True Grit
‘The tide changes in five hours,’ Matt continued, now standing up from the ladder’s step. ‘I know the North of Scotland sailing authority states dangerous seas, violent waves and strong tidal races should be avoided by small craft, but you’re not a ‘small craft’. You’re a Viking warship making your way home to fulfil a promise made to your dad.’ I
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it was on the return from the South Pole that Amundsen and his team ate their dogs.
Ross Edgley • The Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body
Endurance is a form of trust, in your capacity over time to absorb the stresses and extremes of the present. I say trust because the math in the moment may break: the opposition overwhelming, your resources faint. So you make eye contact with the enemy. You put down your spear. You turn your back and wait for the tension to break. The quality that ... See more
Technically way up on world-record schedule, his goose was already cooked. What the crowd the witnessed was a pure display of heroism. But science teaches us this is useless unless paired with impeccable pacing. Afterwards, Bobridge described it as, ‘The closest you can come to death without dying.’