Boundless

Turbo and I sat down and we picked 8 of the toughest

endurance races in the world.

Paddle races, kayak races, running races.

We're going to climb, run, bike up anything we can find.

We're flying here, flying there, flying everywhere

in the next 5 months.

We're not certain that we're actually going

to make it to the final race.

It's do or die.

Bring this on!

My God, what are we in for?

These guys are in over their heads.They think they're just going to get out there and be awesome.

My brain's telling me

"you should not be on your leg anymore."

I can't run.

I can't-- I can't quit.

I would-- I would have changed my way of thinking

if I knew it was going to be like this, man.

Turbo, you gotta swim, man!

Sucking my soul, running through this stuff.

When your mind breaks, then your body will follow.

I can't feel my hands.

Man, we're getting our asses kicked out here.

Well, that is bleeding good, dude.

I can't believe how bad this is going.

I'm Paul Trebilcock.

A lot of my friends call me "Turbo .

I'm just really fast.

My brain works really fast. Heh-heh.

The stem of my adrenaline buzz came

from my earlier partying days.

Just that buzz you used to get from other things.

And the more you get, the more you want.

When I was young, I might have been a bit crazy and nuts.

And as I got older, I found a way to get rid of my craziness;

I started doing adrenaline things.

The running was a better outlet, it was more healthy.

Try to get in as much as you can

while you can and just enjoy it, man.

My name is Simon Donato,

I'm a science guy, got my PhD in geology,

but not practicing as a geologist anymore.

I wanted to take my life into a different direction.

Running became the natural extension and next thing I knew,

I was running ultramarathons.

I'm a nomad right now.

I've put all my stuff in storage.

I don't have a place to live.

I'm just going from race to race and pretty much

living out of my truck right now.

Simon is a funny guy.

A scientist, I guess he knows a lot about rocks and stuff,

but, he's more the model type.

So, Simon did his PhD at the school I work at.

He's a fun guy to be around, he's crazy.

He likes to push the limits.

We blend well together.

We just started running together and next thing I know,

we were just good buddies.

Go get Simon, Turbo!

Simon, I'm comin'!

The personalities between Simon and I,

I think he's maybe a bit more of a realist,

where I'm a eternal optimist.

It's probably the like, scientific mind that I have.

You got to think about this race like eating an entire pizza.

You know you can do it, but...

You gotta-- you gotta cut it into manageable slices

and take it one slice at a time.

And then, next thing you know, there's only a slice left.

I'm competitive, but I'm out there to have fun.

I grew up as a hippie.

My parents had a Volkswagen van, we slept on foam.

We ate granola before granola was around, man.

I believe in the wind, the birds, the animals.

When good things are happening, I see a lot of crows,

I hear a lot of crows.

I believe in the spiritual world like that.

So, Simon and I have been talking for the last few months,

and we decided to do these 8 races over 5 months.

Eight of the toughest endurance races in the world.

Do whatever you can of the toughest things we can find.

It's do or die.

So, this is our playground for the next year.

We've got 8 races to do.

1,000 km of racing.

Starting number 1, Iceland.

250 k ultra.

Running from the biggest glacier in Iceland,

all the way north to the ocean.

Next.

Hawaii.

55 k paddle race, going from the island of Molokai

to the island of Oahu.

Number 3.

Kenya.

75 k Maasai ultramarathon, running with the Kenyans.

Number 4.

South Africa.

Two day 90 k kayak race down the Fish River.

Going to Utah.

Nice.

6 hour mountain bike race.

Get some rock climbing in.

Egypt.

250 k, 7 days through the desert.

Where is Cambodia?

That is a 250 k ultra!

We're going through all these little villages

that never see tourists.

Five days later, we wrap it up in Thailand.

Half an iron man.

Swim, bike, run.

Wow.

I wonder if we'll be alive by then.

Ha-ha!

I don't-- I don't know.

You know what you're getting into, right?

Not really.

Ha-ha-ha!

and ultramarathon runner.

In 2006 through 2007 I spent 111 days running across

the entire Sahara desert.

I'm more than happy to help you guys out.

I think it's awesome.

But really, you know what?

It's 90% mental, the other 10% is all in your head.

And really, that's what it's going to come down to.

The toughest part is getting along the entire time. Right?

You know?

with him, you know?

And that he can spend that much time with someone else.

You know?

Because he really enjoys himself so much,

that to have someone else along for the ride is fabulous.

We're yin and yang.

Stick your foot out across the line and try it;

you're never going to know.

You never know, yeah.And before you know it, life slips you by.

It's a lot of fun seeing other people out there

just givin' 'er. You know?

Just givin' 'er 'cause it's what life's all about.

Right?

Thank you, sir.

All right.

We decided to pick Iceland as our first race because 250 k

through just rugged, untouched landscape like that

really seemed like it would be a cool place to run.

This is the first year that they're running this race

in Iceland, so you don't know what to expect.

Doing the 7-day stage race, carrying all your gear...

this is setting the bar pretty high for what's to come.

Turbo's at the perfect spot in his life

to take on this challenge.

His kids are old enough, his wife's busy with her job.

And Turbo just seems to be that kind of guy

that's got that level-headedness.

That stick-it-to-it-ness of what it's going to take to do

something like this.

My wife and family are totally behind what I do.

I married the girl of my dreams and she was my soulmate.

I just knew it.

I think he's crazy.

Crazy.

He's pretty crazy.

I'm 46 and who knows what's going to happen to me

in the next few years.

I don't know if I'm going to succeed or fail,

but I know I'm going to learn a lot about myself along the way.

Ultramarathons are interesting because the pain is intense

and the suffering is intense.

But at the same time, through that,

you learn so much about yourself.

Simon, of course, he's a very good athlete.

He's going to use his physical capacity.

He's a really hard worker, but I think it's caught up to him now.

'Cause this is the time he's got to step back and figure out

what's really valuable for him.

At this point in my life, it's something

that I really feel that I need.

Because I take on this personal challenge

and it doesn't matter to anybody else.

It only matters to me.

I'm not afraid to push myself right to the limit.

I'm at the front of the pack.

I just love to (Bleeped) run, man.

I just love it.

Just take it by the balls, man.

It's going to be hell on the body,

but I'm lookin' forward to it.

The greatest hazards for these guys in Iceland

are going to be managing their clothing.

Bodies use a tremendous amount of calories

when trying to stay warm.

There's a misconception that you're not going to get

dehydrated in the cold.

You can get just as dehydrated in the cold

as you can in the heat.

It's Simon.

Yo!