The North Face Endurance 7

Paul Tinkler / 10.10.2006

“I am just so stoked to have achieved this. I do a lot of adventure racing and I have my Iron-man experience, but I am not really a runner so this was a daunting event for me. It felt so good to cross the finish line and have everyone there to share this with me.”

Never attempted before in Australia, the North Face Endurance seven saw Andrews run for five to six hours every day, then rushing to the airport to make the flight to the next marathon location. The feat is made more impressive considering the lack of sleep and recovery time imposed on the 3 time iron-man champion.

The punishing event began on the Gold Coast Hinterland, with a midnight run in a battering thunderstorm. With all the runs being off road courses navigated by GPS, weather played an integral part in the degree of difficulty for each run. Running with a head lamp, Andrews’ visibility was down to 3 metres as he negotiated the tough terrain.