The Toughest Finish Line Back to Back

So, it’s finally official. After months of planning and what originally felt like a completely ridiculous idea, the forms have been signed.

I’ll be racing Ironman Kalmar and Ironman Copenhagen on consecutive days. Yes… really.

That’s two full Ironmans within 48 hours on the 15th and 16th of August 2026.

The idea first popped into my head last summer, not long after I launched The Toughest Finish Line podcast. The whole aim of the podcast was to create a platform to support people who might be struggling and to share stories that remind us we’re capable of more than we think. The feedback had already been incredible, with messages from people saying the stories were helping them keep going when things were tough.

That meant a lot.

I wanted to keep that momentum going and show, not just say, that you can keep moving forward, even when life throws you a curveballs. Something I know a bit about after my own experience with postnatal depression.

Now, doing one Ironman is already a pretty sizeable challenge. But one day someone asked me, “You’ve done Ironmans… what’s next?”

Without thinking, (which is usually where my best and worst ideas come from), I joked:

“Maybe I’ll do two.”

Cue awkward laugh.

Except the joke didn’t go away.

The more I thought about it, the more the idea started to grow legs (which is ironic considering how little your legs want to move after an Ironman). After some digging I realised that the only place in the world where this is even remotely possible is Kalmar and Copenhagen. The races fall on back-to-back days — and only a handful of people have ever attempted it.

Then came the small matter of logistics.

How do you finish an Ironman in one country, travel to another, rack your bike, hang your transition bags… when you’re not even physically in the right country to do it?

Simple answer: you don’t. Normally.

But after months of emails, phone calls and conversations with race directors and thanks to the incredible team at the Ironman Foundation who I’m going to also be supporting, we finally got the green light. The finer logistics are still being figured out (mainly how to transport a very tired human between countries), but the big decision has been made.

We’re doing it.

Through this blog I’ll share the whole journey including the training, the doubts, the chaos and hopefully the finish lines, with the aim of reminding anyone reading that even when things feel impossible, forward is still forward.

Right now though, if I’m honest, I’m absolutely terrified.

The self-doubt has already started creeping in.

But what scares you makes you stronger… right?

…right?