Hello,

I’m  Tobias Mews

adventure athlete, journalist and author

My mission is to inspire and help you to GET OUTSIDE and challenge yourself

adventure athlete

Whether it's running ultra marathons across deserts, swim running in archipelagos, cycling across countries or wading through mud and over obstacles, as long as it has an element of adventure, I'm in!

journalist

I'm a professionally trained television journalist (PGDip at City University) turned feature writer, published in over 40 national and international newspapers, magazines and websites.

author

I'm the author of two books, 50 Races to Run before you Die and Go!, (published by Aurum Press) alongside being a lead contributor to Lonely Planet's Atlas of Adventure.

brand ambassador

I've worked with dozens of top outdoor brands and am currently a global ambassador for Aussie Grit Apparel.

MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER

Alongside pushing my body to its limits, I love nothing more than inspiring people to get outside and challenge themselves. I've given dozens of talks at conferences, festivals, schools and organisations.

VIDEO PRODUCER

I'm a professionally trained self-shooting producer/director specialising in adventure filmmaking for online use.

My story

 

Who am I? I’m an adventure athlete, ultra marathon runner and a 4-time Ironman Triathlete. I’ve seven sub-3hr marathons to my name, , , wife carrier, cycosportives, mountain biker, Black T-shirt wearing Norseman with a penchant for seeking out the world’s toughest challenges. 

There was once a moment I served Her Majesty’s Armed Forces. I led men in battle whilst on operational tours in Iraq and Cyprus, I know what it is like to be shot at and blow up (not great). I also  know appreciate that you have to set an example to your men if they’re to follow you. Looking back, it’s a period of great happiness in my life. Indeed, I often say that joining the British Army was the best decision I ever made. But leaving it was the second best. 

I felt that it had taught me what I needed – which was to install in me a self-belief that I was capable of whatever I put my mind to. It also taught me that if you do something you love, the money will follow.

For over a decade I’ve built a career around my passion for endurance sports. I’ve been a columnist for the Telegraph and Triathlete’s World, contributed to dozens of outdoor magazines, had two books published, worked alongside some of the world’s top brands, interviewed everyone from Olympic Gold Medallists to polar explorers, appeared on national television and radio, spoken at conferences, festivals, schools and companies – and every single moment has been fun, fun, fun. 

I’ve also done some pretty cool things, like drive across Argentina in a Mini Countryman in pursuit of the Dakar Rally. Or visit all 15 national parks in the UK in 15 days, whilst completing a micro adventure in each. Or cycle from Bordeaux to Biarritz with my wife and daughter along the Voie Verte. Or run the Marathon du Medoc on our wedding day, with our guests running with us. 

What's with the name?

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