“I have always joked that a Transatlantic is not enough for me.I have only just warmed up by the end. And running a marathon is never enough.”

Pip Hare brings grit to her adventures. Vendee Globe 2020-21 is the latest in a long line.

Consider her performance in an event that combines sailing, running, cycling and climbing–the Three Peaks Yacht Race along the wild West Coast of Wales. In 2017, Hare threw out all the rules in the for the Three Peaks race that includes:

• A sailboat race of about 400 miles;
• A climbing contest of 16,500 feet over the Three Peaks –Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis –that entails running or cycling up and down the peaks;
• A foot race of 54.8 miles, on the peaks;
• A cycling race of 40 miles, on the peaks;

Hare and her partner, Charles Hill, competed as the first-ever double-handed team. Most boats bring a crew of five –three sailors, plus two athletes for the land legs. Hare and Hill completed the land legs as a team, and crossed line in second place, finishing fifth overall, according to a report in sail-world.com.

But that’s not all. Hare broke an ankle in the race and still finished the event, according to a report in forbes.com. Without the injury, there’s no telling who could have won the event’s Tilman Cup, named for the British mountaineer and explorer.