Ep. 1134: Rowing AROUND the UK with Mike Ellicock
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Mike Ellicock shares his incredible journey of rowing around the UK, covering 1,820 miles in 49 days. He discusses the motivations behind his adventures, the planning involved, the physical and mental challenges faced, and the importance of community support. Mike also highlights the charity 'Support Our Paras', which aims to assist veterans and current soldiers. His story emphasizes the significance of setting ambitious goals and the transformative power of adventure.
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| 0:00.0 | X number of years left to live. |
| 0:07.7 | Every day is a day closer to death for all of us. |
| 0:11.2 | And we don't know when that day is going to come. |
| 0:13.0 | So you've got to try and get out there and do good stuff. |
| 0:16.8 | Ideally with other people. |
| 0:18.7 | You're listening to the Adventure Sports podcast. |
| 0:24.8 | We talk with adventurers from around the globe to bring you the inspiration and motivation you need to get started in the outdoors or to keep you moving if you're already there. |
| 0:29.1 | Now here's your host, Kurt Lindville. |
| 0:31.9 | Hi, friends. |
| 0:32.9 | Thank you for joining the Adventure Sports podcast today. |
| 0:36.1 | I'm excited to introduce to you Mike Ellicock. |
| 0:40.4 | Mike, just this summer, completed rowing all the way around the UK, and it was 1820 miles, |
| 0:47.1 | and he set a new record, I believe, 49 days for doing this, but he did it for a reason. He has a |
| 0:53.9 | charity called Support Our Peras, and we're going to talk a lot more about that. |
| 0:58.0 | 25 years ago, he was part of the parachute regiment out of the UK and did some amazing things. |
| 1:04.9 | We'll get into a little bit of that. |
| 1:06.8 | But now he has a charity to support the Paris. |
| 1:11.9 | And for this, he did this epic rowing trip around the UK. |
| 1:16.4 | And I want to hear all the details about how that went. |
| 1:19.1 | So, Mike, welcome to the program. |
| 1:21.4 | Yeah, thanks so much, Kurt. |
| 1:22.5 | Great to be here. |
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