I'm doing 43 things
i am determined to do this, and will attempt to achieve it by the end of this year! i just went for a timed mile and it took 7:08 which was better than i hoped as i havent run a lot this year, and its not a flat mile. when i can do this course below 5:30 i will try on a track which will be flatter and so quicker. my best ever mile was around 6:15. two months and counting
budge99's Life List
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1. affect the life of a complete stranger for the better
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2. air boat across the everglades
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3. be in a film
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4. appear on the front page of a newspaper
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5. attend Oktoberfest
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6. become a father
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7. trek kilimanjaro
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8. Start my own business
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9. visit the taj mahal
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10. swim with dolphins
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11. compete in iditarod
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12. swim the channel
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13. climb everest
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14. complete the marathon des sables
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15. go skiing
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16. drive the autobahn
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17. drive a tractor
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18. ice skate with a beautiful woman in central park
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19. dive in the great barrier reef
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20. go on safari
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21. go scuba diving
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22. have a pet dog called Harvey
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23. swim the english channel
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24. see the northern lights
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25. cycle around new zealand
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26. travel the world
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27. climb mount roraima
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28. run a mile in 5 minutes
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29. hike the inca trail
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30. hike the appalachian trail
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31. go on a (spontaneous) road trip with friends
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32. go camping with my family
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33. coach my son's football team
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34. complete the three peaks challenge
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35. drive a rally car
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36. drive a snowmobile
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37. drive across USA from coast to coast, with friends
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38. drive route 66
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39. experience weightlessness
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40. explore the galapogos islands
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41. float in the dead sea
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42. follow england in a world cup campaign
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43. build a safe house for abused/orphaned children
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Recent entries
i made my first attempt at swimming the english channel a few weeks ago. unfortunately i was unsuccesful, being pulled from the water after almost 15 hours and with france within sight. the tides had turned and were against me, carrying me sideways for the last few hours. after training for over a year, to get so close and fail was devastating, but i will be back in 2011 for another go. next time i will be faster and stronger and i will make it!
playdreamer. not wearing a wetsuit is to keep the swim in line with matthew webbs first ever swim back in 1875, wearing just a costume. it is part of the challenge, you versus the elements. yes its cold, its also dirty and rough and theres ferries and tankers and jellyfish, and strong tides that wash you up and down the channel. thats the challenge. without a support boat and the help of one of the Channel swimming associations, dont even bother
i am considering going to scandanavia in search of the northern lights this winter. anyone else from england interested in going then? p.s. i have no money so i’ll be hitch-hiking there. what an adventure
