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Graham



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PostPosted: Tue May 12, 2009 6:56 pm    Post subject: A Worthy Cause! Reply with quote

I may live to regret this but I've entered the Kindrochit Quadrathlon which is a fairly gruelling 4 stage adventure race round Loch Tay on July 11th. Myself and my brother-in-law have entered as a pair, the idea being we complete all 4 stages together. It goes something like this...

...a 1.5km open water swim across Loch Tay then...  a 15 mile hill run across 7 Munros then...  a 7 mile kayak back along Long Tay and to finish...  a 34 mile road bike around the loch.

It promises to be a fairly evil event. The open water swimming in particular fills me with trepidation as it's not something I've any experience of... and water-wings are firmly disallowed.

Anyway, we're hoping to raise £1000 for Mercy Corps, an international humanitarian aid and development charity. It anyone fancies making a small donation then please go to www.justgiving.com and search under graham johnston (the direct link is www.justgiving.com/grahamandgraeme). Thanks in advance!

(ps- I'd also like to take this opportunity to get in my excuse to Phil for not entering the Stuch A'Chroin or Dumyat races- I was ski-touring in the Alps, I do apologise and will endeavour to make sure it doesn't happen again!)


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runningpix



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PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2009 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good for you Graham - nothing like a BIG challenge.

Good luck especially with the swimming prep!!!

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Gordon
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PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2009 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bold but admirable, Graham.

Nonetheless I seem to recall excuses in past years involving road traffic accidents in Italy?
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PostPosted: Sat May 16, 2009 1:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Spotted in the paper....

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Graham



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PostPosted: Sat May 16, 2009 9:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ahem, yes... celebrity beckons. I expect I'll be asked to appear on Jonathon Ross before too long.


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