My sponsored insanity. 91 days...

So basically, I'm going travelling for a year. Maybe more, maybe less. I'm going with a loveleh lass called Poppy, just as friends of course, hopefully we can both learn a lot about language, the world, culture, and have a great time doing it! I'm even thinking of writing a book for gap year students from the journey.

The reason I'm doing this? Well I'm stuck in a rut. I'm too comfortable. I'm unemployed with a council house, I feel stereotyped already, now all I need is a partner to have a kid with and we'll be living the British dream. (The chav Britain equivalent of the American dream obviously). I cannot get into education because I will lose all income and not have the time to work for it. And if I decide to get into employment I will be stuck with something stupid like 'Shop Assistant' or at best, 'Office worker' for the next 20 years of my life. I don't want to spend half of my life working for a corporate chain like most of this sad population so I'm doing something different. I'm going to come back and use my experiences to do something of it, and maybe start up my own shop or outdoor center or something. I dunno yet, but that's the general idea like =)

Just to clarify things before you start reading more drivel from some guy you don't know. That poser on the top left hand corner is me! Shameful I know, but I cannot stand a picture of myself that doesn't have some pose in it.




Ok!! So the sponsored thing is the whole reason I made this blog. I might even keep it once we're done! I understand the general quota for sponsorship is for some registered charity like Oxfam or British Heart Foundation or something boring like that. Don't get me wrong, I love what they do, I even gave money to Oxfam for ages before my bank told me to stop because I kept going over my overdraft.
However, what I'm really interested in is raising money for the trip. Something that people might think is selfish. It's not like the money is being spent on a PS3 or anything... It's charitable, to me, I need it. I do. :( *Sigh*

Although, I figured if I am to convince people to fish up some cash or supplies, I have to do something truly hardcore. Something that really defines a new sense of devotion. A cutting edge display of bravery (Stupidity) and determination (Hopelessness).

I am going to run for 26 miles (A marathon) to a location that houses a bike, with which I will cycle a further 100 miles. By which point (If I manage to get that far without passing out) I will be so dead, that paramedics will have no choice but rush to the scene and have me on a drip for the next week =D

Ok so that might not happen, although I know that this is a challenge that WILL push me physically more than anything I've ever done and will hurt more physically than anything I've done, and I'm not even sure if I can handle it. So I'm going to train up for it and if I fail to finish, I will keep going until my body just can't go anymore.

So as you see, I am really serious about this, and as proof, this blog is a timeline. I give myself 3 months (1st August) to work this out. This is also 91 days!