Another Challenge!!

It's time to add another challenge into the mix!

So far we've got:

• 3 x triathlons every month
• 3 x 10km run = 30km
  
• 3 x 40km bike = 120km
  
• 3 x 1.5km swim = 4.5km
• I'll be climbing the three peaks in the summer
• Snowdon in May
  
• Scaffel Pike in June
  
• Ben Nevis in July
  
• And to top it off in September I'll be entering the North-West actual tri-athlon!!! This will be a major challenge! The tri-athlon involves:
• 400m swim (in the outdoor baths in Nantwich)
  
• 20km bike
  
• 5km run around the Barony park
  

The North-West tri-athlon is on 20th September and as I'll be approaching the end of my challenge (well nearly) I thought it would be a great thing to do! I've already adapted my training - I've started running around Chester racecourse instead of on the treadmill and I'll be starting swimming lessons soon to improve my technique!

There's definitely still space for more challenges though - I'm thinking about stepping up the running at the moment (although I'm not committing to that yet!)

Press attention!

I've been busy on a mission to get the word out there about my challenge and the very special charity that I'm raising money for especially since I've added a new challenge (more on that later)!

After seeing all the press that Colin got and what in subsequently did to his fundraising, I decided I had to get some attention. So... I'm in the Crewe Chronicle next week (comes out next Wednesday-get yourself a copy). The Crewe Chronicle was important to me as Archie (my step-daddy) was from Crewe and had many, many friends so hopefully when they see the article they'll feel compelled to sponsor me!

I've also managed to get in some of the communications they send out at work! They'll be writing two articles about me which will be sent to different Lloyds Banking Group employees!

As soon as the articles are printed I'll try and scan them in!

Three months in!

It's April Fools day already which means I'm one quarter of the way through my challenge! No Joke!

And I've got so much to tell you about....

Since setting up my facebook group, last time I checked I had 120 members which is getting the word out about my challenge far and wide with generous people sponsoring me who I haven't seen in ages!

I used my facebook group to ask if anyone fancied joining me and the other 365er's in climbing the three peaks and it looks like at least 3 of my friends will be making every effort to come along.

My fund raising keeps on coming, I'm currently at £665 and I've had some great news in that my work will match the first £500 I've raised as soon as Christie's can confirm they've received it.

I think I've finally mastered knocking off the km's on my bike (as shown in the picture) I haven't had any punctures since that first eventful trip! And I'm loving riding my bike in Chester, I even took it to Nantwich the other week to go out cycling with my Mum!

My climbs are fast approaching which is great excuse to get the word out about my challenge and get as many people sponsoring me as possible! So don't forget to pass the word on!

365 on the slopes!

The 365 Challenge has truly changed me and 2009 is fast becoming the year of Fred getting fit and trying new sports!

Last week I took my challenge to the slopes when I went to Mayrhofen, Austria for a week's holiday to learn to ski and in 6 days I managed 105km downhill skiing! Which isn't quite as good as m boyfriends 198km but he has been skiing for a lot longer than me!

Taking a week out for skiing meant I lost a week in April so I had to complete 3 tri-athlons in 3 weeks which at the time felt pretty grueling but I was glad of the extra training when I got to Austria as all the aches and pains I'd been warned about didn't really surface.

I'll definitely be keeping up the skiing and watch this space as I may try and tie it into the challenge before 2009 is out!

Not one, not two, but three mountains!

It's official myself along with a couple of other 365er's will be climbing the three peaks on:

• SNOWDON on May 9th
• SCAFELL PIKE on June 6th
• BE NEVIS July 4th

It's not quite kilimanjaro but I'll be making my way up all three and now that the dates have been confirmed it's all getting very real and quite scary! If there's any volunteers out there, you're more than welcome to join us.

I'll keep you posted as I begin my training (although I've got my ski holiday to get through first).

2 months in, well nearly!

Over the past month I've been really bad at updating my blog, but since creating my facebook group and getting 84 members in 2 days it's given me that extra boost I needed to keep on top of pushing for sponsorship.

So what's been going on in the past month...?

• I've decided to join Colin and a few others climbing the three peaks!
• I've had a second successful attempt at clocking off the kilometers on my mountain bike, no more punctures for me!!
• I've almost completed my second month of the challenge which means 6 x 40km bike, 6 x 10km run and 6 x 1.5km swim.
• My fund-raising is coming along nicely I'm nearing the £600 mark!
• And most importantly I'm really enjoying the Challenge and feel like I'm doing something really special for Archie.x

I promise to get back to blogging more regularly. Don't forget to recommend my blog to anyone you think might fancy reading it and encourage everyone to SPONSOR ME!

I'm going for 3 tri-athlons this month!!

It was always going to be the hardest part of the challenge, no not dragging myself to the gym 3/4 times a week, not even getting over my fear of swim hats and jumping in the pool but deciding what physical challenge I should set myself.

After my first week, going to the gym every other day and knocking those kilometers off I soon realised I could complete my two tri-athlons pretty quickly but I never thought I'd do it this quickly (I finished yesterday, the 18th). So I've decided to complete another tri-athlon before the month is out. I'm hoping that pushing my challenge that bit further will boost my sponsorship.

Wish me luck on my third tri-athlon!