Ive never been a big fan of walking. I know that’s a ridiculous thing to say when I’ve just signed up for the 3-peaks challenge but I’ve always been much more of a football-er, a cricket-er and a justaboutanysportIcantrymyhandat-er. However when I was asked whether I wanted to take part, and I went away and thought about it, the challenge of setting out and doing something that no-one though I could, and silencing those doubters was hard to resist.
I want to achieve,
and anything worth achieving takes hard work. Henry Ford once said that
“There is no happiness except in the realization that you have
accomplished something”. The 3 peaks challenge is exactly that, a
challenge, a very difficult challenge at that…… for the person I was,
mentally and physically when my training started at the beginning of the
year. But goals are what life is about, indeed goals are the fuel in
the furnace of achievement.
I have no doubt whatsoever that the
challenge of climbing these 3 hills in 24 hours is going to be
ridiculously difficult, with pain, the weather, angry locals, angry
animals and quite possibly angry fellow group members all conspiring
against me but that’s all part of it. Everyone can do things which are
easy, and this aint meant to be. So when im struggling up that 3rd
mountain, soaking wet at 3 o’clock in the morning, il think back to
something I was once told by a wise old man.
“He who never suffers setbacks hasn’t set his goals high enough.”
About Me
I
am currently working in Salisbury as a butcher and as a barman,
although my passion is following my beloved Salisbury City Football Club
all over the country. It gives me enormous pride every time I pull on a white shirt and represent my club as a player for the SCFC Supporters team.
In
the summer of 2011 I organised a football tournament, involving the
SCFC supporters team, in memory of a former Salisbury City FC player,
who had died aged just 20 of a heart attack the previous year. The 1st
Nelson Monhon Memorial Tournament resulted in a donation of over £300 to
the “Cardiac Risk in the Young” charity and the 2nd tournament is
planned for May this year.
In the very few hours a week when I’m
not working, asleep or at the RayMac, I can usually be found in the gym
or with a couple of mates in a beer garden somewhere enjoying a nice
cold pint.
As a team, we have decided that we will be doing the 3
peaks challenge to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, who
provide support and try to make things a little easier for both cancer
sufferers and their families.
So that’s all from me, if you have
been inspired by what the walking warriors are doing, or by any stories
from the team then please donate, even if you can only afford a few
pounds to this worthwhile cause.
Have done 2 hikes this week, to start to get used to walking for long periods of time.
ReplyDeleteWednesday - approx 8 miles
http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/98831993
Saturday - approx 12 miles
http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/98828123
I really enjoyed both walks, with some really nice scenery and some brilliant music on my ipod and just possibly a pub on each trek!!