Enduroman Arch to Arc Record Film
News Release / 20.12.2012
After running, swimming and cycling over 290 punishing miles from London to Paris inov-8 athlete, Mark Bayliss, successfully completed the Enduroman Arch to Arc triathlon in September 2012 setting a new World Record of 73 hours and 39 minutes*.
This Saturday morning at 7am (and afterwards on 4oD, Channel 4’s online on demand service) a 30 minute documentary will show exactly how he achieved this amazing feat.
Mark Bayliss became the first person to complete the ultra distance triathlon without the use of a wetsuit for the Channel swim and only the 11th athlete to have ever finished the Enduroman Arch to Arc. Starting from Marble Arch in London, the event involves a gruelling 87 mile run to Dover, a Channel swim from Dover to Calais and a 181 mile bike ride from Calais to the Arc de Triomphe, Paris.
The documentary, commissioned by inov-8 and shot and directed by Martyn Hollingworth of spirit XO productions gives a great insight into Mark’s mindset throughout with interviews with his support team and the existing record holder, Eddie Ette of Enduroman events, who observed Mark throughout his record attempt.
The documentary, the first in a series of athlete stories being told by inov-8, aims to inspire other committed athletes to take on some of the toughest endurance events in the world.
Commenting on the Mark Bayliss challenge and Documentary, Wayne Edy, inov-8 Company Founder said: “We are extremely proud of everything Mark has achieved; he has shown that he is the ultimate committed athlete and really encapsulates inov-8 values of pushing the limits of performance. We couldn’t have asked for a better start to our inov-8 Challenge Series and this beautifully shot documentary gives a true insight into the mind of a truly committed extreme athlete.”
In addition to inov-8TM enabling this challenge, Mark was supported by Parlee Bicycles (www.parleecycles.com), Gatorade (www.Gatorade.co.uk), GB Cycles (www.gbcycles.co.uk), i-ride (www.i-ride.co.uk), Dynamo Boxing Gym in Croydon and Wings Transport (www.wingstransport.co.uk).
