Spencer Matthews reveals he has an lost 10 kilos since embarking on his epic desert marathon challenge Do YOU have a story? Email [email protected] By Chikamso Chukwuenyem For Mailonline Published: 18:11 EDT, 21 August 2024 | Updated: 18:34 EDT, 21 August 2024 e-mail View comments Spencer Matthews revealed to Heart FM on Wednesday that he has lost 10 kilos since embarking on his desert marathon challenge. The father-of-three, 36, is just six days away from completing his mammoth record-breaking feat of 30 desert marathons in 30 days.
Explaining how he lost the weight, equalling one-and-a-half stone, Spencer told Heart: 'I’ve lost over 10 kilos now. This is not how I would advise people to try and lose weight ! 'What we’re doing out here is quite extreme. Weight loss is certainly not really a point of this, but I’m burning over 7,000 calories a day, so to replace those calories is actually quite difficult in itself.
'Obviously, we’re quite tired during the day, it’s very, very hot out here, so you’re just constantly expensing energy. And yeah, I mean, I’m a hungry boy, and I love my food – but 7,000 calories is quite rough on replace, so I am getting smaller!' Spencer Matthews, 36, revealed to Heart FM on Wednesday that he has lost 10 kilos since embarking on his record-breaking desert marathon challenge Spencer is well on his way to achieving the Guinness World Record of most consecutive desert marathons, and has just six days left Also on Wednesday, Spencer celebrated the milestone of having run 100km so far, writing: 'I’d like to thank you all for the overwhelming support that you give me on a daily basis' Spencer continued: 'But, the body is a really amazing thing; it kind of adapts to where you are, what you’re doing, what your circumstances might be. 'I think at this stage, having run 24 consecutive marathons, my body's gone: 'Christ, you might just carry on doing this!" So, it does just chuck off muscle.
I came in much heavier on top, and I have lost most of my muscle, so there we go.' Read More Spencer Matthews battles 'horrendous' attacks during his desert marathon challenge Addressing the dangers of running through the desert, Spencer revealed: 'I very nearly trod on a horned viper. I don’t want to over dramatize the situation, because of course nothing happened, but I didn’t see it.
'I was running a tire track through the desert, and this thing is quite well camouflaged, and I accidentally ran over it. 'The bloke behind me, Johnny, noticed it and stopped that there was a snake, and I turned around and looked at it. 'It turns out this thing kills a camel in five minutes and can kill a human far faster than that.
I just want to reiterate that it didn’t attack us or anything like that, so I’m not pretending it did. 'But, we were right next to it, I was quite lucky not to tread on it. I did run over it, literally, bit I didn’t tread on it.
'There’s no anti-venom for horned vipers – and this is all cleated by our doctor – and the local Bedouins love to emphasise a bit of a story from time to time, so they were like: "If this thing bites you, you’re dead." He as been supported along the way by his family, his friends, and, most recently, Russ Cook, better known as The Hardest Geezer, the only person to run the entire length of Africa 'That’s not quite true, there are a few things you can do.' Also on Wednesday, Spencer celebrated the milestone of having run 100km so far, writing: 'I’d like to thank you all for the overwhelming support that you give me on a daily basis.
' Read More Vogue Williams surprises husband Spencer Matthews live on air during his desert marathon challenge Spencer, currently running in Jordan, is scheduled to finish his challenge on Tuesday - and his family will be there to meet him. He as been supported along the way by his family, his friends, and, most recently, Russ Cook, better known as The Hardest Geezer. If anyone knows what Spencer is going through, bar his running mates, it's Russ, who, in April, became the first person to run the entire length of Africa.
With the run, the former Made In Chelsea star is also raising money for charity Global's Make Some Noise. Global's Make Some Noise aims to change lives across the UK by helping people through bereavement, mental health struggles, illness and much more, ensuring nobody is left to face life's toughest challenges alone. You can donate on https://spencer-matthews-challenge.
raiselysite.com. Spencer, currently running in Jordan, is scheduled to finish his challenge on Tuesday - and his family will be there to meet him (all pictured in August) Spencer Matthews Share or comment on this article: Spencer Matthews reveals he has an lost 10 kilos since embarking on his epic desert marathon challenge e-mail Add comment.
