Planning the Vintage Run

So it's very busy here at Rigney's Farm getting the Fundraiser Day off the ground.
With my hard working Mother and tractor loving Father, we've planned a Vintage Car and Tractor Run to help raise funds. The run will leave from our farm and the cars will take a long leisurely route along the Coast Road and the tractors will take a shorter scenic route with tractors and cars returning to Rigney's Farm at the same time.
After a "tough" afternoon driving through beautiful West Limerick, all our drivers will get some delicious refreshments from Rigney's Farm produce and a nice cup of tea.

Spread the word to all your friends and family. It'll be a great day out in aid of very worthy causes!

If you need anymore info, email me or contact Joe on 0872599168

Camaderry Training Day

So we had the final official (and my first) Kilimanjaro training day. It all took place on a section of Camaderry Mountain in Glendalough Co. Wicklow. 

For now I have no motor, so I was stressing about how I would get to Camaderry, but I managed to get a life with two people in my group, so I was delighted! 

We got there and met the others doing the training session and Ian McKeever. The challenge was so climb the section of Camaderry 8 times in the 4 hours. Not as easy as it sounds. I managed to get in 4 climbs. I was tough going up, but the down section was not easy, lots of steep and slippy sections. But my awesome new boots paid off! I fell once, which is a serious achievement for me! No injuries, only a few cuts and scrapes. I have a great marker on the training scale, so it's onwards and upwards from here. Hopefully soon, I'll be planning a day on Carrantoohill in Co. Kerry

This photo is at the top of the section, amazing views. The weather was due to be really bad with lots of rain, but fortunately for us it held out, clear skies and some nice spells of sun. 

Once 6.30 came around we got changed into clean clothes and headed to Lynhams Hotel for dinner and talks for the trip.

Ian presented a talk on health and safety on the mountain and then Maura gave us a personality assessment, turns out I'm a Golden Retriever.

It was a long road home, and bed was the best medicine. 

New Boots!

After trying three different shops in Limerick, (and almost fainting at some of the prices) I finally found an amazing pair of boots. Salomon Comet 3D GTX.


Got great help and advice from the crew at Radar Stores in Foxes Bow in Limerick City today
I love my new boots, so comfortable. Going for a few regular walks in them to break them in. We have a training weekend on Sunday climbing Camaderry Mountain in Wicklow. I'll have lots of photos and a new blog post on Monday :)

Vaccinations

Had three of my jabs done in TMB in Limerick! So quick, and genuinely pain free. I actually couldn't believe it. Going back at the end of the month to get a few more! Visit Tropical Medical Bureau for more info.

Wednesday evening my arm got pretty sore around where the needle went in, but on Thursday, I was really dizzy and weak after it, so I was taking lots of little breaks. But it was all pretty much gone on Friday :)

Driving up the fundraising train now! And I'm sticking to the training, despite a weekend away at a Festival :D

Next steps

Paid the deposit on my flights to Kilimanjaro Airport this afternoon! It's all happening!
All my blood work is done and it's all fine.

On Wednesday, I'll be heading into the Tropical Medical Bureau in Limerick with my Mother (still need her to hold my hand) to get my first lot of Vaccines.
We're both getting our make up done after as a reward ;-)

I'm busy planning lots of fundraising ideas and working on my fitness plan for the climb. I'll be posting all my training on my blog, so stay tuned! (fingers crossed for good weather!!)

FUNdraising begins!

Hey everyone,
been a busy bee all weekend thinking of different and exciting fundraising ideas for our very worthy charities.
You can check out Rebecca's Fundraising Page on mycharity.ie, it's a safe and secure way to donate!

Any donations, big or small, will go a very long way to helping sick children! So please show your support!

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

To continue of from my big adventure to Australia last year, I've been accepted to climb to the roof of Africa. Yes people, I'm gonna climb Kilimanjaro! And I can't wait!

It's all happening, had blood testing done on Thursday (April 19) to check for important markers like iron levels and white blood cells. And since this morning, I've booked an appointment to get all my jabs! Yellow Fever, Tetanus, Hep A and B, so that should be wonderful! Joke! 

I'll be raising funds for Chernobyl Children International, a foundation set up by Adi Roche in 1991. Since it's beginning, they've brought 91 million euro worth of aid to the radiation zones around Chernobyl, and brought over 22,000 sick children to rest and recuperate in Ireland.

With the funds raised from the climb in August this year, they will be able to provide 50 life saving cardiac operations! 

Money will also be raised to help Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin. It's a most deserving cause, so with your sponsorship, it will help provide funding for it's Intensive Care Unit. It's Ireland's largest pediatric hospital, and it's also the national centre for cardiac surgery and medical research for childhood illnesses.

Any support and sponsorship you can give will go a long way to helping these really important charities.

I'll be keeping this blog updated with all my training for the climb!

Check out Chernobyl Children International for more information on all their great work, and Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin