Fundraising
Plans are in full swing for the Fight Klub fundraising event on 28th July. Fight Klub has become a stable part of my fitness training. I went to classes long before I agreed to climb Mount Kilimanjaro so it was always going to stay part of my routine.
Duane & Darren have kindly given up their time on a Friday night to run a two hour class to help me reach my target . On top of that the venue have not charged me any room hire fee so all money raised at the event will go directly to African Parks. With donations of £10 per person and around 40 people attending I'm hoping to get £400 from the event.
Things did get a little heated at Fight Klub the other week when it was announced that only a few spaces were left - Darren had to intervene to keep the peace!
The great outdoors
Just in case you thought it was just climbing a mountain that was the new experience for me, I've had to get practicing everything - including sleeping in the great outdoors! I've never slept in a tent before - and doing it for the first time on the mountain probably isn't the best thing!
In an effort to prepare for everything, we invested in a little pop-up tent for the garden and spent the night sleeping under the stars....well actually it wasn't like that. We invested in a little pop-up tent and spent the night fending off one of the cats who kept attacking the tent and avoiding the slug that somehow got inside the lining.
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| Merry the cat wasn't too sure about the new garden furniture |
It's a bit quiet at the moment as the training is just steadily going on, week by week. I'm having to make a few changes as a couple of my classes are no longer running. I'm looking in to swimming pools in the area just to change things up a bit and get a good mix of exercise in.
My usual routine has been great and I am really feeling the difference with my fitness level and strength but I need to also include some endurance training for those back to back days of solid walking....uphill.
I have been getting proper sweaty so can literally see the pounds dropping away - here's the evidence, just for you lovely lot
I've also been keeping up with my daily planks - I'm doing them for 1 minute 40 seconds a day now. It's hard and I wobble beyond belief but the benefits of planking far out weight the wobble! My personal trainer has inspired me with the planking (as you will know from my previous blog post "Planking for parks").
Here's me planking away in Wales at the weekend.
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