Today, I realised the importance of having wonderful friends and family as they turned out in force to help me with three of my challenges. It was a mere idea a few months ago to combine the challenge of roller skating for a mile in a onesie with organising a flashmob however today this thought came to fruition. Dressed in a range of onesies, some with face paints and some matching, we skated, cycled, scooted and walked a mile along Bognor Promenade in the glorious October Sunshine. All with smiles on our faces and plenty of laughs to be had. The people of Bognor looked shocked and bewildered, as did many of us, however they shared their prom with us and marvelled at the strange spectacle. The team did well - navigating around a train and many pedestrians, we even picked up a cyclist and a few walkers! The pace was slow, due to a range of skating abilities!! However this did not matter as it added to the fun (the movie has been speeded up though! It was half an hour long!!) I will be posting a seperate movie entitled 'How to Roller Skate by Mrs Payne!' :-) Yes it might not have been your usual flashmob and the film is not your usual flashmob style (try filming and skating at the same time!) However in my books it is and was a flashmob and was a success. My participants only got the details of the event a few days before!
Our youngest recruit being two and half month old baby Ethan, who smiled most of the way - I think that was the giant bananas fault! Young and old, we all did it, reminding us all that Arthritis can affect all ages - young and old. Life is for living and having fun, most importantly do it being surrounded by wonderful, kind and loving people. Thank you to my everyone who took part today, be it skaters or photographers, you are all stars. Tomorrow is the start of Arthritis Week and I will be posting more as the week goes on, however today was all about raising awareness and having fun, something I think was had by all.
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Sunday, 6 October 2013
Thursday, 7 February 2013
A busy weekend!
So almost a whole month has past since I turned 30 and so far I have completed one challenge and definitely made a good start on many others. This weekend has really seen them unfold.
#No4 - Lick a pig.
As you can see from the photos below I got into training for this event whilst in Worthing at the weekend!
#No13 - Run 250 miles.
In the month of January I clocked up a total of 25.10 miles. Today I added another 6.68 to that total as I took part in the Chichester 10k. The race was a quite a tough one with many hills to climb and cars to dodge! However my College Lane training with Shane paid off as I was able to tackle them without stopping. I managed a Personal Best in the 10k, with an official chip time of 59:07, however my Nike app said 58:25. Either way I am happy as wasn't expecting to go below the hour. Thank you to my family and friends who came to support! Also my feet survived to tell the tale and although I feel shattered I don't ache as much, we shall see what tomorrow brings!
#No16 - Organise a Flashmob - plans are underway!!
#NO17 - Find the man of my dreams!
Well so far Internet dating is going well and fishing isn't as scary as I thought it was going to be, My fellow fisherwoman and I, Corinne, took part in a charity version of 'Take me out' called 'Lighty for a Nighty'. My sister, Nicky, who also took part convinced me to do it. The night was to raise money for St Barnabus Hospice in Worthing. Despite being very nervous, we found ourselves on a stage with other ladies and our lamps, singing and clapping as each single man revealed himself! Sadly, my light never stayed on beyond the second round as these men were really no Olly Murs. However they did find themselves dates and ended up in the lovely bar called 'Fernando's'. It was good fun and over £1000 was raised with more coming in. Please enjoy the photographs.
http://www.stbarnabas-hospice.org.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/lightyforanighty
So it was a weekend of potential 'man of my dreams' finding however for me it was definitely 'No likey, No Lighty'! My search continues!
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