In the last 12 months I put 1.5 million metres on the SkiErg.
Straight-up graft. No hype, no shortcuts.
Plus a minimum of 3 sessions a week in the gym. Plus a few runs here and there.
Results for the 2026 Concept 2 season, age category 50 to 54:
– 1st place in the world – 100 km distance.
– 1st place GB – half marathon distance.
– 2nd place GB – 1 Hour with 15760m
– 2nd place GB – 30 Mins with 8150m
– 3rd place GB – 1000m @ 3:21.1
A few people I know and do not have pointed out that not many people participated in the age group 50 to 54. . Yes they are correct. I was the only one in the 100km category it turns out.
I asked them – – did you show up?
Cold, logged results on the Concept2 rankings.
The effort was not simple. I had to show up every day, SKI the metres and ignore the noise in my head.
Life works like that. You grind, you improve, you rank. No magic, no excuses. Just mental and physical grief. The win on the journey was showing up again the next day. Somedays i had a great session. Sometimes it was horrendous. I kept going back.
A relentless machine the SkiErg that I have befriended. James Hall I have to thank for punishing me in the SkiSquad a few years back, for he created the sparks that became an addiction.
The PTSD for the machine is real now after that 100km. I said i would do the 100. . it is done. Conclusion: I enjoy the 1 hour and half marathon pieces.
