Australian adventure
James Cracknell and Ben Fogle have unveiled their latest challenge, which will take place late in 2010, when the intrepid pair will endeavour to follow in the footsteps of explorers Burke & Wills by crossing Australia from Melbourne in the south to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north.
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London 2012 to showcase the best of
British food in 2012
LOCOG has outlined its vision for food at the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in 2012 - the largest peace-time catering operation in the world. London 2012’s vision is to provide a wide choice of food and drink for all customers at Games time, and to ensure that the best of British food is on offer. London 2012 Sustainability Ambassador James Cracknell commented,
“As well as the millions of ticket holders and spectators, the Organising Committee is also responsible for feeding more than 15,000 athletes across both the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. When you’re an athlete at a Games, you want to know that the right food is available at the right time – it’s a vital part of your preparation. The approach being taken for the food provision at London 2012 is the same for both athletes and spectators – responsibly sourced and ensuring a wide choice.”
James completes Grim 8
James finished in 8th place in the Grim 8 challenge on Saturday 5th December in a time of just 57 minutes and 6 second. James took part in the 8 mile long off road challenge in Aldershot along with workmates from Threshold Sports who all proved they had what it takes!
James breaks marathon PB in New York
In his latest feat, James completed the famous New York marathon course in his fastest ever marathon time of just 2:54:17 on 1st November 2009. James finished 576th out of over 40,000 runners completing the run that takes in Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Manhattan, finishing in Central Park.