26/04/2012

True Greatness

In the past 8 months, since my failed channel attempt, I have been blown away by many great feats of endurance and people over-coming the odds.

My friend Dan Martin is about to begin his round the world triathlon, a truly amazing challenge and one that should be widely publicised around the entire planet.

I watched the swimming Olympic trials in awe, and can only imagine the amount of training and dedication that goes into reaching such an incredible level of fitness and technical skill.

I have also become friends with many people who have already crossed the channel and have taken advice and inspiration from all of them, the majority of which are already planning their next events.

Even celebrities are doing proper challenges, David Walliams (who was already a legend) swam the Thames, and John Bishop did an admittedly watered down, but still excellent arch-to-arc.

Just when I thought I couldn’t really be more inspired and determined to complete my own Channel swim, along comes a young man who has conquered his own mammoth challenge.

This is truly the most remarkable video I have ever seen. I genuinely believe if a human being can complete such a momentous task as this, I have no doubt at all that I can achieve my dream.

Please watch and believe, like I now do, that anything is possible…