10 weeks to go

Yes, that's right. 10 weeks today will be on the first day of the run... probably having just go into orbotello, the town at the end of day 1.

So, that's 10 weeks to do a lot of things. It turns out organising an event like this is quite difficult. There's making sure that there's 7 keen and able people to run the distance, there's sorting out the logistical nightmare that the trip is and there is the small matter of raising the 5000 pounds that we have set ourselves the target of.

Small achievements have been made. We have procured flights and rented cars. We have completed circa 200 kilometers of team training in the last 2 weeks (still very far off the mark of 700 km in 5 days we are going to run in September!) and we have earnestly started off our donation appeals, raising a certified 70 pounds.

The next couple of weeks will see us get our kit together and start planning the running track down to the nearest meter. It will also see us putting together our sponsorship packs and pushing hard for corporate sponsorship. We may also do some training.