Where has the money gone?

Below is a list of ShelterBox's that have been paid for by "Roger's Challenge" with box numbers and where they have been deloyed to

BOXES DONATED BY Mr Roger Palmer, United Kingdom

•Box number - Destination - Donation date - Deployed

•29552 Haiti 14.10.2008 11.02.2008

•30116 Vanni Region, Sri Lanka 06.05.2009 05.05.2009

•33038 Inaruwa, S E Nepal 01.07.2008 01.09.2008

•33126 Agok, Sudan 11.07.2008 07.10.2008

•33195 Agok, Sudan 06.08.2008 24.10.2008

•33196 Agok, Sudan 06.08.2008 24.10.2008

•33219 Gaza 06.08.2008 01.02.2009

•33277 Windhoek, Namibia 15.08.2008 07.04.2009

•33332 Assergi, Italy 28.08.2008 07.04.2009

•33398 Goma, D R Congo 01.10.2008 04.11.2008

•33412 Goma, D R Congo 01.10.2008 04.11.2008

•33434 Goma, D R Congo 14.10.2008 04.11.2008

•34321 Windhoek, Namibia 02.12.2008 17.04.2009

•34616 Gaza 07.01.2009 16.03.2009

•34723 Sri Lanka 20.01.2009 03.05.2009

•34763 Sri Lanka 27.01.2009 03.05.2009

•34764 Sri Lanka 27.01.2009 03.05.2009

•34912 Swabi District, Pakistan 18.02.2009 19.05.2009

•35019 Swabi District, Pakistan 24.02.2009 19.05.2009

•35321 Swabi District, Pakistan 31.03.2009 05.06.2009

•35515 Swabi District, Pakistan 08.04.2009 13.07.2009

•35705 Philippines 26.04.2009 20.08.2009

•35734 Philippines 06.05.2009 11.08.2009

•35952 Niger 09.06.2009 09.09.2009

•35953 Niger 09.06.2009 09.09.2009

About Machu Picchu

The Inca Trail heading to Machu Picchu (one of the new 7 wonders of the world) is an extreme challenge that will require a 45km hike over 4 days of through mountains in the Andes at high altitudes. We will also be visiting a local school supported by the Charity Challenge. I will need to spend over 6 months training before the challenge to get my fitness up to the level required for this extremely tough hike.

Why?

I have always wanted to do the Inca Trail however have never been fit enough to do it, however after losing over 10 stone since May 07. I am at my fittest I’ve ever been and this challenge will push me to lose that last bit of weight and at the same time raise money for a charity that helps everybody around the world no matter their region, race, wealth or political views. You never know where the next natural disaster might happen and who will be affected.

What's in a ShelterBox?

Each ShelterBox normally holds a 10-person tent and a range of other equipment, such as:

• Thermal blankets, insulated ground sheets
• Insecticide treated mosquito nets

• A wood burning stove, or a multi-fuel stove

• Cooking pans, utensils, bowls and mugs

• Collapsible water containers and water purification tablets

• Basic tool kit –hammer, axe, saw, pliers, hoe head, etc

• A small, children’s pack etc.

Each box is 23.7” (570mm) wide by 33.2” (842mm) long by 22.4” (602mm) deep – giving a capacity of 40.7gallons (185 litres). Fully packed, a box generally weighs between 110lbs and 130lbs (50 to 60kg).

All equipment is new and selected for durability, practicality and suitability for where it is needed. Tough, lightweight and waterproof, the box itself can also have many useful functions from food container to cot.

ShelterBox also continually work with a range of manufacturers to improve the quality and extend the range of equipment that we have available.

About Shelterbox

Since operations began in January 2001, they have helped an estimated 500,000 people and worked in more than 40 countries – responding to earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, wars, volcanoes etc. Like the recent events in Burma and China.

ShelterBox's are sent out in a tough green box containing a large 10 man tent, other items may include insulated groundsheets, thermal blankets, a multi-fuel stove, cooking equipment, tools, mosquito nets, water containers etc.

For more information visit www.Shelterbox.org

Fw: Roger's Challenge to the Inca Trail

Below is a email I recieved today from Shelterbox..

 

 

Hi Roger

Just a note to thankyou for all your great work in promoting and fundraising on behalf of Shelterbox.

It was interesting to read of your inspiration being the earthquake in China and our response. I led teams delivering aid to China at the time and it was heartbreaking to see so many families left homeless and having lost family members. Every where we went, people could barely believe help was coming from as far away as UK.

Now you are in Peru - I thought I would advise that ShelterBox also provided help to families left homeless after the Peru earthquake in September 2007.

At the time I worked with Rotary Clubs in Ica, Pisco and Chincha which were the main affected areas with about 300,000 left homeless.

Finally congratulations also on your personal achievement. The health & fitness benefits have no doubt been immense for you - so well done.

Thanks again and best wishes from all of the team at ShelterBox

Regards

Lasse Petersen

General Manager

ShelterBox

Teignmouth Post May 15th 2009 Clipping

Herald Express Press Cutting

Here is a clipping from today's Herald Express.

Some photos

Coming Home

It´s been a amazing time in Peru, but its under an hour I will be heading back home.  3 buses, a train and 3 flights!  Home by Monday morning!

Just done Machu Picchu

Well I am now sat at an internet cafe in the town below Machu Picchu before we head back to Cusco.

Today I was at Machu Picchu around 6am for the stunning sight of Machu Picchu, it might have been misty but it looked fantastic. We had a tour around the sights, with the mist coming and going.  I also climbed the Wachu Picchu which was at hell of a climb and even worst coming down, before sitting down to enjoy the scenery before having to leave.

A fantastic day, with a train journey and bus trip back to Cusco before a celebrating dinner.

Pictures to follow next week!

 Please Support me on my trek to Machu Picchu in Peru for ShelterBox in April 2009. You can Sponsor me at http://www.RogersChallenge.co.uk

It´s nearly done!

After 4 days of trekking across the Peru landscape, I have finally had a shower...nothing like camping with just wet wipes!

I am now in an Internet cafe at the town just below Machu Picchu, were I head in about 12 hours (up at 4 to go for sunrise!).

The trek has gone extremely well for me as I only had 1 headache from the high altitude which was gone rather quickly...Others however weren´t as lucky with 2 people missing the trip before we left after being taken to hospital, 3 other guys dropped out after the training climb, another women was escorted off the mountains and taken down by horse after really struggling.

All my training paid off, as I was ahead of the pack and often ahead of the guide (often being told I was running or being put on the reigns) and was the first one into camp each day. I have been called a number of things, including Speedy Gonzalez, Llama Boy and Action Man! A few of use even did an extra detour up a unknown mountain to 4561 metres for a bit of an extra challenge. I have really enjoyed the trek as I was barely affected by the altitude and it turned out I was the only one who had gone through the 22 week program properly (the guide Mark said no one ever has!)

The food has been very good on the trek with the cooks taking care of my personal diet....though I did end up becoming vegetarian for the past 5 days bar a bit of Guinea Pig I had for lunch!

I will upload some photos when I get back, but so far its been a great experience and was certainly a challenge for me and everybody on the trip. But tomorrow is the main day as we finally get to see Machu Pichu!

Please Support me on my trek to Machu Picchu in Peru for ShelterBox in April 2009. You can Sponsor me at http://www.RogersChallenge.co.uk

Finally....´The Inca Trail

Well the training is over..

In little under an hour, I head off for a 4 day hike across the Peru mountains to Machu Pichu along the Inca Trail.
With 3 nights camping out in minus figures!!!  With no shower nor internet access!

Yesterday I did an training walk around cusco up to 3700m, and it was a nice walk.  However 1 women who has been suffering from Altitude sickness was taken to hosiptal and won´t be doing the trek, another guy injuried his leg on day one and won´t be going.  Plus last night 3 people decided it was too tough and won´t be going along the trail later.  Many people have been affected by the altitude, lucky and touch wood, nothing has affected me yet!

Anyway got to go have some breakfast before a long 5 days ahead.

I will update as soon as I can!

 Please Support me on my trek to Machu Picchu in Peru for ShelterBox in April 2009. You can Sponsor me at http://www.RogersChallenge.co.uk

First update from Cusco

Well I have just arrived in Cusco, after 3 flights, a couple of buses and a train ride....

The altiude is already affecting a few from the group and we have only been here an hour!  So far nothing to report!

So far all is well, I am about to head out for a "gentle" walk around town to get used to the altiude.

Anyway.. just a quick update, I will do a more detailed update tomorrow after our "test" walk.

 Please Support me on my trek to Machu Picchu in Peru for ShelterBox in April 2009. You can Sponsor me at http://www.RogersChallenge.co.uk

It's the final countdown!

After a year of planning, fundraising and training, its time to head off to Peru to do the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. This evening I catch the train to London for a nice nights sleep on the hard floor at Heathrow! Then tomorrow I head off at around 7pm (meaning a 4:30/5am check in) to Madrid, followed by a lay over for a couple of hours before doing a 12 hour flight to Lima, where I get to stay a night before heading on another flight to Cusco. So today I have been putting together my bag which isn't easy as trying to get to the 15kg allowance is tricky...but I am within a kilo so I am hoping I can get away with it!...

Anyway...

Training: This weeks training has been lovely, since it has dramatically dropped off so I only did a couple of hour walks (including a nice stroll along the seafront this morning!) and a 3 and half hour to Dawlish Warren and back on Monday. The general idea was not to over train in the last couple of weeks and to have some rest before heading off.

Fundraising: Last weekend I took out the Stocks again, had some homemade cakes made up by a friend for a "going away" weekend. It didn't go as planned, first none of the Shelterbox equipment arrived (not a major problem, as it might have been needed at a larger event), but more importantly it was a dreary damp cold day and there wasn't as many people on the seafront as I would have liked. Dad and me did however allow ourselves to be blasted with wet sponges by those people that were there.
The good thing is however that I was able to send off over £625 a few days ago due to all the donations and last minute sponsorship in the past couple of weeks. The customers at East Cliff Cafe have been very generous in popping their change into the buckets and its all adding up, hopefully by the time I come home there will be even more to send off.

I will be trying to update the blog & facebook while I am away, however it might be more difficult during the actual trek itself (I don't imagine I can get too much O2 coverage there!)

Anyway....thank you all for your support!

If you still haven't sponsored me, you can do it at www.justgiving.co.uk/rogerpalmer
And if your waiting for me to complete the Inca Trail before sponsoring, no problems....you'll hear it here first.

This time next week....

It's down to the final week now until I head off to Peru.

Training: As I have now entered the last week, training has been slowed down, according to the exercise program its just a couple of 1 hour walks and 1 longer 4 hour walk. Yay!!
This last week I have done a lot of shorter 1 hour walks with a 3 hour walk on my day, I should have done 2 six hour walks back to back but due to the Easter bank holiday and unplanned family commitments I was unable to do that. I even got up at 6:30 to go swimming on Easter Sunday only to find the pool closed, I wasn't impressed!

Fundraising: Easter has been great for donations, with the fantastic weather there was lots of people down at the Cafe, I collected in over £200 in the past week. This weekend I am hoping for one last push with "hopefully" some advertising & a demo box from Shelterbox. Also Dad and Me will go into the Stocks for an hour before I dismantle them. I will be sending off a donation in the next few days for a whole Shelterbox.

With just a week now to go, I have all the little things to sort out such as checking all my kit and making sure I have anything, then going through again to cut weight.

After the events in Italy just this month, In total ShelterBox has distributed 365 boxes and 500 blankets to those affected by the 6 April earthquake. “We estimate that 2,000 people are currently sleeping in our tents,” says team leader John Diksa. Also this week 200 ShelterBoxes have been sent to Namibia to those affected by the flooding in the north of the country.

2 Weeks to Go... Today I did the Teignmouth & Dawlish Way...

It's now just over 2 weeks until I head off to Peru, so its a case of getting all those final last minute things together, I think I have everything but there is the odd thing I might need!

Shelterbox have had a busy week this week, after the events in Italy with the dreadful earthquake, so far A ‘tent city’ to house more than 300 homeless people has been put up in the village of Assergi. 20 tents have been used so far with an additional 200 tents will be arriving in the area on 9 April. ShelterBox has a four-person volunteer team in Italy. Below is a picture of a Shelterbox tent in Italy.

Anyway training hasn't been great in the past few days due to a death in the family, however today I completed a long 16 plus mile walk, along the Teignmouth and Dawlish Way, heading from Teignmouth to Luton, then onto Ideford then to Ashcombe before heading back to the coast to Dawlish and then back home to Teignmouth. It's a 14 mile trail, but I then had to walk back to Teignmouth and I got a little lost at one point and probably did at least another mile or so until I got back on track. The Teignmouth and Dawlish Ramblers have just launched this walk with a new brochure (which is available throughout town). The walk goes through some beautiful countryside and the weather was fantastic, however my legs now ache and have enjoyed the last hour sat at home resting!

Here is a picture from today's long walk.Below is a clipping from today's page 2 of the Teignmouth News which is Teignmouth's free paper that is delivered to all the homes in the area.

3 Weeks to Go!

The final countdown is now on.... with just 3 weeks to go until I head off to Peru.

Training is now approaching the end...this week saw swimming on Sunday, 1 hour walks on Monday and Tuesday plus 1 hour's fitness training on Wednesday plus a 5 hour walk around Exeter doing the Green Circle Trail in reverse. I was supposed to go to the gym tonight but my leg is still hurting from Wednesday so I decided to have a day off and try and get an extra 1 hour walk in tomorrow. According to the Training plan, there is only another 2 weeks of training at full steam as the last week it all gets scaled back to get in a little rest before the trek.

I picked up what I hope is the last of the kit needed for the trip, my bag is now stuffed with bits and pieces.

Sponsorship and donations continue to come in down at East Cliff Cafe and am hoping for one last push in the next few weeks.

The plan for next week is to take on the 14 mile Teignmouth to Dawlish long way round walk which has been put together by the local ramblers.

Here is a clipping from April 2nd's Express and Echo...

Just over 3 weeks to go!

So far today it has been one thing after another, after a customer showed my photos of their trip to Machu Pichu, then spoke with another Customer who comes from Peru.. I then recieved the "joining instructions" which detailed all the information for the trip, aka the email saying its full steam ahead!

Here is some little bits of information about the trip:

• There is 21 of us doing the trek, 19 will be heading out on the same flight as me.
• Mark Smith will be my Expedition Leader for the challenge. Mark has led treks in Chile, Argentina, Morocco and Europe. Mark is English and now resides in Peru and has led many Machu Picchu treks with Charity Challenge.
• Our other guide will be Juan Loayza. Juan is an experienced guide who knows the Lares Valley region and as well as English and Spanish, speaks the local language of Quechuan.
• There will also a Doctor who will look after our medical needs whilst on the trek.
• There will be a number of local guides and support team.

BST has now come in (I didn't enjoy waking up at 5:45GMT for swimming on Sunday morning!) so it now means I get a little more time after work to get some last minute extra training in... just a few extra hour walks here and there!

Another Press Clipping...

Above is a clipping from today's Teignmouth Post..... I've just got back from the Gym and I am really looking forward to tomorrow...as its my rest day...time to give my blisters a day off!

I would like to thank Bev and Stormin Norman for their sponsorship via the website.

Press & Walks

Above is a Press clipping from todays Herald Express (http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/Cafe-owner-takes-Inca-trail-raise-charity-cash/article-839014-detail/article.html), I spoke with the Teignmouth Post yesterday and will be in this Friday's edition, I've also heard from the Express and Echo and will be in the April the 2nd Action page.

Today I did the Green Circle Walk around Exeter which was about 10 miles, visited some family members and got some gear for the trek.

Press Release: Roger's Challenge to Peru for Shelterbox

Roger Palmer from East Cliff Café, Teignmouth will be undertaking the challenge of his life on the 24th of April when he heads to Peru, South America to hike at High Altitude along the Inca Trail to the famous Machu Pichu, the mysterious "Lost City of the Incas", to raise money for Shelterbox.

A Shelterbox is a tough, big green box containing a 10-person tent and ancillary equipment designed to enable a family to survive for at least six months. The tents are suitable for a wide range of conditions. Other items may include insulated groundsheets, thermal blankets, a multi-fuel stove, cooking equipment, tools, mosquito nets, water containers etc. Shelterbox sends these boxes around the world to disaster areas such as the recent fires in Australia, floods in Columbia and many other places.

Roger decided to raise money for Shelterbox following the massive earthquake in China last year and seeing how quickly Shelterbox reacted with such a common sense idea of sending real aid that can be used instantly by the people who need it and bypassing all the government red tape.

So far Shelterbox’s paid for by Roger’s fundraising efforts have been sent to victims in Sudan, Gaza, Congo, Nepal and Haiti. Throughout the last year he has been raising money by jumping out of an airplane at 15,000 feet, having sponges thrown at him while in a pair of stocks, having coffee mornings at his families East Cliff Café, and through sponsorship. “I think the scary thing about doing the Inca Trail is that it is nearly the same height as my skydive, where it was freezing and hard to breath.”

Roger came about the idea of doing the Inca Trail in the same week as the Earthquake by coming across an advert for a Charity Challenge, “I knew a few friends who did it and said it was tough, but I had always thought I couldn’t do it because I was too big as I was nearly 25 Stone, but that night I thought about it loads and thought that there was no reason not to do it anymore as I had lost nearly 10 stone in the last year as I had a spent 3 weeks in hospital with pancreatitis.”

He signed up for the Inca Trail Challenge and has spent the last 11 months training for it, “I thought if I can give myself a year to get ready for it, I could do something I’ve always wanted to do and it would give me one big push to lose that last bit of weight, get as fit as possible and to raise money for Shelterbox at the same time would be fantastic.”

Since then Roger has been training up to 6 times a week, “I’ve never been so fit in my life, I weigh less now then when I was in High School, the trouble is I can get bored when exercising so have mixed my training up with loads of walks, going to the gym, swimming and doing training with the Teignmouth Beach Surf Life Saving Club.”

The Inca Trail is 45km long and crosses rugged mountains at over 14,000 ft high, which can be dangerous due to Altitude Sickness. Which will see Roger hiking 4 long days to the final destination, Machu Picchu.

For more information on Roger’s Challenge, Shelterbox and to donate, please visit http://www.rogerschallenge.co.uk/

Whooo...£3000

For the past few weeks I have been collecting money for my sponsored trek on the Inca Trail down at East Cliff Cafe and today I sent off £490 to Shelterbox. (I was waiting until I got enough for a whole shelterbox!). Which has put the whole Roger's Challenge to over £3000, which is fantastic, however now is not the time to stop..With just 1 month left I would like to raise as much as possible to do the job correctly.

I must thank all our customers for their donations.

It is fast approaching just 1 month until I head off, so its time to sort out the last few items on my kit list, sort out getting to and from Heathrow and a lovely visit to the Nurse on Monday (hope I don't need any more shots!)... Oh and I have to ram up the training...

Training since the last update has been going well, after last weeks 15 mile walk to Exeter, it took a couple of days before my feet got back to normal, Friday night I went to the gym for an extra cross training session, fitness training on the beach on Wednesdays (I've just got back from another session), Sunday was swimming and lifesaving training...Plus 1 hour walks on Friday & Monday.

Yesterday I once again walked the 15 mile walk to Exeter and this morning I was going to go for a walk at 6:30 but there was some surf, so I went out...so it was 7am in the water for surfing and 7pm on the beach for fitness training!!

One long walk

Training had to be pushed up this week, with just over 6 weeks until I head off, my long walk of the week went to 6 hours long. So today I walked from Teignmouth to St Thomas, Exeter, had a subway sandwich and caught the train home.... I had planned on being in Exeter a little longer however there wasn't going to be another train for 2 hours.
Anyway...going by a online Gmap Pedometer I clocked up over 15 miles this morning. No wonder my feet and legs are aching. Walking for that long without stopping was fine, it was only really the last hour when the pain clicked in, but I just wanted to get a Sandwich.

Below are some pictures from this morning

Ipod....

One of the benefits of all this alone time while walking, other than thinking (which is always a little dangerous) is that its given me more time to listen to my Ipod. So here are some of my favourite walking tracks & albums at the moment.

Up by the Saturdays, nothing like a group of girls shouting Up at you while walking up a hill!
I Hate my Life by Theory of a Deadman is my most played track...with.Rev Theory's Voices as another rock track that gives me that little extra push!

Also the latest albums from Taylor Swift, Lilly Allen & Lady GaGa's are all very good.
But its the Rock albums that are keeping me pumped while stomping around...with the latest from Kings of the Leon, Nickleback, 30 Seconds from Mars, Angels & Airwaves however for me the best album at the moment is Scars & Souvenirs from Theory of a Deadman....

Peru Flag Flying!

This week has been another busy week for training, its the last of the 4 hour training walks, which saw me walk along the coastal path from Teignmouth, through Shaldon and onto Babbacombe, plus some smaller 1 hour walks around Teignmouth. See pictures below.
And to help get a little more exposure for my sponsorship for my customers at East Cliff Cafe I got a Peru flag.....a little different to our normal Union or Devon flag, but Dad doesn't need any excuse to fly a different flag. So every weekend until I go I will be flying the Peru flag and it will also be flying the whole time I am away.

It's Next Month!

I can't believe it, its March! I'm off to Peru next month..


Late last week I started to promote my sponsorship to do the Inca Trail Hike down at my East Cliff Cafe with my Info Board (see photo) which is working quite nicely with over 20 sponsors in the first couple of days..which has been a nice lift to get that "extra" training in.

Because its still about 8 weeks to the trek and the "credit crunch", I'm not actively asking my customers for sponsorship, I will get a little more active once I'm into the final countdown in April, as I don't want to be pestering people for the next 8 weeks!
However my family members are different!

Training is going along nicely, I've just popped my March training calendar on the wall and don't like the look of all these "red" 6/8 hour walks on my day off. Tomorrow looks like its going to be a rough day weather wise, so it might be an enforced day off to walk to Babbacombe..what's more perfect than a nice long walk in the rain, maybe a play on my new surfboard...my reasoning is that its still exercise..



One of the major advantages at the moment is the extra light in the mornings, the only problem is now I have to get up earlier for longer training walks... I want to try and make the most of the extra daylight before the clocks go forward as I will lose morning daylight then. Below is one morning out last week at the top of Exeter Road.



I've finally got around to converting my DVD of my Sky Dive from last July...So here it is in full glory...me falling to the ground while yelling!!!

Getting Closer

Its now just 2 months until I head off to Peru for the Challenge. Suddenly everything is becoming more real and its getting closer. This week is the first week where the training starts getting heavy...no more simple 1 or 2 hour walks... its 4 hour walks for 2 weeks, before going to 6 hours then to 8 hours.. Fun!

Last week I did a 3 hour walk from Teignmouth to Dawlish Warren and back, which wasn't too bad. I've been on a few 1 hour walks every week since November, this morning I headed up Exeter hill and around before coming back, but did notice the hill didn't effect me in the same way it used to...so the training must be working! Tomorrow morning is a lovely 6:30 am wake up and a walk to Starcross/Dawlish Warren (may go around the nature park while I am there as I haven't been there since I was a kid!).

I have been doing other forms of exericse such as Fitness Training, Swimming and Lifesaving throughout the winter every week, which have made life a little less boring. I may even add an extra swim per week just to break up the boredom for the next 2 months before the trek. With the extra light in the morning it is making it a lot easier to get up.... getting up when its dark is no fun!

I am now just putting together the Sponsored Walk information together for East Cliff Cafe, this morning I brought a 7 foot long piece of wood to use as a Poster board. I've had some large A3 posters made up and will be getting them laminated while in Exeter...its bound to rain at some point in the next 2 months! I've been printing all evening and will be starting to collect sponsorship later this week (well I actually got 1 today). I'll post a picture when its all done on Wednesday. I can't believe I am now looking to collection sponsorship for the walk, it always felt a long way away....

Shelterbox´s Fundraiser of the month

Just a quick note that apparently I´ve been awarded the " fundraiser of the month" from Shelterbox.

"Our fundraiser of the month is Roger Palmer, who has raised over £3,000 to take part in a challenge. Shelterbox would like to say a big thank you to our fundraiser of the month."
There is more information to follow when I get home when I will scan in the information.

Training Update: I´ve been doing plenty of walking in the past week with a 2 hour walk almost daily...today I´ve done 2 long walks at over 1500 metres.

Also I would like to thank James Milstead for his donation.

Quick Update

Today I recieved an email from the trek company with a 3 month update... Yep its getting closer! I have the flight information and will be going via Madrid. So its all go go go!!!

I would also like to thank Thomas Farrimond for his donation last night.

Mid Jan Update

Well we are now well into January and it will be my last update for a month as I am going to be on holiday but will be continuing with my training as much as possible by doing plenty of walking and swimming!!
Since the new year, I've so far managed 4 walks a week (with 1 longer 2hour one a week) plus some fitness sessions and some swimming as well. Overall its all going rather nicely, today is my rest day so I am sorting out all the paperwork and other things that need to be done!
The fundraising has been going well for the time of the year but when I return in Feb, it will be down to the last 10 weeks, when training is pushed up into overdrive and the last few fundraising efforts kick in! So the next month is a great time to have a break from everything but still get in plenty of exercise and have some fun!
Below is some photos from the past 2 weeks walking, it wasn't fun being out in minus 2c and having to watch my step on the ice...a rare thing in Teignmouth!