The Challenges Ahead

The Challenges Completed

  • Speak at the WI. Completed 06/01/11
  • Swim in the Sea New Year's Eve. Completed 31/12
  • Create a buffet with 40 different items. Completed 31/12
  • Visit 40 different bars in Guernsey. Completed 31/12
  • Stay in bed for 24 hours. Completed 1800 29/12 -- 1800 30/12
  • Knit a wooly jumper. Completed 29/12
  • Drink 40 different types of beer - Completed 29/12
  • Jerbourg Bridge Swing. Completed 28/12
  • Bath Tub Race - Completed 28/12
  • Boxing Day Dip - Completed 26/12
  • Polar Bear dip on Christmas Day - Completed 25/12
  • Santa Fun Run - Completed 19/12
  • Do my 1st DWS "Do it in your Pants" - Completed 12/12
  • Lion Rock Jump - Completed 12/12
  • Compete 50 climbs outdoors - Completed with "Do it in your pants" 12/12
  • Catch, prepare & BBQ a 5lb Sea Bass. Completed 11/12
  • Save a bro, Grow a Mo. Completed 1/11 - 30/11
  • Work an on-call for free - Completed 12/11 - 18/11
  • Learn to ride a Motorbike. Completed 07/11/10
  • Give Blood. Completed 21/09/10
  • Skydive. Completed 08/09/10
  • Cycle 4 times round Guernsey approx 100 miles - Completed 05/09/10
  • Appear on Local Radio. Completed 03/09/10
  • Stop smoking - Stopped 01/09/10
  • Enter a "Man Powered Flight". Completed 27/08/10
  • Exhibit Vegetables at the North Show. Completed 25/08/10
  • Cycle to work for 40 days. Completed 23/08/10
  • Appear in a Shakespeare Play. Completed 20/08/10
  • Build a scarecrow. Completed 08/08/10
  • Enter the Herm Fun Run. Completed 07/08/10
  • Climb an E1 before the end of summer. Completed 05/08/10
  • Attempt the Havelet Traverse. Completed 01/08/10
  • Climb Snowdon. Completed 15/06/10
  • White Water Rafting. Completed 13/06/10
  • Itex Walk. Completed 05/06/10
  • Rock to Rocque. Completed 30/05/10
  • Lead a climb on the cliffs. Completed 25/05/10
  • Compete in a Triathlon - Completed 25/04/10
  • Mud 'n' Fun run. Completed 13/02/10
  • Go Ormering. Completed 02/01/10

Supporters of the 40 / 40 Challenge

A list of the people, organisations and companies who are supporting the 40 / 40 challenge.
Bowditch Fitness & Nutrition - Training Programme
Island Adventures - Kayak Challenge
Zoe Ash @ The Guernsey Press
Mike Zeller & Carl Ward @ Island FM
Oddsocks - Shakespere Challenge
Guernsey Mountaineering Club - Climbing Challenges
Jenny Kendall-Tobias @ BBC Radio Guernsey

Wednesday, 31 March 2010

Happy Easter

So Easter is here, the weather is getting warmer, the nights aree getting longer so more time for training :-) Knee is a whole lot better and managed 20 mins running out on the road yesterday morning. Tri is now only 25 days away so training is starting to get quite hard but looking forward to attempting the Tri. Climbing is going great and thinking about starting a seperate blog, after an amazing adventure last weekend.

Not much else to say, thanks for stopping by.
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Saturday, 27 March 2010

New Challenges

A couple of new challenges have been suggested and added to the list.
1) Catch, prepare & BBQ a 5lb Sea Bass.
2) Climb an E1 before the end of the season.
If you want to see more information on climbing grades goto http://www.ukclimbing.com/databases/crags/comptable.html.

My first outdoor climb was HS, so need to up by 3 grades.

Donations for Cancer Research have reach £215, thanks to everyone who has donated.

Triathlon is 4 weeks tomorrow
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Thursday, 18 March 2010

Update

I know I haven't updated for a while, but believe me life is going a little crazy at the moment. So where to start, well a couple of weeks ago I had to start looking for a new house as the landlord decided they were coming back from Oz sooner than they had planned. So frantic times as we looked for a new place. Viewed, offered and accepted on a house within 4 days, I think even on the rock that must be some sort of record!

Another great session with Ann over at Bowditch Fit and a nice routine leading up to the Tri, before I take a nice 2 weeks off and do nothing but swim, cycle, kayak, weights, cliff walks and climbing (I hate running).

Tri training is going well, with a slight setback, but onto that in a while. I managed to get the times from last years tri and was pleasantly surprised as my "target" times I had set myself would see me finish a respectful mid pack, just the boost I needed. Then the setback :-(, managed to jar my knee whilst out running and I am currently wearing a knee brace and walking with the aid of a stick. Nothing serious just playing it uber safe. Went to the Doctor, and manged to get a physio appointment at the same time. Basically 48 - 72 hours of "nothing to strenuous" until the inflammation goes down. So for the next 2 days I'm limited to swimming (not a bad thing), but no cycling, climbing, running, kayaking or cliff walking.

However after the setback I had another boost, when someone who, to be 100% honest, is a complete stranger to me, heard about what I was doing and donated £40 to the challenge coffers right out of the blue. THANK YOU

Probably a couple more updates prior to the tri (25/04) but until then, thanks for stopping by.
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