by jennevolve | Oct 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
This year-long endeavour was advertised as a solo, self-driven adventure challenge, but in reality I have rarely been alone. On nearly every challenge I have had somebody there next to me; be it my steadfast mother on the cross country ski competition, a friend...
by jennevolve | Oct 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
This journey has taught me a lot about myself. Sometimes I have been pleased with the lesson, sometimes less so, and sometimes I have been left totally confused. One of these confused lessons is whether, going forward, I am better suited to a ‘normal’ job or the...
by jennevolve | Oct 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Without a doubt, this has been the hardest physical challenge this year and probably the hardest of my life. The journey really began on our arrival to Wadi Rum Reserve. Here we jumped off the coaches and onto the back of ancient pick-up trucks; most of which...
by jennevolve | Sep 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
As always I hugely underestimated this challenge. Even as I entered the water I thought ‘I think this might be a bit of a cop-out’, and ‘maybe I haven’t made this hard enough?!’ This thought was definitely due to the persistent feeling of it all still not being quite...
by jennevolve | Sep 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
I was very fortunate to be able to speak to officer cadets from Cambridge and East Midlands university on Tuesday night. This was something I had wanted to do right from the beginning but hadn’t yet managed to achieve. Part of that was due to the timing of the...
by jennevolve | Aug 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
I wish I could write while I run. I don’t know about you but I always have so many reflective thoughts and think ‘ooo that’s a good one – you’re just so insightful Jen!’ and yet afterwards I can barely remember… I do think it’s amazing that for 11.5 hours a day...
