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“We wanted to create a changing robe that offers a more refined, tailored aesthetic.” Dryrobe launch new city to sea weatherproof parka.

The originators of the oversized, warm, waterproof coat beloved by outdoor swimmers, triathletes and dog walkers everywhere, I caught up with Dryrobe to find out a little about their modern new changing robe design. Nobody loves a Dryrobe more than me. Friends have got used to me turning up to all kinds of events in […]

“We wanted to create a changing robe that offers a more refined, tailored aesthetic.” Dryrobe launch new city to sea weatherproof parka.
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“Do I care enough about my athletic performance to stab myself in the penis?” Brunt on the Winter Olympics ‘Penisgate’

With the Winter Olympics hitting the headlines for ‘penis-gate’, I got to wondering. Would injecting myself in the penis to increase the surface area of my tri-suit make me faster too – and could I ever bring myself to do it? Yes, during the recent Winter Olympics my eye was caught by the story that […]

“Do I care enough about my athletic performance to stab myself in the penis?” Brunt on the Winter Olympics ‘Penisgate’
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“I knew I just needed to get as fat as possible and as fit as possible!” Ross Edgley on the extreme ways he had to change his body to swim around Iceland

Pulling on his wetsuit each day and braving the freezing waters around Iceland, Ross Edgley made history last year after swimming 1,610km to circumnavigate the country. While the headlines were of epic swimming, the harsh toll of nature on his body and the ecological research he enabled though, there was a much more personal reason […]

“I knew I just needed to get as fat as possible and as fit as possible!” Ross Edgley on the extreme ways he had to change his body to swim around Iceland
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“The toughest and most ambitious challenge I have attempted yet.” New documentary gives an unfiltered look at Ross Edgley’s record-breaking 1,610km swim around Iceland

With just a wetsuit and neoprene accessories to protect him from the extreme cold, British endurance athlete and adventurer Ross Edgley once again defied the limits of human performance, completing a record-breaking swim around the coastline of Iceland. Now a new documentary series, starting on Channel 4 on Saturday 7th February, goes inside the swim […]

“The toughest and most ambitious challenge I have attempted yet.” New documentary gives an unfiltered look at Ross Edgley’s record-breaking 1,610km swim around Iceland