Nick Gibbins

A 32-year old surgeon who spent his youth playing rugby and trying to find the position which involved the least amount of running. Nevertheless, Nick says he was convinced to take up triathlons and "promptly took to them like a brick to water", but persevered and has now competed in Ironman races and raced in the European championships in 2006. Nick believes that endurance events actually hurt a lot less than the ‘sprint’ distances. Having completed only one ‘stand alone’ marathon with an injury, it was with trepidation that he teamed up with Phil Stapleton to complete the Extreme Feat challenge – four of the most extreme marathons in the world – to raise money for CHASE children’s hospice. Due to Nick's job and the time of year the North Pole Marathon is scheduled, training is done at interesting times of the day and he is looking forward to running in the daylight. To learn more about his challenge, visit http://www.chasecare.org.uk/how-can-i-help/extreme_feat.html.