Swim in the Sea - Shock to the System!

I think you can guess that here at TeamCCPS we have been more concerned with preparing for Christmas than preparing for Tough Mudder. However, as I'm sure you recall, the lovely Liam was the first person to sponsor us 50 whole pounds and so won the chance to choose the time and date on which we would swim in the sea. 

This seemed like a brilliant plan in October but this morning the world had other plans and sent us a light sprinkling of frost - several of the team had trouble standing upright on the icy paths and I had to de-ice my car outside AND in before I could get to Worthing pier.

Monkeying Around

Signing up for Tough Mudder has started a journey for me. Not only the start of training and trying to build myself up to the point where I can complete the event without ending up as a large puddle of sweat slowly seeping into the mud but also a journey of learning how to use Blogger, Twitter, YouTube and now iMovie!

Hell I spent a long time on the following video. I do not think the program is intuitive or easy to pick up: I was gaffing around with this for a couple of hours. The final result is ok though - let me know what you think.


The Background
A few of us decided to get together for a run and a go at the monkey bars at the local park (one of us - Sam - turned up late and ended up loitering in a play-park for a wee while...!), and of course we filmed it for your amusement.

Yes, we're aware that we're really, really bad at monkey bars.

Watch the video on YouTube

Only 210 days left to increase that upper body strength, girls!

Married 'Mudders' - more mad members

Next up for our list of recruits willing to not only beat the mammoth challenge (12 miles, 20 obstacles, many heart stopping moments - remember?), but also to embarrass themselves online for your edification and support are our married members - Chris and Vikki.

Chris and Vikki have been involved with Chanctonbury Community Playscheme for a really, really, really long time. They have family links with CCPS going way back to it's origins and Chris was (I think) a co-ordinator when I started and I have been volunteering with CCPS for 11 years; this makes him two things: 1. dedicated and 2. ancient!

So how will they fair at Tough Mudder 2013? Here are their vital statistics - you decide!

Days remaining: 213  

Here come the boys...

• Men. Some might say the hairier gender are prone to over-confidence and rushing in to situations without thinking. I don't know anyone like that, do you?

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  17:44

  Leon H

  Cheers mate just convinced Paul to join in didn't take much just waved a chocolate bar in front of him

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  18:04

  Paul H

  I am just going to rock up and get on with it with no training like the great south run, but let remember the people who said they would do the great south run and who didn't turn up for it Chris (let's hope you go through with it this time) and my mum said I am normal.
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  18:06

  Chris

  We love u Paul
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  18:07

  Leon H

  So absolutely no training Paul not even with all those marines you work with?
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  18:07

  Elli

  You're gonna hurt after!!
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  18:07

  Shoddy

  Good luck with that Paul!!
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  18:08

  Paul H

  That's just everyday work mate not training

  
  

  The bigger the ego, the harder they fall. See you in the mud, Paul!