Making your mark

"Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it's not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way." The words of President Barack Obama. This week, four remarkable athletes all of whom have made their mark in unique ways achieving amazing feats way beyond their sporting endeavours.

We first spoke to Camille Herron in 2022 after she had broken her own 100-mile women’s world record, completing it in less than 13 hours. We chatted again in 2024 when she broke the six-day world best, clocking an astonishing 560 miles! Two years on it was time to speak again, but this time the focus was away from running. Camille talks to us about her Autism and ADHD diagnosis she received in her 40's and her decision to fund her running career by setting up an account on an adult content platform.

There's something so majestic about the ocean. Its power is both wonderfully beautiful and incredibly dangerous. It's something that surfers must respect every time they enter the waves. They have to weigh up the risk and the reward. But I guess that's true of most things in life and no one knows that better than surfer Chelsea Woodey. A nurse by profession Chelsea she sees the results of miscalculations of risk daily. She experienced herself after losing a baby in pregnancy to Preeclampsia. That's why heading down to the beach with her daughter is right up there as the most wonderful things she does in her life.

Sweden's Ida Zetterström goes from naught to 335 miles per hour in under 4 seconds! She does it sat in her "Top Fuel" drag racing car. The fastest car in the sport! Quite appropriately she also happens to be the fastest talking guest we have ever had! I promise you we have not played this at double speed! So, strap yourself in for quick spin around the world of Drag Racing!

In 1967, the British cyclist, Beryl Burton, set a world record in the 12 hour time trial... So good was that time that the record stood got FIFTY Years! It was arguably the greatest in a long list of achievements which also included seven world championships and numerous British records. Many now consider Beryl the finest female cyclist of all time.

Photo: Ida Zetterstrom looks on from her cockpit after doing a burnout during the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals, July 25, 2025 at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. (CREDIT: Jeff Speer/Sonoma Raceway/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)