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1) Did Not Try
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After signing his wife Rachel up for her first marathon without her knowledge and living to tell the tale, George is now struggling to keep up with her. He risks her wrath once again by entering her into a half-Ironman triathlon against her will: a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile run.
Did Not Try sees George and Rachel travel to Barcelona, Cornwall and the Cotswolds, and helps answer the age-old question: what happens when you are...
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Rachel marks her cycling sportive debut in style with 110 horrendously hilly miles that are apparently all George's fault.
Now officially a better marathon runner than George - and a rapidly improving cyclist and swimmer - Rachel is pushed to the limits after reluctantly agreeing to an ultramarathon.
Did Not Start also features more family camping holidays, a visit to Paris, the arrival of the Beast from the East, and some unexpected news from a...
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Soon to turn 40, George and Rachel decide to take a break from the usual organized events, instead seeking adventure elsewhere.
Two different cycling adventures in France follow. One a race against time. The other a race against wine.
To celebrate his milestone birthday, George and Rachel take on their longest run yet - 40 miles along Britain's oldest road.
There's yoga, a funeral, self-imposed running and swimming challenges, and a marathon with...
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Is running a marathon with your partner a wise idea?
What about taking part in a triathlon together?
George is about to find out as he and his wife Rachel put their marriage to the test.
Now settled into life in Devon with their three children, they try to encourage a more active family lifestyle with camping holidays, family bike rides, hill-walking, and canoe trips. But things rarely go smoothly.
Meanwhile, George continues to set himself ridiculous...
5) Did Not Sink
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The lure of a gold-coloured silicon hat is enough to convince George to sign up once again to the Dart 10k swim.
But to get the gold hat, he has to swim it twice.
Despite the trauma of the previous year's Dartmoor Classic, George and Rachel sign up again. This time the weather takes a turn for the worse and Rachel is forced to make some creative wardrobe improvisations.
Having completed several long bike rides, George now considers himself a relatively...
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