate, Ed, and said, “Should we enter?”
I expected him to laugh off the suggestion but he replied, “Sure, why not”. Before I had time to think of reasons not to do it, I signed up. BANG, we were officially adventure racers.
Unfortunately, the spicy cough meant we had to delay our new adventure-racing careers, but somehow we managed to maintain our enthusiasm to compete in this year’s event.
I've done triathlons, marathons and trail runs before but I’ve never tackled anything like Defiance. At 38, I like the idea that I'm challenging my body to do things it hasn’t done before. I know it’s a cliche but the idea of testing my limits is a big part of signing up.
I’ve got a two-year-old son, Mack, and a six-year-old daughter, Quinn, who’s just started school. My wife Alana and I both work full-time jobs (as much
