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I’M ALL FOR sponsoring worthy achievements – when people genuinely push themselves beyond their comfort zones. But what I can’t stand is when someone who already jogs ten miles every Sunday for kicks then asksfor sponsorship for running, say, the Bath Half Marathon. What makes it worse is when they piggyback a charitylike the South Guildford Deaf Hamsters’ Hospice just so they can secure a place to do so.

With so many varied and remarkable sports events out there (not to mention all the worthy charities), why not do something a little bit different? At the very least, this way garners extra pub bragging rights.

For Warren Pole, only a triathlon makes the grade.If you want to push the boundaries, try the Arch to Arc,or even the decatriathlon – ten triathlons in one. (See p10)

In 1998 in Mexico a double-deca ironman triathlon was held. If you don’t want to do the math, this is 76km in water, 3,600km on cycle and 844km on road – 4,520km in total. The winner was Vidmantas Urbonas of Lithuania who fi nished in 18 days, 7 hours and 21 minutes. Now that’s something for which it’s worth donating to charity.

If this teeters a little too far on the side of complete insanity for you, then how about taking on next year’sCARE 3 Peaks Challenge in association with square mile. For starters, CARE is a genuinely worthwhile charity to support. And secondly, you can take part in the event asa company, which means that you can blag time off work in the name of corporate team building.

So, next time you want to do something for charity, how about trying something a little different. And no, Movember doesn’t count.

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BF1’s Factor001 may cost £23k – but take it out for a spin and you’ll see where the money went

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THE CAR PARK at square mile HQ has played host to some pretty exotic machinery over the years, but not much of it has matched the stir created by the BF1 Systems Factor001 on its arrival at the offi ce.

It may only be a bike, but the Factor001 is about as far away from your average cycle as it’s possible to get without strapping an engine to it and putting Valentino Rossi on the saddle. It also happens to cost more than £23,000 once you’ve added VAT, which is a considerable amount of money for something you have to power yourself.

So what does your £23k get you beyond what you can pick up from your local branch of Evans? First and foremost, it gets you a bike that is truly bespoke and uncompromised. Every aspect of the Factor001, from its F1-derived data logging to the eight-spoke carbon fi bre wheels, has been designed to help the rider extract the maximum possible from the bike and him or herself.

The most obvious visible deviations from the norm are in the appearance of the frame and fork. The frame uses a twin-vane design on the seat- and down-tubes for extra lateral rigidity and optimum weight distribution, while the forks extend all the way from wheel axle to handlebars. There’s Shimano’s super-fast shifting electronic Di2 groupset, too; in fact, the gears are the only part of the bike other than the tyres and saddle not made in-house.

It also, unusually for a road bike, features disc-brakes. Apart from providing greater feel and power, the discs

negate the need for a braking surface, which means the wheels can be made lighter.

The Factor001 began its life as a technical exercise for Beru F1 Systems, better known for engineering monitoring systems and lightweight composites for the likes of F1, world rally and the aerospace industry. Consequently the Factor001’s data-logging capabilities are staggeringly comprehensive, and everything can be downloaded after a ride so you can review your performance in minute detail.

A lot of thinking has clearly gone into the construction of this bike, and it shows. On the road it feels stiff – no surprise with something built with this much carbon fi bre – but it’s compliant, too, and handles bumps and uneven Tarmac very well. It’s also incredibly economical to ride; I’ve never ridden a bike that wastes so little of the energy the rider puts through the pedals.

In part, no doubt, this is thanks to the Factor001’s unique steering arrangement, which inspires bags of confi dence when throwing the bike around. The brakes do too, though they work far better when scrubbing off lots of speed than they do when you’re pootling around slowly with hands on hoods.

But what struck me most about the bike was the quality of the fi t and fi nish. The carbon fi bre is beautifully layered (the battery housing is a case in point – it’s a work of art) and the machined metal is exquisite. Proof, were it needed, that you really do get what you pay for. ■01379 646 200; factor001.com

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WARREN POLE fi nds good things come in threes – if you have the stomach for the fi ght...

GOD LOVES A TRI-ER...BORED OF THE gym? Looking for a new challenge? Got a fetish for tight wetsuits and Lycra? Then you might be ready for triathlon and with the tri calendar bulging in the summer months, it’s the ideal sport to motivate your new year’s fi tness plans.

Every triathlon starts with a swim, has a bike section in the middle, and fi nally ends with a run. Distances range from sprint (750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run) to Ironman (3.9km swim, 180km bike, 40km run) with everything in between – and beyond...

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THE SWIMThis is the section most people are least confi dent about, but as legendary tri coach Joe Beer explains, “the swim is only 10% of your time in any triathlon”, which means training to survive rather than dominate can be enough. Strong swimmers can even be penalised because they’ll exhaust themselves ‘winning’ the swim, only to lose the places gained in the water as they tire on the subsequent bike and run.

Better still, as triathlon swim sections are always in open water and can be freezing even in summer, regulations mean you have to wear a wetsuit. Until you swim in one you won’t believe how much buoyancy and speed these give.

Just make sure you buy (or rent) a tri-specifi c wetsuit as anything else will hold too much water and restrict arm movement. As Beer puts it, “higher price is not necessarily better with wetsuits, the key is fi t – snug for speed, but enough give to swim without pinching or cutting in anywhere”.

The open water aspect of triathlon racing takes some getting used to – no comforting poolside near you at all times, bugger-all visibility underwater, and no lanes – so try it out at least once before your fi rst tri. From the local waterski lake to joining the year-round swimming nutters in the Serpentine every morning, there are plenty of places around London to give open water a go.

THE BIKEWhere the swim is the section everyone worries about, the bike is the place to blow huge amounts of money. The vast array of shiny go-faster cycling gadgetry on offer is mind-blowing, and, according to the carefully crafted marketing blurb, is all essential.

True, if you’re performing at Tour de France level then every gram and tenth of a second counts, but for the rest of us, laying off the cakes and sticking to a training programme will do more good than a hundred quid’s worth of carbon fi bre brake lever ever will. Tri-specifi c bikes are great, but regular road race bikes are well up to the job until you’re heading into pro territory.

Like a wetsuit, a bike has to fi t well and be in sweet working order. A cycle computer showing your average speed, heart rate, and cadence (speed you turn the pedals) is a good idea for maximising training, the rest is down to how fl ush, and fl ash, you’re feeling.

The bike is the place you will spend most time in any triathlon so putting in the hours pays huge dividends. As Beer explains, “the stronger you are on the ▶

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▶ bike, the better you’ll be for the run,” adding, “cycling is also non-impact so training injuries are less likely too”.

Cycling is a great place to build your fi tness and the bedrock of any triathlon. For training through winter, consider rollers (not for hair, these are for your bike and let you pedal away indoors without going anywhere). These also let you easily incorporate a warm-up bike session before running, helping youget used to triathlon’s core disciplineof swapping between sports.

THE RUNLess about technique, more about getting on with it, the biggest issue with the run is that it’s when you’re most likely to get injured. If you haven’t run in a while, build mileage slowly, stretch religiously, and avoid concrete like the plague, plumping for grass, the treadmill, or Tarmac in declining order of preference.

As with the bike, a heart rate monitor can help prevent over or under training as well as providing a morale-boosting guide to your increasing fi tness.

The key thing to practice is running with tired legs after biking, whether off your turbo trainer as mentioned earlier, or by hopping from exercise bike to treadmill in the gym.

As Beer says, “this is physiologically demanding but the more you practise,

the less you’ll be freaked out by it on race day. The fi rst ten minutes’ running is always tough so use a shorter stride

and a slower pace to ease yourself into it. Add speed later – running fl at out from the start is usually a bad idea”.

TRANSITION TIMEYou’ll do two transitions in every triathlon, one from the swim to the bike, and another from the bike to the run, and Beer recommends practising transitions. “Be organised. Training for transition may seem like you’re not training, but it’s very relevant as the clock will be ticking on race day – being good at changing clothes is a key triathlon skill. Obviously don’t spend hours on this, but it is worth thinking through before racing”. ▶

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▶ NutritioNExercise over two hours and your body will be out of carbohydrates to fuel you. You’ll want to consider energy gels (an ‘acquired’ taste, but easily digested on the hoof without diverting all-important blood supply to your stomach to

break them down). For sprint events where you’ll be under two hours, an energy drink to swig in transition and a recovery drink afterwards will be plenty. Just as with new kit of any sort, never race with a nutrition product you haven’t tested in training. There’s nothing worse than realising drink X or bar Y gives you the runs mid, er, run.

In conclusion, it ain’t easy but it is ineffably rewarding. Be inspired by father-and-son duo Dick and Rick Hoyt, from Holland, Massachusetts. Rick is disabled, and cannot walk or talk. His father Dick, now 69, does the Ironman triathlon with Rick, pulling him in a boat for the swim section and pushing his wheelchair in the running section. Now that is endurance… ■

LONDON CALLING: (clockwise from top left) the swim at Royal Victoria Dock; a cyclist; Vernon Kay cools down; the 2010 winner Courtney Atkinson from Australia; the medals for the London Triathlon

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One of the most impressive – and healthiest – ways to take in the capital of the UAE. The swim section takes place in the lagoon shadowed by the six-star Emirates Palace hotel; the bike course weaves through tree-lined roads, landscaped parks and gardens, finishing with a circuit of the Yas Marina F1 track; and the run follows the coastal boulevard to the west of the city known as the Corniche.

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Swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco through shark-infested waters (not man-eating fortunately), bike 30kms including a section through the Golden Gate park, then wind up with a half-marathon.escapefromalcatraztriathlon.com

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Our home event and a great day out as favoured by Jenson Button and several thousand other tri lovers, this one comes in sprint and super sprint sizes (the latter is just over half sprint distance).thelondontriathlon.co.uk

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DecA ironMAnWhy do one Ironman, when you can do ten? It’ll take days to complete, and several years of preparation that’ll give you the social life of a lighthouse keeper, but you’ll join a select band of endurance lunaticsenduroman.com

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The LeadIng overseas development agency CARE International has set the ultimate challenge for City workers: the CARE 3 Peaks Challenge in association with square mile. On 10-11 September 2011, this event will see City teams scaling the highest mountains in Scotland (Ben Nevis, 1,334m), England (Scafell Pike, 978m) and Wales (Snowdon, 1,085m) in just 24 hours, with the aim of raising vital funds for CARE.

CARE works in 70 countries around the world, tackling poverty wherever the need is greatest. Across five continents, CARE’s work has an impact on more than 59 million people to date.

CARE Challenge Manager Neil Munro says: “This will be a great

networking event as well as a truly excellent teambuilding opportunity for companies. The CARE Challenge Team offers participants tailored training and fundraising support too.

“It’s a brilliant opportunity to get out of the City and enjoy the great outdoors, while achieving something amazing in aid of charity. We’re delighted to have the support of square mile as our media partner.”

square mile has already signed up (although not all the staff have been told who will be making up the teams yet…) – so the gauntlet is thrown down!

square mile’s Alex Watson says: “If a bunch of lazy, unfit media types like us can take it on, then a load of bankers shouldn’t have any problems. Unless, of course, they’re too chicken…?” ■If you and your colleagues reckon you have what it takes, visit carechallenge.org.uk/3peaks or call the CARE Challenge Team on 020 7934 9470 and book a place now.

From office sloths to fitness freaks: take on the 2011 CARE 3 Peaks Challenge

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Michael Romanek is a hedge fund consultant who throws himself out of planes. Repeatedly. From a high altitude.Mark Hedley asks why...

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Beginning His career as an S&P 500 clerk at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, it wasn’t long before Michael Romanek had stepped up to trade Eurodollar futures. After getting hooked on the thrill of the floor – spending nearly a decade as a derivatives trader on both the CME and LIFFE – he made the natural progression to director level. And, after managing the alternative investment funds division of a large bank, has now settled down to run Rise Partners – a boutique consultancy for the hedge fund industry. However, while his work life may be less intense, he’s certainly making up for it at the weekends…

What’s a Halo jump?Halo is an acronym for High Altitude: Low Opening. It’s a term borrowed from the Special Forces who use these jumps to insert small teams into remote locations, often across borders. Although it’s not a definitive term, ‘high altitude’ when related to skydiving is regarded as jumps from 30,000ft or above. ‘Low open’ is more subjective – but is usually around 3,000ft. However, some civilian Halo jumps have included openings as low as 500ft, which exceeds both national regulations and sound judgement. Only a few hundred civilians have ever jumped from 30,000ft or higher – and only about a dozen, including me, have done so wearing a wingsuit. To put it in context, that other ‘Gentlemen’s Club of Testosterone’ – climbing Mount Everest – has more then 4,000 members: doesn’t seem so exclusive now, does it?

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Talk us through an ‘average’ jump?On jump day, you arrive at 5am to prepare and put on your gear. No later than 6am, you are seated in the plane fully kitted up and breathing 100% aviation oxygen for the next hour on the Tarmac. This flushes your tissues of nitrogen so that you don’t get the bends on the flight to altitude on an unpressurised airplane.

After the pre-breathe, the plane takes off and the flight to altitude takes around 50 minutes. At 30,000ft, the jump door will open. You’ll be in temperatures from around -30ºC to -50ºC. On exit, look up and the sky really is bluer at this height. You’ll fly normally, but you will notice slightly less control as the air is thinner. On a normal ‘flat’ skydive from this height you’ll get 2-2 ½ minutes of freefall – add a wingsuit and this can exceed five minutes for the best flyers.

As you can imagine, if you could get out of a commercial airliner at cruise altitude and have a look around, the views are pretty impressive. On jumps in northern California, I have been able to clearly see clouds coming in over San Francisco Bay and at the same time look over my other shoulder and see the peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

OK – I’m sold. How can I do it?Well, it will take a lot of time and some serious commitment. For a Halo jump, there are three main requirements:

1) You need to be a licensed skydiver with at least 200 jumps under your belt

2) You have to obtain a FAA Class III Medical (or equivalent)

3) You need to attend a Hypobaric Training Session – where, in a pressure chamber, you experience hypoxia at high altitude and a simulated rapid decompression. One new term you’ll learn is TUC: ‘Time of Useful Consciousness’. It means the point at which you may still be awake, but will be no smarter than a cocker spaniel.

And then what about when you add the wingsuit...?Depending on the country you have to have done 200-500 jumps before you can put on a wingsuit. Our fun-averse, rule-loving UK goes with 500, but you can train in other countries.

You might be thinking, ‘I’ve seen these guys on YouTube clips; I couldn’t do that; I’m no athlete.’ Actually, contrary to what I think when I hold in my stomach and flex up in the gym mirrors, neither am I. I’ve just chosen a hobby that’s more exciting than golf.

Any correlation between your career and your hobbies?I’ve always received most satisfaction from activities where there’s an emphasis on being self-reliant and dependent on your own skills and judgement – whether it’s trading or skydiving. There’s certainly a correlation between effective risk management in both financial markets and the realm of extreme sports.

I don’t regard anything for which you can just show up, drop your credit card and do as an accomplishment. Granted, there are exciting things that you can experience as a result of dropping your credit card on the counter (yes, I know – insert your own Spearmint Rhino joke here), but real accomplishment is only achieved when the task requires something of yourself in either training, knowledge or experience.

Any downsides?My life-insurance rates have tripled. But there are only so many hours in a day when you can kill yourself. ■020 7268 2455; risepartners.co.uk

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“Relax”. It’s the first thing you’ll be told when you step into a Mixed Martial Arts gym, and it’s a hard concept to get your head around. Conventional wisdom suggests that being punched, kicked and choked is not conducive to relaxing and unwinding after a hard day at the office; surely a camomile tea is a far simpler, less extreme solution? Mixed Martial Arts, known as MMA, tends to suffer from connotations of brutality and mindless aggression borne from the fact that fights take place in a cage along with the misplaced idea that there are minimal rules.

In reality, MMA isn’t a no-holds-barred street fight, but rather a disciplined sport with people from varied backgrounds taking part, and is rapidly becoming a popular way for City folk to keep fit. You don’t even have to fight – many who regularly train decide not to take part in the full contact side of the sport. Competition is only there for those who want it, and no MMA team of any quality would let someone compete if they were not completely ready.

The sport of MMA is a mixture of striking and grappling. Fighters combine disciplines such as muay Thai kickboxing, Brazilian jujitsu, boxing, judo and wrestling to ensure they have a variety of skills to approach any type of opponent. Many people competing at the top level of the sport are world ▶

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▶ champions or Olympic medallists in their original discipline, and turn to MMA for a new level of competition.

American promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) popularised MMA in the mid 1990s and have helped shape the sport into the form it’s in today. However, it has roots from all over the world, from Japanese ‘shootfighting’ to Brazilian vale tudo. The earliest form of the sport was known as pankration, an ancient Greek Olympic contest, which is a perfect endorsement if you only take part in events that predate Christ.

I was recently invited down to the ominously named London Fight Factory to try my hand at MMA and to see what it’s like to start out in the sport. I’ve done some muay Thai and Brazilian jujitsu before so I thought I had a basic idea of what to expect.

Predictably, I was wrong. When I arrived I was introduced to my trainer for the day, a man named Abel Martinez, who has won multiple gold medals in Brazilian jujitsu competitions around the world. Despite the impressive resumé he is down-to-earth and very easy to approach. It is only

when I learned that he is nicknamed ‘The Matador’ that it dawned on me that he is probably quite a dangerous man. I never asked why this was his nickname; I wasn’t entirely sure that I really wanted to find out either.

He told me that we were going to do a session that covered all the basic aspects of MMA, starting out with some striking drills. As I was instructed to put together combinations of punches and kicks I began to feel comfortable and wonder if it wasn’t too late to change careers and become a professional fighter. Midway through this daydream I suddenly found myself flat on my back with my arm in a direction that I’m sure looked as uncomfortable as it felt. I had been ‘taken down’ and put into an arm lock. This was a friendly way of introducing me to the ‘mixed’ part of MMA.

Keeping track of your opponent is significantly harder when there is a chance he might suddenly decide to rugby tackle you. I found I had to constantly think about where a new attack might come from, as well as plan my own. There is no luxury of being able to switch off and push through any exhaustion; you have to be alert at all times and it turns out I find thinking extremely tiring. The adrenaline from this feels incredible and it’s easy to see why people are drawn to this sport. ▶

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▶ The grappling felt like a chess match, albeit one where you could punch your opponent in the face. It is no good trying to go straight for a particular technique – the other fighter will see what you are trying to do immediately and defend against it. The trick is to make it look like you’re trying one attack when in fact you’re working for another. The feeling is extremely satisfying, especially when you start to have some success.

One of the things I enjoyed most was that although I was getting a good

workout, it didn’t feel like I was there to ‘get fit’. I was concentrating so hard on the techniques presented to me that I wasn’t thinking about the effort I was putting in. It made a workout feel less like a chore, and more a chance to learn something (and also to punch stuff).

As we progressed through the exercises I started to get a feel for how talented the people that take part in this sport are. The sheer number of different elements makes sure there is always something else to learn – and someone else better than you. It is an extremely enticing proposition for anyone who likes a challenge and a chance to push their own limits.

Before the end of the session I asked if we could do a couple of rounds of muay Thai kickboxing. Sparring with an opponent is an incredibly exciting experience and I wanted to make sure I got a chance to try it with Martinez. I don’t think you can get a better rush without breaking the law. I spent most of the sparring getting knocked about – but the thrill you get with every landed punch makes it all well worth it.

As my session drew to a close I was exhausted but had thoroughly

enjoyed myself. The sport of MMA is so easy to get involved in and offers a fantastic way to get (very) fit – all you have to do is turn up and be willing to learn and work hard. You also get to tell people you do cage fighting, which immediately makes you sound much harder than you are. I managed to make it through the session with only a couple of bumps and scrapes... although looking at the photos, it’s my dignity that has been damaged the most. ■

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I started training in Brazilian jujitsu with a friend because we wanted to learn some self-defence. However, I quickly began to want to test out my skills in real combat. I began cross-training in other martial arts and eventually began to compete in Mixed Martial Arts.

I’ve found everyone in this sport to be very respectful – you don’t get many egotistical people because everyone knows the time and dedication people have to put in to be successful. We are athletes and martial artists, not angry thugs. I enjoy the challenge MMA presents me, but many people simply like to train just for fun and fitness.

A lot of people worry about cauliflower ears, especially when they’re in corporate jobs but it’s easy to wear headguards to avoid any damage. I personally decided to let my ears get cauliflowered because that way I can’t give up training – otherwise I’d have let them get that way for nothing.


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welcome to fat campWe packed Rebecca Longstaff off to Bovey Castle for a punishing exercise regime. We didn’t know that room service offered a cheese trolley though…

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Armed with 40 Silk Cut, an emergency stash of Dairy Milk and the mother of all hangovers, I boarded the 8.57 at Paddington and tried to prepare myself mentally (by consuming the majority of the buffet cart and the miniatures from the train bar) for the torture and starvation that the next

few days would bring. Apparently, my colleagues could no longer stand the erratic and unpredictable mood swings that were the only tangible result from my months of faddy dieting and had ‘treated’ me to a stint at Bovey Castle’s Weight Loss Academy. Basically, I was being sent off to Fat Camp.

The two hours from London to Exeter felt like the real-life equivalent of stepping into the wardrobe in Professor Digory’s house and emerging into Narnia. We stood in awe (and smoke, as we attempted to inhale enough nicotine to get us though the next 48 hours) of the sheer beauty of the castle and its ▶

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▶ surrounding moors, before we were escorted to lunch. My fears of being presented with an origami lettuce leaf masquerading as a meal were soon dispelled when we were told to help ourselves to anything on offer – which was a veritable feast. It would seem that gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free and whatever else you can think of that sounds fun-free, can still be delicious.

After lulling us into a false sense of security; we were then put through our paces with Simon and ‘other-Simon’. I say ‘other-Simon’ for two reasons: one, because there were two of them; and two, because they made Dr Jekyll look mentally stable the moment we had our box-fresh trainers on. Their deceptively friendly manner at lunch dropped as quickly as our hearts as we set eyes on the torture devices they had laid out for us on the frosty lawn. Any Mr Darcy-esque fantasies we had about our PTs (that’s Personal Trainers, to you civilians) setting eyes on us and replacing ‘Boot Camp’ with ballroom dancing around the castle were deftly extinguished with the words: “I don’t want to see you stop unless you’re sick, or your eyes bleed”.

While romantic it wasn’t, effective it definitely was. You’re pushed until you think you’re going to die (and I’m not one to exaggerate, wouldn’t in a billion years), but just when you think you can see the pearly gates you really do experience an ‘exercise high’. Suddenly that barrier was lifted – or Stockholm syndrome set in – and the Satanic

Simons became beautiful, heavenly objects of our affections once again. Although, this could just have been oxygen deprivation, I suppose.

Hellish sessions of circuit training, hill sprints and the optimistically named ‘Killer Kettle-Bells’ (an evil little device used by Russian military and police), are interspersed with ridiculously indulgent treatments in the hotel’s spa where you are pampered to within an inch of your life (in a good way, this time) and early morning tai chi classes are so blissfully relaxing you’re not quite sure if you dreamt them.

If you can drag yourself away from the roaring fires and saunas tucked away inside the castle’s walls and venture into the magnificent grounds, then you will find an unrivalled array of activities from golf and croquet, to falconry and even sloe gin making. The exercise may leave you walking like John Wayne but embrace your inner cowboy and try your hand at the pistol shooting and archery on offer, take advantage of the fishing opportunities on the trout lake or, if you dare, take a dip in the 1920s-style outdoor pool.

London seems a million miles away from Bovey Castle, both physically and emotionally. As you shrug off your fur-lined and suddenly wholly impractical version of ‘country attire’ and pull on the Barbour jackets and Hunter wellies provided for all those without a clue about how to survive in the wilderness that lies beyond Zone 4, you also seem to pull on the history of the Castle. Suddenly, it’s as though you’ve lived your whole life at Bovey. These ‘Lady of the Manor’ fantasies are helped along by the staff, all of whom seem to be there with the sole objective of keeping a giddy smile on your face at all times and helping you forget the dreaded words ‘weight loss academy’.

Often one of the main problems with many weight loss camps is that there is no way of replicating similar experiences at home and this is why so

many people fall off the exercise wagon with a heavy thump. The team behind the Weight Loss Academy however, do everything in their power to keep you motivated once you’ve left. Simon & Simon’s exercise DVDs mean you can still hear the whips cracking behind you long after your departure – and the rest of the team will ensure you leave with an understanding of why you have developed bad habits, and how to keep on top of them.

When Karen says she wants you to keep in touch and let her know how you’re getting on, she really means it. This is what puts Bovey Castle’s Weight Loss Academy head and shoulders (and bums and tums, hips and thighs, double chins and bingo wings…) above the rest; the wonderful team.

And if you are the exception to the rule and the Academy doesn’t work for you, then order platefuls of decadent food to your opulent room, gorge yourself silly on the most extensive cheese platter this side of Paris, lie back in blissful ecstasy on your enormous, sumptuous bed and live the rest of your life as a recluse at Bovey Castle – fat and happy; round and proud. ■Prices from £1,997 sharing (£2,367 own room) for five nights. Includes all food, drinks (with meals) and activities. boveycastle.com

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We’ve all endured the kind of business travel that leaves you with no idea where you are, what time it is, or why you’re wandering around a car park wearing airplane slippers.

Fortunately, a quick trip to The Spa at Brown’s Hotel should sort you out. The Spa’s Jet Lag Reviver treatment is 90 minutes of unadulterated rejuvenation that revives skin, muscles and mind to leave a body that will belie your ragged interior.

The treatment starts with an all-over dry body brush to remove dead skin – and any traces of that

charming German gentleman sat next to you on the flight – while also stimulating circulation.

Next up is an hour-long massage on a heated treatment bed. Using camomile, essential oils and a mixture of Swedish and neuromuscular techniques, it relieves aching muscles.

The final stage, a booster facial, sounds a bit girlie, but the mixture of Carita moisturisers, exfoliators and hot mitts (not nearly as kinky as they sound, unfortunately) left my face feeling as fresh and supple as an Olympic gymnast’s. (Not Beth Tweddle’s, thank God…). brownshotel.com – By Lou Cooper

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Don’t tell the ladies, but I’m an absolute sucker for the odd bit of pampering here and there. Sure, I also love big, fast cars, proper warm beer and hoofing balls around in the pouring rain, but I also like having my face prodded, preened and purified. So when I heard about gents’ skincare brand Osmium’s advanced collagen facial at 51 Buckingham Gate I was all over it like a rash.

One call to the press office and a few days later, my face and neck were cleansed, exfoliated and massaged with a raft of invigorating products during

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The Dorchester’s spa reopened last year after an extensive refurbishment. Now an art-deco paradise, the spa’s indulgent design reflects the quality you’d expect from one of London’s top hotels: an elegant chandelier of South Pacific pearls cascades from the ceiling, and aromatic flowers seem to grow from every surface.

I had booked the spa’s ‘Signature’ massage. At one hour and 25 minutes, and £145, I was expecting something special. I wasn’t disappointed: a full body massage using warm aromatherapy oils, heated stones and soothing techniques, an acupressure facial massage and scalp massage. It was enough to make a grown woman weep (though I mean in a good way – naturally). ■ thedorchester.com/ dorchester-spa – Jayne Evans


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9 January -16 January

Arctic Survival Challenge This is an exciting chance to get back to basics to see how you’ll cope should we have another Ice Age. Just don’t do a Captain Oates and wander off into a blizzard. intrepid-expeditions.co.uk

6 March Barcelona Marathon Perfect excuse to combine a good run with a European City break. barcelonamarato.es

6 March Adidas Silverstone Half Marathon

You might not be able to beat Schumacher’s lap record, but this could be your only chance of completing a lap of the British Grand Prix track – certainly by foot. Given the sponsors, turning up clad entirely in Nike gear might be frowned upon though. adidashalfmarathon.co.uk

8-10 April Swimathon 2011 The world’s biggest fundraising swimming event hits hundreds of pools across the UK. More than 15,000 swimmers will raise around £1.5m for Marie Curie Cancer Care. swimathon.org

10 April Brighton Marathon Take your place in history by running in this inaugural coastal marathon. It’s fast and flat, and there will be huge crowds to cheer you on. Plus, it’s an easy train ride back to the City so you can begin your post-event gloating asap. brightonmarathon.co.uk

17 April Virgin London Marathon The big one! OK, so almost everyone in the country has done this one but it’s almost criminal not to have it on your list of competed events. If you really can’t shake the urge to be different and want to stand out from the crowd you could always dress as a runner. virginlondonmarathon.com

15 May Etape Caledonia This 81-mile cycling event is the only closed-road route in the UK. Over 3,000 cyclists from around the UK take to the scenic roads of Highland Perthshire in order to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. etapecaledonia.co.uk

29 May - 5 June End 2 End Cycle Challenge

Cycling from John O’Groats to Land’s End is a classic challenge. 850 miles in only eight days? Time to get pedalling. spoonchallenges.com

4-5 June Blenheim Triathlon Jog around Blenheim’s historic grounds. Don’t get too caught up in the scenery though, you still want to get a good time. theblenheimtriathlon.com

18 June iPLOD challenge Get a team together for a 50km team walking challenge in support of Action Medical Research. Kicking off at midnight, this is a serious endurance challenge. When you’re about ready to kill one of your teammates just keep reminding yourself that you’re doing it all for a good cause. action.org.uk

10 July Asics British London 10k Ideal if you’re not quite up to a half-marathon. thebritish10klondon.co.uk

30-31 July London Triathlon The world’s largest triathlon offers the Super-Sprint, Sprint or Olympic distance race. Only the properly fit need apply for the latter. thelondontriathlon.co.uk

10-11 September 2011 CARE 3 Peaks Challenge

This event will see teams scaling the highest mountains in England, Scotland, and Wales. If that isn’t enough – square mile is competing, ready to put you all to shame. carechallenge.org.uk

16 September Great Lakeland Challenge

Feel like kayaking, cycling and orienteering aren’t combined enough? In this challenge you will kayak England’s longest lake, cycle its steepest passes and navigate its highest peak. Throw in a 12-hour time limit and you’ve got an exciting task on your hands. spoonchallenges.com

18 September Challenge Henley- on-Thames

A triathlon consisting of a 3.8km swim, a 180km cycle and a 42.2km run. This iron distance event has put Henley firmly on the triathlon map. challengehenley.com

18 September BUPA Great North Run Spice things up by taking a leaf out of the locals’ Friday night tradition and run around in a miniskirt and stilettos. Concept not limited to women. greatrun.org

24-25 September Berlin Marathon 40,000 runners and around 8,000 inline skaters will fill the streets of the German capital on the last weekend in September. The course is known as the fastest in the world and is basically one big sightseeing loop of the city. berlin-marathon.com

25 September Run to the Beat The course has been set with various stations at which live music is played. An ideal solution if you’ve forgotten your iPod. runtothebeat.co.uk

9 October Royal Parks Half Marathon

13.1 miles through four amazing Royal Parks with people of all shapes and sizes in this fantastic run taking in all the best bits of London the Marathon misses. A good warm-up to doubling your distance in 2011? royalparkshalf.com

30 October Great South Run Southern fairy pretender to the Northern monkey original. greatrun.org

6 November ING New York Marathon 2011

What a way to end a Marathon year – and get some early Christmas shopping done while you’re out there. ingnycmarathon.org

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