Showing posts with label over-confidence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label over-confidence. Show all posts

Monday, 21 January 2013

Kenny's gone crazy!


So... Kenny Park wants to lay in the snow!

Do you remember way back when we started this gig I said that we'd do stupid things to raise our profile and to get people to donate? Well, we're still game for anything you can throw at us (maybe literally but let's wait until it get's warmer, yeah?) but you haven't been coming up with many ideas lately. After the success of our sea swim in December - check out the video - we need something to do in January. Because the fitness regime and continuous press-ups aren't nearly enough.


Like this only laying down.
And in swimwear.
And not at all fun. Uh oh.
So, as the latest part of our (torture) training, Kenny reckons we need some more practice at being very very cold. He has suggested that we get into swimming costumes and lie in the snow. I personally think he has gone totally crazy but I'm willing to support him in both this test and the possible trip to the hospital afterwards; for hypothermia or for craziness, whichever comes first. 

The only problem is... we need an incentive. Kenny says he'll do it for £30 but the more you give, the more people will join the freezing fun. And by 'fun' I clearly mean 'screaming, shivering, cursing and hopping around in near-hypothermic pain'.

Luckily for me and our fundraising attempts we've had a bit of a thaw down here in sunny Worthing: temperatures reached a tropical 3 degrees today so we'll have to wait for the next snowfall before we can go snowdrift-swimming.

You better jump on this bandwagon quickly (or suggest different activities here) because we're fast running out of January and snow is predicted later this week.

Keep an eye on the total here: http://www.justgiving.com/Kenny-Park 

Only 139 days left

Sunday, 11 November 2012

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!

Thursday, 8 November 2012

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?

    • 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
    • 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.
      • 18:06
        Chris
        We love u Paul
        • 18:07
          Leon H
          So absolutely no training Paul not even with all those marines you work with?
          • 18:07
            Elli
            You're gonna hurt after!!
            • 18:07
              Shoddy
              Good luck with that Paul!!
              • 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!