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Team 4 – GBR
Chris Goodfellow
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) , Oxford
Merits
- 2019, 2022, 2023 (14th Mens Team), 2024 (14th Mens team) ÖtillÖ World Champs
- 2022 ÖtillÖ Scilly (1st Solo)
- 2022 ÖtillÖ Gotenburg (2nd Solo)
- 2019 Breca Consiton (1st overal)
- 2024 Coniston swimrun (1st overall)
- 2024 Hokey Cokey Roseland swimrun (1st overall and course record by approx. 30 min.)
- 2013 25+ Ironman distance triathlons. 3 sub 9 hours, Ironman PB 8hrs 47 min. at Challenge Copenhagen (6th overall)
– Why do you want to participate in One Water Race?
I love the process of pushing myself and seeing what is possible. But I have never started anything that I did not know I would be able to finish. Until I started to think about OWR. That very thought scares me and excites me all at the very same time.
– Have you taken a similar challenge before?
I have done many 3/4 day adventures in the mountains.
– What are your strengths?
I would say that swimming is my main strength. I love the cold and my body seems to operate at its best in cold conditions. I love swimrun and the more challenging the conditions, the happier I seem to be. I also think sharing nature in this way with other people is a very special thing, in the past it seems to have brought the best out in me.
– What are your weaknesses?
In most ”normal” races I have a tendency to go out like a bull in a china shop! That is something I clearly can not do in OWR. Worrying about injuries as they unfold during these types of events
– What would be your biggest challenges in this race?
Sleep deprivation, not eating enough. Staying positive when things get really tough.
– Have you been to the Stockholm archipelago and what do you know/think about the terrain?
Yes, 4 times for ÖtillÖ World champs 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024.
– What are you most looking forward to, if you would participate in One Water Race?
Sharing the adventure with my team and seeing what we are capable of working together.
