Monthly Archives: January 2012

Shaun: Why I’ve chosen St Columba’s Hospice for my 2012 fundraising effort

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Shaun

It remains the saddest day of my life. Watching my dad, the anchor of my life, slip away from us grudgingly, still fighting with his every last breath not to. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer just a few … Continue reading →

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Knee-Jerk Reaction

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Shaun

Tonight I’m a little bit down. More than that, I’m really quite peeved. Having decided that this would be my year of running, that I’d do a marathon of all things, I find myself fearing the worst after suffering an … Continue reading →

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Buerk, Bothans, Booze and Being Good

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Iain

Do you remember it? Do you remember that report, the report from the Dark Continent that changed the world? Michael Buerk’s astonishing story from Korem in Ethiopia in October 1984 was so eloquent, so shocking, but most importantly so revelatory … Continue reading →

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One Year Later – Iain’s Official Weigh-in and Loony Dook Forfeit

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Iain

It’s January 3 2012 and I feel utterly toxic, tired and more than a little dispirited. When we started this whole caper I was an eye-watering 20 stone 11b. This time last year Shaun and I promised to attempt to … Continue reading →

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One Year Later – Shaun’s Official Weigh-in

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Shaun

So the moment of truth then …. on January 1, 2011, when we started this I weighed in at 17st 2lbs. Today I stand at 13st dead. In all four stone two pounds purged from my body. It’s shy of … Continue reading →

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