Category Archives: Challenge Feature

Achieving Peak State… “But how long will it take?”

Guest blog: Chris Chaplen Over the past 18 months I have developed an obsession with motivation, performance and chasing success. I quickly learnt that trying to force yourself into this state of high performance through will power alone would only provide short term results, it becomes easy for the conditioned mind to creep back in,Continue reading “Achieving Peak State… “But how long will it take?””

Fundraising at an organised event: The London Marathon

Taking part in an organised event to raise money for charity, particularly one that is meaningful to you is a roller-coaster of emotions which brings highs and lows. You get to focus directly on the fundraising efforts and completing the event rather than the event organisation. Background: My brother passed away in 2012 from anContinue reading “Fundraising at an organised event: The London Marathon”

Challenge Inspiration – Q&A

Adam is a Secondary School from London, below you can hear about how he got involved in obstacle course racing and his involvement in the 2018 World Championships! Tell us about your most meaningful event?  I’ve done many events that are meaningful to me but what stands out was the OCR (Obstacle Course Racing) WorldContinue reading “Challenge Inspiration – Q&A”

Event Feature: Organising your own fundraising event

Organising your own fundraising event gives you the control and opportunity to make it exactly what you had in mind. At the heart is the focus of supporting a cause that means something to you but be prepared to have a strong group of people around you to contribute to the event. Also don’t underestimateContinue reading “Event Feature: Organising your own fundraising event”

Challenge Feature #2 – Ironman

I have never been sporty and have little athletic ability come naturally to me. But, after seeing one of my closest friends complete in a triathlon, I made the decision that I would too one day. It took another 5 years before I toed that same start line and then my love for triathlon andContinue reading “Challenge Feature #2 – Ironman”

Challenge Inspiration – Q&A #2

Lisa is a Primary School teacher from Luton, below you can hear about how she concurred her fears and took on her biggest challenge! Tell us about your most memorable event?  My most memorable event would have to be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. It is something that I had always wanted to do, but until recentlyContinue reading “Challenge Inspiration – Q&A #2”

Challenge Feature #1 – 100km Walk

I had never taken part in anything like it before in my life but when my Dad died of cancer in March 2018, my whole world was altered and I knew that I wanted his death to mean something.I signed up to the Jurassic Coast Challenge later on that year – a continuous 100km walkContinue reading “Challenge Feature #1 – 100km Walk”