Tag: endurance physiology
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56 Hours, No Sleep, One Sea: What Kubkowski’s Baltic Swim Act Demanded
Bartłomiej Kubkowski became the first person to swim the 160km Baltic Sea route between Sweden and Poland, in roughly 56 sleepless hours. This article uses his crossing to look at what continuous multi-day endurance actually requires: sleep deprivation as a safety issue, cold-water thermoregulation, and fueling a body that can’t stop moving.
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What Pogačar’s Fifth Tour de France Win Actually Required
Pogačar’s fifth Tour de France win ties the all-time record, secured from stage 6 onward. This article uses his race as an entry point into the fatigue-management and load principles behind holding peak performance across three weeks, not just reaching it on one day.