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Yikes we only have eight weeks left until we fly to South Africa (SA) for our next adventure race.

If you are wondering what an adventure race involves then you are not alone, it is quite an unknown sport in England. For the race in SA we have to complete the following disciplines (at altitude to make it more interesting!)

Donkey - 6km - ( in order for the donkey to carry our packs, we are required to catch it first, wish us luck!!!)

Horse Ride - 10km

Mountain Biking (MTB) - 250 km

Kayak - 45 km

Hiking / running - 181 km

The race is non supported, and we have to carry all our own supplies, for example food, hydration, warm clothes and emergency first aid kit. As it is a non-stop race it is up to us when we sleep, although there are no hotels, and a tent is too heavy to carry so you basically sleep on the ground. Umm, I am beginning to understand why the sport is not popular in England!

Over the next few weeks, I will keep you posted on our training journey 😊 the good and the bad.  

Follow our preparations (and pain!) for the next big race on our sporting calendar – and you can support our fundraising too by donating here

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Adventure Race South Africa 8 weeks to go

Yikes we only have eight weeks left until we fly to South Africa (SA) for our next adventure race.

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Adventure Race South Africa

Many of you who visit the Chamwell Centre will know of (the always cheerful) Julie de Leeuw. Not only is she Chamwell’s Operations Manager, she’s also our in-house ‘pocket rocket’. When most of us are thinking of how we can spend our days away from work relaxing at home or with friends and family, Julie is planning her training schedule. You remember that day last week when it reached 2 degrees Celsius? Well, Julie had her day off and was out kayaking. “Sorry!”, she typed in her text – “my fingers are freezing, I can’t type properly I’m so cold after 40 miles of kayaking”. You see, Julie and her husband Anton are Adventure Racers.

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Yikes we only have eight weeks left until we fly to South Africa (SA) for our next adventure race.

If you are wondering what an adventure race involves then you are not alone, it is quite an unknown sport in England. For the race in SA we have to complete the following disciplines (at altitude to make it more interesting!)

Donkey - 6km - ( in order for the donkey to carry our packs, we are required to catch it first, wish us luck!!!)

Horse Ride - 10km

Mountain Biking (MTB) - 250 km

Kayak - 45 km

Hiking / running - 181 km

The race is non supported, and we have to carry all our own supplies, for example food, hydration, warm clothes and emergency first aid kit. As it is a non-stop race it is up to us when we sleep, although there are no hotels, and a tent is too heavy to carry so you basically sleep on the ground. Umm, I am beginning to understand why the sport is not popular in England!

Over the next few weeks, I will keep you posted on our training journey 😊 the good and the bad.  

Follow our preparations (and pain!) for the next big race on our sporting calendar – and you can support our fundraising too by donating here

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