I am an instructor with the Sea Cadets at Worthing Unit and have seen how much the cadets get out of the activities they do. I have also seen how much these activities and all the surrounding admin costs. The sea cadets are a charity, and I felt this was a fantastic way of raising money for Worthing in particular and also to encourage some of the cadets to try something different. If I can do it, so can they!

The gold challenge is based on the sports in the Olympics. Some of these sports I can do with the sea cadets, and I have purposely chosen several of these to illustrate the variety of activities that can be done, whilst also doing something that I think will be fun.

My challenge is to do the following activities.

1. Swim - Learn to swim - again. For those that have seen my swimming style, it has recently been described by Mrs Lawrence as "directional panic in water". DONE

2. Canoe - Learn to canoe. I have canoed in the past, but again this was a long time ago and all the new stuff I have learnt has forced this skill out! DONE

3. Boxing – Learn to box. I needed another sport and someone I work with can train this! DONE

4. Weightlifting – For those that know me, they will know how therapeutic gym time can be for me. This is a great opportunity for me to focus some of my energy on something different in the gym. DONE

5. Triathlon. This is a personal goal, to do a half triathlon. I have never done one and this is the one element that I plan to do in 2012. This will link my swimming and gym work together. DONE

6. Athletics - sprints. I was given the oppertunity to race at the 100m olympic stadium. DONE

7. Wrestling - in the process of doing the Judo section I managed to also cover the wrestling challenge, so it seamed approapraite to include it - DONE

8. Cycling. Take part in a cycle ride or three. I'm training for a triathlon. This incorporates a cycle leg, so why not do a cycle challenge too? DONE

9. 1/2 Marathon. This is similar in theory behind the cycle ride. If I'm doing a triathlon I might as well develop it further and do a half marathon. I'm not expecting to be fast round the course, just finish and not die on the way round would be a bonus. DONE

10. Judo - Try judo. To be perfectly honest, I needed another sport, as its in multitudes of 5, and this was suggested by some one at work. DONE



The challenge is to do them by the end of 2012, but I am aiming to have most of them done by the end of 2011.


Please feel free to add comments of support to this blog, and please sponsor me at - http://www.justgiving.com/alan-lawrence-SCC

Sunday 20 February 2011

1 CHALLENGE DONE

Just got back from the gym where, after an hours training, I have completed my weights section.  One done, 4 to go!!!!

There are some other fundraising ideas for this as well that have been decided, with the proceeds going into my sponsorship money and then finally to Worthing unit.  These ideas include a curry and quiz night (Details to follow when its been arranged.)  As the momentum is growing, and with the money raised off line and on my just giving page, I have raised my target amount to £300.
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Thursday 17 February 2011

Slight problem this week, the training has gone a bit wayward.  This is due to the fact I can now only just walk after circuit training on Monday!  The diet is still going well but I still ache and hurt from Mondays training, so no other training done this week.  I will have to look at something for tomorrow, and have the PT session booked for Sunday. 
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Monday 14 February 2011

There is a plan!

So here we go.  This week this is what is planned to do:
Monday - 1 hour circuit training
Tuesday - rest
Wednesday - 1/2 hour swim session, see how I go and where I go with the swimming from there
Thursday - Weights session
Friday - rest
Saturday - rest
Sunday - 1 hour PT session

2015 - Just got back from circuit training.  This was entitled "Valentines day massacre" and involved 1200 (yes that's right one thousand two hundred) reps covering several different exercises, done in sets of 5,10,15,20,20,15,10 and 5.  I can't think of a better way of spending valentines evening!!!!  I ache but feel good.  Off for dinner now, that's 2/3 of the weights section of the challenge done. 
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Thursday 10 February 2011

Getting started!

My aim is to use this as a means to keep all my sponsors updated with my training and how its going.   So far, 1/3 of the weights section is complete and a third of the way to my initial total. 

I should have mentioned in the huge blurb at the top of the page, I cant really swim, I don't really run unless I have to and the last time I was on a bike was a few years ago.  The triathlon section is going to be fun!!

Photos are to be added soon.
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