Preparations are going great - with one exception - John hasn't yet found a wheelchair that he is comfortable with and which is suitable for the challenge Kilimanjaro presents.We've had three bigger team training runs so far, but the elongated winter made some of those events harder than they would ordinarily have been. Whilst John has been 'in training' almost continually for the last 45 years, he hasn't done much off road training, so this whole experience so far has been a journey of discovery - for him and us.
Tomorrow morning we are returning to the first team training venue at Tintern Abbey. It's not high, but it is rough and rugged, and this time we are taking a camera!! Last time we did this particular run, it felt as though John spent more time out of his wheelchair than in it - and not one of those occasions was planned! If the front wheels dug in, John was out, and not particularly gracefully at that. After fits of him giggling he was back in, and off we went again.
If we are learning anything from this training, tomorrow should be a little more comfortable for all concerned.
The support so far has been fantastic, with plenty of links to school and college programmes and business sponsorship. John is making himself available to do talks in schools and colleges in return for fundraising support through non-uniformed days, bag packing or other fundraising plans, and John hopes that thousands of students will follow his progress and support what he is seeking to achieve.
We start bright and early at 8.30 in the morning, and this time around we'll try and keep John ejections from the wheelchair in single figures.If you would like to support John by making a donation, you can do so by going to - https://www.justgiving.com/
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