http://www.borneoforthis.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:08:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fantastic news - last week we succeeded in hitting our target of raising £10,000 for Raleigh and the Prince's Trust. We'd like to say a massive thank you to every single one of you who helped us get there! It's been an incredibly challenging journey so far, so thank you all so ... http://www.borneoforthis.com/blog/2010/01/20/10000-reached-thank-you-to-everyone-who-helped/ We've spent the last six months raising just over £9000 for Raleigh and the Prince's Trust - and just need a little bit more to reach our £10k target! And it's certainly been quite an adventure... We've ran half marathons; dressed up as pirates, monks, wizards, cows and brides; spent hours in ... http://www.borneoforthis.com/blog/2010/01/07/competition-whats-the-craziest-thing-youve-ever-done-for-charity/ Gosh, just two weeks today until we fly out to Borneo! It's been an incredible adventure so far, and the fundraising has been a much greater challenge than any of us could ever have imagined, but we're now over £9000 towards out £10k target. That makes us all incredibly proud, but there ... http://www.borneoforthis.com/blog/2010/01/07/two-weeks-left-850-still-to-raise/ Every now and then, I am reminded that this challenge is going to be bloody difficult. You'll notice a few people in that video look just slightly tired and worn out. Well, this is why: The Kinabalu Challenge - 9 stages over 6 days 1. (Mon 22 January 2010 - a.m.) 4km running ... http://www.borneoforthis.com/blog/2009/12/28/26-days-to-go-until-the-toughest-challenge-of-our-lives/ Hell Runner - I did it! Originally uploaded by Spanner Dan Wow, never before have I seen / ran through / slipped all over / waded up to my chest through quite so much mud! It was VERY tough, but I completed the 10-mile Hell Runner cross-country race quite a bit faster than ... http://www.borneoforthis.com/blog/2009/11/15/hell-runner-i-did-it/ Hmm, not quite sure what I've got myself into here... This is the first big event in my training in the run up to Borneo. It's going to be nature at its toughest. It's 11 miles (longer than I've ever run before). That's almost a half marathon, but I think it's going ... http://www.borneoforthis.com/blog/2009/11/03/hell-runner/ Captain Hook's Misfits Originally uploaded by Spanner Dan Last Saturday, the most courageous of pirates, wizards and bunnies braved London's Southbank for another excellent Treasure Hunt. Tourists and locals alike were stunned with ad-hoc street spell-casting, unexpected proposals in pubs and some crazy-looking people galavanting around in animal masks. Thanks to everyone who ... http://www.borneoforthis.com/blog/2009/11/02/wizards-pirates-and-bunnies/ Thanks to everyone who attended the Race Night last Thursday! An excellent time was had by all, and a lot of money was spent as well; a concoction that is sure to make an excellent Charity event. We made £320 from the event, and €30 (the joys of working for an ... http://www.borneoforthis.com/blog/2009/10/21/capgemini-race-night-in-woking-ase/ A couple months ago, our manager John came to us with another incredible opportunity - the chance to take an 8-month sabbatical working for Raleigh in either Costa Rica or Borneo. I think we were all very tempted, but for one of us, it was perfect timing to grasp this opportunity ... http://www.borneoforthis.com/blog/2009/10/09/half-way/ One Legged Pirate Dancing from the Undercover Ninjas Originally uploaded by Spanner Dan One-legged pirate dancing was just one of the many activities our brave adventurers took on last Saturday in our 2nd London Treasure Hunt - aka "The Quest for the Golden Chicken". The scene was set by ... http://www.borneoforthis.com/blog/2009/08/06/arrr-its-brilliant-arrr/