I'm struggling to remember how to do this blog thing but there are big changes happening at Ultra-Crazy HQ so here's a little update!!
So ... 2013 was supposed to be a year of rest, a year of recovery, a year of 40th celebrations but a simple musing back in June has put a stop to the rest and recovery ... but I still fully intend to celebrate and embrace turning 40 at every opportunity.
My simple musing involved a question and that was "If I could only do one of every run/triathlon distance ... which events would I choose" A simple enough question you would think ... but selecting just one 10k, one half marathon, one full marathon etc is actually quite tricky as there are so many good events out there. The more I thought about it the more I started to think this would actually make quite a good challenge and so the idea began to take shape and I began to plan the year ahead.
I had to find one event for every run and triathlon distance ...
I had to make sure they didn't clash ...
I had to make sure they were in a reasonably sensible order ...
I had to make sure I could get in (damn those closing dates!!) ...
and all the while I had to convince myself that this WAS a good idea!
Many phone calls were made and lots of negotiating took place and last week the final event was confirmed so I can now tell you how next year's Ultra-Crazy year will look:
March: Bath Half marathon - This 13.1 mile run will kick start the challenge
April: Brighton marathon - I've done 27 event marathons but never have I managed to run the entire way ... THIS event is where that all changes!!
May: London 2 Brighton challenge - 100k on foot starting in Richmond and hopefully finishing before midnight in Brighton
And one day later ... Bupa 10,000 - Well, what better way to stretch tired legs???
June: Great East Swim - A 2 mile, open water swim ... the perfect prep for what is to follow!!
And one day later ... Bupa 10,000 - Well, what better way to stretch tired legs???
June: Great East Swim - A 2 mile, open water swim ... the perfect prep for what is to follow!!
July: Outlaw - 2.4 miles of open water swimming, 112 miles of road biking and 26.2 miles of running!! Total and utter madness!!!
Later the same month I will be doing the London Triathlon and just to add a little more interest to this event I shall be doing both the Sprint and the Olympic distances within the same weekend.
Later the same month I will be doing the London Triathlon and just to add a little more interest to this event I shall be doing both the Sprint and the Olympic distances within the same weekend.
August: The Vitruvian - Half the distance of the Outlaw shouldn't be a problem but I have set myself the target of trying to complete the course in half the time!!
October: The Kingston Challenge - An 8 mile river run to get ready for ...
The 10 miles of The Great South Run.
December: Santa run - 5k of pure festive fun
I have been incredibly fortunate to gain the support of blueseventy (http://www.blueseventy.co.uk)
Buff (http://www.buffwear.co.uk) Compressport UK (www.compressport.uk.com) Garmin (http://www.garmin.com/en-GB) and the expertise of a local osteopathy clinic (http://www.mersearoadclinic.co.uk) for my 'One of Everything' challenge and I cannot thank them enough for their support.
May aim for this challenge is simple: To inspire ... to raise awareness and to raise funds!!!
Since my challenges started almost 9 years ago, I have got to know a number of incredibly special people who have been affected by this dreadful disease and so long as I can keep 'doing' ... I will continue to to push the limits and do all I can to help.
I am taking on this challenge for all of those women and men who are going through or have been through treatment and trying to raise as much money as possible for Walk the Walk (http://www.walkthewalk.org/) and Breakthrough Breast Cancer (http://www.breakthrough.org.uk/) along the way.
As I write this, there is a huge wall planner on the floor in front of me waiting for a training plan to be added to it but I have to be honest ... I haven't got a clue where to start. I still have one event to finish off my 2012 events and then I shall focus on what needs to be done to be ready for next year.
May aim for this challenge is simple: To inspire ... to raise awareness and to raise funds!!!
Since my challenges started almost 9 years ago, I have got to know a number of incredibly special people who have been affected by this dreadful disease and so long as I can keep 'doing' ... I will continue to to push the limits and do all I can to help.
I am taking on this challenge for all of those women and men who are going through or have been through treatment and trying to raise as much money as possible for Walk the Walk (http://www.walkthewalk.org/) and Breakthrough Breast Cancer (http://www.breakthrough.org.uk/) along the way.
As I write this, there is a huge wall planner on the floor in front of me waiting for a training plan to be added to it but I have to be honest ... I haven't got a clue where to start. I still have one event to finish off my 2012 events and then I shall focus on what needs to be done to be ready for next year.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and I look forward to benefiting from your support throughout 2013
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