MEET SEAN
Sean McFarlane was runner-up in the inaugural Celtman, City to Summit and Brutal extreme triathlons. He runs This Way Up Media, a film production company, and Athletico Management with Dougie Vipond and Andy McCandlish.
Here come the ostriches. Moving at an impressive pace, their necks rise high above the fence line that thankfully separates them from me. As they effortlessly run alongside me as I ride, I tuck my head down and try to console myself with the thought that at least I'm more aerodynamic than them. Yet with so much to see, this isn't the place for head-down riding. On the other side of the road, another flock of ostriches approach, rushing as if they don't want to miss the party. The antelope I'd passed five minutes ago seemed much more relaxed, sitting down and not fussed about anything. This is the bike leg of the Knysna Extreme Triathlon in South Africa.
Although I'm thousands of miles from home, races like this tend to have a habit of making you
