Namibia ...the return...lol

Hello again, It's been a while, a year since my last Namibian blog, slightly less if you followed "In the footsteps of Pheidippides... Andy's "Spartathlon" challenge" but either way It's always great to catch up with friends, and it is good to see you here again.

So get your self comfortable and I'll bring you up to speed and set the scene for this years Across the Divide's Namibian Desert 24hr Extreme Ultra Marathon...
Rudyard Kipling in his poem "If" said this

"If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!"

"If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!"

Ahh... the wisdom is there if you look for it Boys 'n' Girls, I think Mr Kipling was a secret Ultra Runner when he wasn't sharing his words of wisdom.

Well sharing words of wisdom, encouraging, inspiring and praising others in their efforts to achieve their dreams has become a way of life for me in the year that has past. I have been privileged to work with some great business leaders, and their teams of people, and many have become friends.

Many friends have also been sharing their dreams and goals with me, and I in turn have been inspired by their passion, drive and determination to succeed.
There is a hunger in their eyes and an excitement that originates from them when they engage with their goals... it is an unspoken message that tells me "the decision has been made, the challenge has been accepted" and I love watching them come alive and inspiring them succeed whenever I can.

Some of the latest have been my wife Caz, who along with dear friends Teresa & Ellie, have set their goals on completing the Edinburgh Moonwalk in aid of Breast Cancer, to add to the challenge, Caz is just recovering from surgery on her cartilage, and Ellie has set herself a change of lifestyle challenge of losing 4stone by August when they both share the big '40' birthday... they will be inspirational to all who know them as they commit themselves to their goals.

As for me, well you know me...I'm gonna be pushing my limits and raising my bar at every chance I get...lets have some fun along the way, more soon...