Ocean Challenge Live!
Physical Conditioning Activity
Spring 2003

Sea Witch's record of 74 days 14 hours = 1,800 hours. Only Rich Wilson and Rich du Moulin will be aboard Great American II. They will sail both day and night, never stopping. (Even if they wanted to stop, they couldn't anchor in the middle of the ocean because the ocean is usually about three miles deep, and their anchor line is only 300 feet long—it wouldn't reach the bottom!) They will alternate solo watches, sailing the boat each individually, except when some on-deck situation requires both of them. Therefore, they both need to be in excellent physical shape, as they are depending on themselves and each other for their own safety.

Rich and Rich, because of their different jobs, have taken completely different approaches to getting into shape. Their workouts are as follows:

Rich Wilson

Rich du Moulin

Once weekly: Swim 1.25 miles in pool    or Run 2 miles to Harvard Stadium, run up 31 seats on 25 stadium sections, run 2 miles back. Twice weekly: bike 3/4 mile    40 situps bike 1/4 mile    25 pushups bike 1/4 mile    12 chinups on tree bike 3/4 mile    20 squat leaps bike 3/4 mile to track    40 situps run 1/4 mile    25 pushups run 1/4 mile    12 chinups on soccer goal run 1/4 mile    20 squat leaps run 1/4 mile bike 3/4 mile    20 squat leaps bike 3/4 mile    12 chinups on tree bike 1/4 mile    25 pushups bike 1/4 mile    40 situps bike 1/4 mile    plunge into the 60 degree Atlantic Ocean to refresh! bike 1/2 mile home.

October: Run 3 miles x 5 times/week