by Samantha | Apr 14, 2015 | Challenge Champions!, Hiking
Leanne is an awesome friend, who I lived with in New Zealand too many years ago to count. We almost fell out over an episode of Shortland Street shortly after meeting but luckily friendship won out! This Friday (& Saturday, and Sunday!) Leanne will be climbing...
by Samantha | Apr 3, 2015 | Sailing
With our row around the Isle of Wight coming up and tales of choppy waters my mind has turned to my old friend, seasickness! So I have been digging out my seasickness patches and I dug out an old blog whilst I was at it. This blog was written whilst sailing from San...
by Samantha | Mar 12, 2015 | Rowing
It’s now just under two months until the big day, and a month has passed since I started taking this training thing seriously. We have been out rowing as a crew and I have been showing my face more regularly at the gym, so how have we been getting on? We have...
by Samantha | Feb 23, 2015 | Rowing
Today I learnt that sitting on your bum for 10 hours, eating flapjacks at 30 minutes intervals is not in fact frowned upon, it’s actively encouraged! So that’s just what I will be doing on the 12th of May. There’s only one slight catch; I have to be...
by Samantha | Feb 10, 2015 | Rowing
In just under two weeks I will be taking part in my first training sessions to row around the Isle of Wight. On Sunday when I originally intended to write this, I would have had exactly two weeks to get fit. That’s not long, not long at all, but good old Google...
by Samantha | Jan 10, 2015 | Rowing
On the 12th of May six friends and I will be rowing around the Isle of Wight. It will also be a gorgeous sunny day! It’s all a little bit exciting, (when I say a little I quite often mean very!). I have a new challenge to grasp hold of. I’ve got to get...
by Samantha | Jan 8, 2015 | Challenge Champions!, Swimming
Pamela has set herself a great challenge of learning to swim underwater. As she explained to me she’s terrified of putting her face in the water and not being able to breathe so this is a amazing hurdle to overcome, go Pamela! What is your Birthday Challenge? I...
by Samantha | Nov 30, 2014 | Challenge Champions!, Hiking
Leanne has been busy getting fit so she’s ready to do the Three Peaks Challenge in April 2015. Leanne is a keen walker and is getting fitter than I would deem necessary for this one so I know she will smash it out! What is it? The Three Peaks challenge is...
