And I don"t mean eating 2 Marathons.
I know one or two people from the land of APAT have done some events that go further than doing a Marathon. Is it Mark Lassemann who has done Paris-Brest-Paris cycle ride and I believe someone is doing The Three Peaks this year. No doubt others have done something else, or are planning to do something or know somebody who has. I would like to hear from anyone who has attempted to do an extreme challenge and how it went, not just the event but ups and downs while preparing for it. I just want some advice on how you continue to train and how best to vary training when you are aiming for something different and more challenging than running 26 miles. It must be mentally hard as well as a physical challenge.
The reason why I want to something.My daughter has been diagnosed with scoliosis, severe curvature of the spine, and she is going to need corrective surgery. This involves using two or more titanium rods to help straighten the spine. Titanium screws will hold the rods together and create the vertebrae in the spine to fuse together making the spine more rigid and less able to curve once the fusion is completed.
Now I"m thinking if she, as a 12 year old can go through that then it is only right that I do something extreme myself to try and raise some money for both Alder Hey Hospital for carrying out the treatment and for SAUK, the Scoliosis charity.
What I am aiming for is to complete a walk, not just any walk but one called "The Isle of Man Parish Walk".
This year they have a record entry of 1818 people who are attempting to walk 85 miles in 24 hours. Rather than explain what it is I have posted a link
http://www.parishwalk.com/.
Even if you don"t reply, thanks for reading..
