”The Longest Day” is not really a race. It’s all bout how far you can go without sleep, provided you are well trained, get the right nutrition, a motivated support team and the mental resources.

The idea came to me after going through a rough time when i only slept for about one or two hours a night for a couple of days in a row. Searching the internet for articles on sleep deprivation i found that Mr. Tony Wright had set the record in staying awake: Eleven days and two hours. Since i have been into endurance sports for more than ten years now, i asked myself how long you could stay awake under physical stress. I chose running because anything else like cycling would become too dangerous once extreme exhaustion kicks in. And because ever since last year, when i was able too run 110k without proper training, i have developed a great interest for extreme distances and performance.