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This Sunday (12th July 2009) Frances (multisports injury specialist) has organised 3 teams from Balance to compete in the “Bananaman” triathlon at Dorney Lake, Eton. Best of luck to them.
I can’t speak for everyone’s level of commitment but I have seen a fair few of the team members giving it some at various times over [...]

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The organisers of the Yukon Arctic Challenge describe it as the “The world’s coldest and toughest ultra!”.
From Feb. 15th – 26th, 2009, Jerym Brunton covered the 430 miles on foot (some chose mountain bike others cross country ski). Of the 16 competitors in this event (there are also marathon, 100 mile and 300 mile races) [...]

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You may recall the blog post about Oli Dudley who Balance has supported in his training and physiotherapy for the 7 in 7 on 7 Challenge. 7 ultramarathons (31 miles) in 7 days on each of the 7 continents. His mission was to go from novice runner to extreme ultramarathon distance runner and adventurer in [...]

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For those interested in the challenge that Oli Dudley is doing with Balance’s sponsorship and G-trainer support here is a bit more information provided by Oli.
THE 777 CHALLENGE – 7in7on7.com

What is it?
The challenge is to run 7 marathons on all 7 continents in 7 consecutive days.
What is the route?
Leg 1 Antarctica
Leg 2 Punta Arenas, Chile
Leg [...]

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