How Spencer Matthews overcame grim goat’s head dinner, fly swarms and unbearable heat to complete record-breaking desert challenge
HE ran himself into the record books today by completing an unprecedented 30 marathons in 30 days in the unforgiving Jordanian desert., 36, can’t wait to recover from hotfooting it over 1,266km of sand in blistering heat with some home comforts.Looking tanned and gaunt as he shielded from the blazing sun inside a tent, he told The Sun: “Life just needs to go back to normal for a bit, I think, before considering anything else. I've really missed pizza.
He continued: “By camp, I mean a covering like a tent, no air conditioning, no toilets, no running water, rough grounds.“You lie on them with as few clothes on as possible because it's very, very hot. You sweat profusely into your mats on a daily basis.”Holding up the mat to camera, Spencer explained it’s about two metres by 50 centimetres and not too dissimilar to a lilo.on those. You nap on those. That's where you spend the bulk of your day. About 18 hours a day you spend in camp.
The camp conditions were so bad that Spencer banned Vogue and their kids from joining him days ahead of the finish.“Vogue would last less than five minutes in one of these camps. That's no poor reflection on her. It's deeply unpleasant. "I didn't do any training, to be honest. I've got this run club in London, so I was doing like a 5K on a Tuesday and maybe a couple more 5Ks, just keeping it nice and light.
"Time is at a premium at the moment for me, especially. And then with all the new businesses and stuff going on, I just have to be there. Meeting someone like Chris Taylor, who put the trip together for Spencer, that's the kind of person who you need. Those are the kind of people you need to meet, to be like, 'right, what can I do?'
“They disappear at 6.30pm on the dot. It's like they're late for something. They literally just vanish.” I've really missed pizza. I can't wait to have a pizza and a nice cold shower. A normal bed with some air conditioning would be nice.”“If you're well prepared for something, in an ideal world, there won't be any jeopardy. I'm getting a few messages saying, you're making this look really easy. It's good.
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