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Gertrude Ederle The first woman to swim the English Channel, Ederle set her record-breaking time of 14 hours 39 minutes in 1926, earning a ticker-tape parade in her home city of New York. complete a long-distance

Mark Allen This American athlete is the six-time winner of the Hawaiian Ironman triathlon event. In this supreme test of fitness and endurance, competitors open swim, followed by a 112-mile (180-km) bike race, and a 26-mile (49-km) marathon run. It makes you tired just thinking about it.

Roald Amundsen In 1911, this Norwegian explorer skied and dogsledded his way across Antarctica to reach the South Pole just days before British explorer Robert Falcon Scott.

Jason Lewis Imagine circling the globe using only muscle power. That’s what British adventurer Jason Lewis did. His epic 46,000-mile (74,000-km) journey around the world took him 13 years, cycling, Rollerblading, kayaking, and pedal boating. He survived malaria, a crocodile attack, and a near-fatal road accident along the way before making it home—alive, but very very tired.

beyond? These record-breaking athletes

Are you ready to push your body to
the limits of human endurance, and
ENDURANCE
and explorers have done just that.
Martin Strel This Slovenian swimmer battled against sunburn and exhaustion to swim the length of the Amazon River—a staggering 3,375 miles (5,431 km)—facing piranhas, anacondas, alligators, and parasitic fish that burrow into human flesh.

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