LEGENDADDIES READY FOR UPS AND DOWNS OF TREK

GOLD Coast father-of-two Mike Lang will lead 11 other local dads through Australia’s toughest endurance event this weekend.

The dozen dads, who met through the Legendaddy fitness program, have been training for eight months for the Kokoda Challenge.

This Saturday and Sunday the team will take on the rugged Gold Coast Hinterland for over 30 hours to raise money for the Kokoda Youth Foundation. Mr Lang said his fitness levels had come a long way since his first unsuccessful attempt at the 96km trek in 2008.

“My ambition completely outweighed my ability,” the 51-year-old said.

Thanks to the fitness he gained through Legendaddy, created for dads by Gold Coast personal trainer Mitchell Lowe, Mr Lang completed the Kokoda Challenge in 2019 and has taken on trails across the world.

Mike Lang is set to lead the Legendaddy Brotherhood team in the Kokoda Challenge. Picture: Tertius Pickard