A new challenge - The year could not pass without me entering a major competition so, on 19 April I will be participating in the British Orienteering Championship in the far north of Scotland. I should probably buy a compass. More information to follow soon.
Tough Guy Update - I officially finished 1457th in a time of 2 hours 3 minutes and 17 seconds but see my earlier comment as to the accuracy of timing. A couple of photos of me were taken and these are on the right hand side of the blog on a snazzy slide show.
Alcatraz - I have added some photos to the blog. To read the hilarious captions to them click on the slide show and go to my Picassa web page.
My abilities, sporting and artistic, have always flickered somewhere between competent and mediocre. There can be no better basis for undertaking a year of challenging tasks. So this is a blog recording that year. I don't really know how it will come together but strongly suspect it will go the way of most blogs, an enthusiastic start tailing off into a dead webpage. If you have got this far, well done and thank you - I hope it was worth it.
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The Physical Challenges - an ongoing list
- 27 January 2008 - Tough Guy
- 17 March 2008 - Alcatraz Bay Swim
- 19 April 2008 - British Orienteering Championship
- 6-11 May 2008 - Three Men in a Boat
- 26 May 2008 - Cheese Rolling
- 20 July 2008 - New York Triathlon
- 26 July 2008 - Three Peaks Challenge
- 9 August 2008 - Dongoling
- 13-20 September 2008 - Ireland Bike Ride
- 9 November 2008 - Athens Marathon
- 15 November 2008 - Vienna Tower Run
- 18 November 2008 - The Big Eat
- 23 November 2008 - Duathlon
- 27 December 2008 - 3 January 2009 - Kilimanjaro
The Cerebral Challenges - an ongoing list
- June - August 2008 - Get a New Qualification Challenge
- 17 July 2008 - Article in the National Press Challenge
- TBC - Poetry Slam Challenge
- 31 October 2008 - National Poetry Competition
- 30 November 2008 - Short Story Competition
A Scrapbook of when I was famous
First Time at 30
- Met a Bulgarian
- Bought a ticket from a tout
- Offset some carbon
- Been to a car pound
- Had a meal at a vegan restaurant
- Been threatened by a jealous (and misguided) boyfriend
- Zorbing
- Had a national newspaper make a press release about me
- Made a pun about cars (clue: see 18th Gear post)
- Been to a first class cricket ground
- Attended an exercise class
- Received a fortune cookie (no man is poor if he is "mortally" content)
- Stopped on a Motorway hard shoulder (whilst the driver)
- Used a storage locker
- Used plastic to buy one pint
- Taken an internal flight in the UK
- Had a white filling
- Played internet poker
- Eaten lamb in a curry
- Cooked fish (not fingers)
- Held a baby
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