On 23rd August 2011, Rachael Cadman became the first ever woman to complete the Enduroman Arch to Arc.  Full report coming shortly.  The following is a race report from the Enduroman race director Eddie Eddie:

"There is a lot printed about Rachael’s training, her background and the 97hours and 37minutes it took her to become Enduroman No8 and the First Lady Enduroman. I just want to thank and give a little mention to those involved who helped towards making Rachael’s challenge a success.

 Thanks to Jo Kilkenny another lady hoping to become part of the growing number of successful Enduroman Arch to Arc athletes. Jo had come to wish us luck and mentioned she would like to lead Rachael some of the way out of the city. It was nice seeing the two girls chatting and smiling making their way out of the busy part of London. As the Enduroman official I was sat in the support vehicle with Adam Rachael’s main support and husband to be, also with Mike the driver, Adam’s dad. They were both very well organised and a pleasure to be with.

 The run went smoothly and finished just over 23hours later between the two stone pillars on Dover sea front, Rachael was interviewed and videoed again by the RAF media team led by Squadron Leader Howard Leader. They were a great team and very professional as you would expect from the services getting lots of footage and media interest without interfering at all with Rachael’s progress.

 The swim started as planned at around 15.00 hours but there was a bit of wind around and the sea was far from flat. We had agreed with our boat skipper Chris Osmond that Rachael’s swim starts at Shakespeare beach which meant she had to jump from the back of the boat “Sea Fairer2” and swim to shore in quite a confused sea before the official swim clock can start.

 About 30minutes into the swim start a Lancaster Bomber that was in the area doing a Battle of Britain display knew of the swim through Howard and got permission to fly over us, it was an absolutely fantastic sight.
Rachael did what was expected and a little over 16.5 hours from the start she swam in at Sangatte. Immediately after landing she had to re-enter the channel and swim back to the support boat to take her into Calais. Rachael was in high spirits once back in the boat and spent the hour or so of the trip to port sat talking with her husband to be “Adam”.
Just the bike ride left and after a break to sleep and eat we were on our way. But within 1or 2 hours of the start a thunder storm that had been threatening broke. I have never seen such an amazing display of electrical activity, the flashes were forking down and also sweeping across the skies. The display went on for a few hours before the skies opened. Torrential rain poured down, Rachael only made short stops to feed and only took an 1hour nap during the whole trip: Amazing.

At the finish at the Arc de Triomphe, Rachael was met not only by her family and friends but also by the highest UK RAF officer in France. He was delighted with her efforts and all the monies she has raised for her two chosen charities. I was personally delighted for Rachael, she was getting media attention, money was being donated and above that she achieved her goal.

At the end of a celebration meal Brian “Rachael’s Dad” made a speech. This started everyone talking about things that happened during the duration of the challenge. It was a relaxed and funny time, which reminded me how special the Enduroman Arch to Arc event is. I have always known the Enduroman challenge raises money for charity and is a life changing experience for the athletes who do it, what I had forgotten until the meal was how many people are touched in some way by the challenge.

 Thank you Rachael and all of you who joined us on the journey for reminding me.