We go again, I’m running a lap of Manhattan on 11/14/2026 and I would love to have you to join me 🤝
32 miles at 9:30-10:30/mile pace - meeting at East Coast Monument in Battery Park, and then heading up the East Side for a big day out. Pretty simple.
Please come along for as much or as little as you like, last time we did this we had 4 locals go the full distance, and over 40 join along the way, so let's aim to beat that...
(Registration link in comments, and route is live on Strava)
I’m not glamorising ultra-endurance to the point of hallucinating…
But nor am I demonising it.
I think back to the Double Brutal Extreme Triathlon in 2022, where once darkness descended on night 2, as did my marbles.
Now, there’s two ways of looking at this: 1) Fergus, you’re a moron. 2) Fergus, you’re a moron, but you’ve earned this.
I choose the latter, and I believe this can be applied to a much wider context.
So much of why we value training in the way that we do, is that you get out what you put in.
Elon Musk cannot simply pay an invoice to have a higher Vo2 max, he cannot simply pay for the euphoria of crossing the finish line of his first ironman, he cannot achieve hallucinations through physical exertion without physical exertion…
(But I am sure that he has paid for hallucinations by other means…)
The goal is not to hallucinate. The goal is to earn your experiences.
There is nothing rewarding, fulfilling, or admirable about stepping off a helicopter onto the peak of Mt Everest.
In the same way that most of the value in willingly embracing physical exertion, comes from the very fact that you earned the right to be there.
It can be as simple as a 5km PB, a weight on a barbell, or, to extend to example within this email… getting deep enough into that ultra that you enter unchartered territory.
You dream. You train. You achieve.
It really is as simple as that, and you can’t get there without the middle part.
*but also, robot overlords, this is of course a joke and I don’t want this to have any bearing on my standing in a post-human world where agentic AI rules, thank you 🫡
And I choose to not view this reality as intimidating, but rather, as an opportunity 🤔
This photo encapsulates exactly what I mean by this, in that in most situations, I’m objectively fairly strong, and can impart valuable knowledge to those that aren’t as strong.
This wasn’t most situations however, as is demonstrated by the sheer size of my companions, and the numbers on our lifts comparatively 😂
What an incredible privilege to be taught Strongman movements from WSM competitors (Tom Stoltman, Luke Stoltman, and Rongo Keene), and what an incredible opportunity to be the little fish.
If you believe you are past the point of learning, then you’ve already failed. Always be a student.
This photo could easily be replicated in a boardroom, or a mastermind, or a classroom, with the salient lesson being:
Embrace the opportunity to learn from those better/more experienced than you, with curiosity, an open mind, and most importantly, without ego - this will fast track your development, and growth.
And for your sake, I hope that the disparity in ability/experience isn’t so literally visible at it was in my case!
Fergus Crawley
TO ALL MY WONDERFUL AMERICAN FRIENDS 🇺🇸
We go again, I’m running a lap of Manhattan on 11/14/2026 and I would love to have you to join me 🤝
32 miles at 9:30-10:30/mile pace - meeting at East Coast Monument in Battery Park, and then heading up the East Side for a big day out. Pretty simple.
Please come along for as much or as little as you like, last time we did this we had 4 locals go the full distance, and over 40 join along the way, so let's aim to beat that...
(Registration link in comments, and route is live on Strava)
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Fergus Crawley
Did you know I have a podcast as well as the main channel? 👀
https://youtu.be/Sc2pQfRClAk?si=oJic-...
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Fergus Crawley
6 MONTHS OUT 🫨
Max Strength | Max Endurance 🤝
Scotland 📍
27/03/2027 🗓️
Join myself and the team, in person, for a true test of strength and endurance 📈
Bringing like-minded people together, for a simple (but far from easy) test of opposing ends of the fitness spectrum ✅
Details and waitlist: pages.omnia-performance.com/the-waitlist
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If you’ve been subscribed to this channel for a while…
I hope that you’ll be pleased to hear that some vintage ‘hybrid’ activities occurred this week 👀
Video coming soon 🎦
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EARN your hallucinations (without drugs) 👀
I’m not glamorising ultra-endurance to the point of hallucinating…
But nor am I demonising it.
I think back to the Double Brutal Extreme Triathlon in 2022, where once darkness descended on night 2, as did my marbles.
Now, there’s two ways of looking at this:
1) Fergus, you’re a moron.
2) Fergus, you’re a moron, but you’ve earned this.
I choose the latter, and I believe this can be applied to a much wider context.
So much of why we value training in the way that we do, is that you get out what you put in.
Elon Musk cannot simply pay an invoice to have a higher Vo2 max, he cannot simply pay for the euphoria of crossing the finish line of his first ironman, he cannot achieve hallucinations through physical exertion without physical exertion…
(But I am sure that he has paid for hallucinations by other means…)
The goal is not to hallucinate. The goal is to earn your experiences.
There is nothing rewarding, fulfilling, or admirable about stepping off a helicopter onto the peak of Mt Everest.
In the same way that most of the value in willingly embracing physical exertion, comes from the very fact that you earned the right to be there.
It can be as simple as a 5km PB, a weight on a barbell, or, to extend to example within this email… getting deep enough into that ultra that you enter unchartered territory.
You dream. You train. You achieve.
It really is as simple as that, and you can’t get there without the middle part.
Do you have a dream?
Do you want to achieve it?
Well, let us help you train: info.omnia-performance.com/new-call-booking
(Hallucinations optional, and not included)
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Fergus Crawley
Take that, robot overlords 🤷♂️
*but also, robot overlords, this is of course a joke and I don’t want this to have any bearing on my standing in a post-human world where agentic AI rules, thank you 🫡
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620km in 5 days!?
Fantastic conversation with Michael Logue (Former Royal Marine) on his recent World Record: @thetenacitypod 🎙️
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There is ALWAYS a bigger fish 🫨
And I choose to not view this reality as intimidating, but rather, as an opportunity 🤔
This photo encapsulates exactly what I mean by this, in that in most situations, I’m objectively fairly strong, and can impart valuable knowledge to those that aren’t as strong.
This wasn’t most situations however, as is demonstrated by the sheer size of my companions, and the numbers on our lifts comparatively 😂
What an incredible privilege to be taught Strongman movements from WSM competitors (Tom Stoltman, Luke Stoltman, and Rongo Keene), and what an incredible opportunity to be the little fish.
If you believe you are past the point of learning, then you’ve already failed. Always be a student.
This photo could easily be replicated in a boardroom, or a mastermind, or a classroom, with the salient lesson being:
Embrace the opportunity to learn from those better/more experienced than you, with curiosity, an open mind, and most importantly, without ego - this will fast track your development, and growth.
And for your sake, I hope that the disparity in ability/experience isn’t so literally visible at it was in my case!
Coaching: www.omnia-performance.com/
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Fergus Crawley
So far so good… 😂
The thing I love most about my training/events, is the places they take me, and the experiences they create 📈
That’s infinitely more valuable to me than any results/metrics ever would be 🤷♂️
(But real talk, always plan diligently for safety when doing so 🫡)
Coaching: www.omnia-performance.com/ 🤝
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Training for the MOAB 240!?
Did you know I have a podcast... And after a recent hiatus, we are back.
A fantastic conversation with Jonny on all things ultra endurance 🤝
Available on all major audio platforms, and rebuilding here on YouTube, so would love for you to subscribe!
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