Unique Endeavour

The Elite Challenge will be undertaken by fitness enthusiast and personal trainer, David “Mac” McKinnon. Mac from Cirencester a former Army Physical Training Instructor competes in running, triathlon and cycling events around the country.
He is no stranger to arduous exercise but as Mac explains "I can assure you that this challenge is like nothing I will have endured before even in the Army. The magnitude of the task is frightening and the road ahead is very long, literally! Just to let you know how big a feat this is we are estimating that the average speed will be around 10-14 miles per hour, so based on a conservative lower speed we are looking at 45 hours for the cycling alone"
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The challenge both present their own difficulties in the fact that they are both extremely physically and mentally demanding, the main being pure sleep depravation whilst doing the three peaks and cycling for over 40-45 hours in total.

One man who knows about sleep depravation is Derek Bell MBE, Patron – Hope for Tomorrow
“Mac understands the fitness element but it is the sleep depravation, lack of real nourishment and the pressure of 'competition' combined with the concentration required that you really only experience on the Event. I wish him the greatest of success.”
5 Times Winner of Le Mans 24 Hour Race, Derek Bell MBE		bell-derek.jpg

As part of the training Mac will need to practice serious endurance training with minimal sleep. The training will see his weekly schedule increase to 20-30 hours consisting of cycling and running up to and over 10-15 hours at a time.

It is estimated that it will take in excess of 3 months to fully recover from the event.