Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice Run

Here's the plan;

Team 1 races along the Union Canal:- Edinburgh Quay - Falkirk wheel (50.7 Kilometres)

Team 2 races along the Forth and Clyde Canal:- Bowling - Falkirk wheel (56 Kilometres)

Each team has to race in relay transporting a Prince and Princess of Wales sash along their route, teams can change runners whenever and as often as they like. (First team back are the supreme rulers for eternity, second team back are smelly poop pants.)

We should try and get around 10 runners in each team this would average 5K per runner. Most reasonably fit people can run 5K in around 25minutes. Estimated time for the challenge would be around 4 and 1/2 hours.

Each team would need a couple of backup cars to transport runners, perhaps a cyclist to go back and forward checking on runners.

The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice
http://www.ppwh.org.uk/index.cfm

The Union Canal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Canal_(Scotland

The Forth And Clyde Canal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_and_clyde_canal

Running

I think I took over 2hrs to complete my first half marathon.
During the summer of 2009 I hope to break the 1hr 30min barrier.

18/06/00
East Kilbride Half Marathon

17/06/01
East Kilbride Half Marathon

08/09/02
Great Scottish Run Half Marathon - 1hr 52min 25sec

Average 8.6 minute miles
Position 2795

22/09/02
St. Andrews Hospice 10K - 45min

Average 4.5 minute kilometres

15/06/03
East Kilbride Half Marathon - 1hr 35min 58 sec

Average 7.3 minute miles
position 168

24/06/07
East Kilbride Half Marathon

22/06/08
East Kilbride Half Marathon - 1hr 46min 44sec

Average 8.1 minute miles
Position 246

07/09/08
Great Scottish Run Half Marathon - 1hr 31min 43sec

Average 7 minute miles

21/09/08
St Andrews Hospice Schools 6K - 23min 37sec

Average 3.9 minute kilometres

05/10/08
Hamilton 5K - 18min 28sec

Average 3.7 minute kilometres

Position 8th or 9th (I think)

28/02/09

Strathaven Striders 6 mile cross country

Position 3rd

www.strathavenstriders.co.uk/clubraces.htm

El Camino de Santiago - Summer 2004

I walked from Saint-Jean-Pie-de-Port in France to Santiago de Compostela. I left Saint-Jean on the 6th of July and arrived 500 miles later in Santiago on the 4th of August.

I met lots of great people along the way. Declan and I walked together on and off. Conversations sometimes lasted for a couple of days.

I spent an afternoon in Leon with my dad and Charlie.

The camino is the best thing I've ever done.

¡Ánimo Peregrino!

Skydive - Summer 2003

During the summer of 2003 Gordon Russell and I jumped out of a plane to raise money for childline. I jumped on the 23rd March. Unfortunatley I was the last to jump that day because of weather conditions not being what they had to be. Gordon jumped at a later date. I'll post his pics when I get them from him.

The Big Band

The first rehearsal of the michael brawley big band was the 26th April 1995.

Recently we won a Gold award at the concert band festival in Glasgow. We have been invited to the national finals in Cardiff next year.

Over the years our concerts and dances have raised thousands of pounds for various charities.

O

ur main charity since 2005 has been the poverty stricken town of Chimbote in Peru.

Six Cities Cycle - Summer 2008

My dad, Michael Poggi and I cycled from Hamilton to all six of Scotland's Cities -

Hamilton - Edinburgh - Dundee - Aberdeen - Inverness - Stirling - Glasgow - Hamilton.

We raised loads of money for Chimbote in Peru. A big thanks to everyone who sponsored us.

Pog had his photo taken at each city's sheriff court (He's a lawyer). It was one of the best trips I've had. It took us nine days (1st -9th Aug). We got a soaking on the morning of the first day, the day we cycled into Inverness and the last day, other than that the weather and everything else couldn't have been better.

The music in the background is a simple blues I recorded on the 7th Dec 2004. It's called '¡Buen Camino!'

The Three Peaks - Summer 2006

The challenge is to climb the highest mountain in Scotland (Ben Nevis), the highest in England (Scafell Pike) and the highest in Wales (Mount Snowdon) within 24 hours.

















We started climbing Ben Nevis at 6.00 p.m. on Sat 17th June. We drove through the night and started climbing Scafell Pike at around 5.00 a.m. the nex day.

We then drove to Mount Snowdon and made it up and down before 6.00 p.m. of Sun 18th. The girls made it with seconds to spare.

What a buzz! Look at our faces, we're freezing and soaked to the skin.