Its been a week Of  Super, Super NOT,  Super Brilliant and Super Ouch!....oh and not forgetting Super Sunny. There’s nothing like exposing your  bits in the prospect of some Vitamin D …….However there are those that shouldn’t expose the amount of  bits that they do, puts me right off my lunch…..Milk of magnesia anyone?....... 

Also NOT so super is the Virgin Super Hub we’ve just installed, as yet I’ve found nothing Super about it whatsoever.  

After listening to the advisor I was initially excited by its capabilities, however, just like listening to a Politician, the reality is extremely different. It’s so slow I’m thinking carrier Pidgeon would probably be a better option? it also buffs  and is as Unstable as many of the folk  on Facebook…… you’re weighing up  your level of stability at this point huh?  Meanwhile I’m going to suggest Virgin change the hubs name from Super to Sleepy.

Watford Observer:

And now for something Uber Super Brilliant, as some of you may know Mike Shepherd was taking part in the North Pole Challenge, a Marathon of 26.2 Miles with all the money he raises going to charity “Invest In ME”? http://www.investinme.org/   So far £6,031.56 has been raised and rising all the time.    Mikes daughter suffers with ME & as well as suffering with asthma himself Mike is also the first person with a pacemaker to do the Marathon, what a challenge, and yet, DRUM ROLL……he completed it.                                                   Watford Observer:  Mike was keeping everyone updated for as long as he could on social media, and after many delays including snow storms, the Marathon eventually started at 12 noon GMT on Saturday 11th.  For the first 4 hours or so the weather was clear but then the wind came up and the remainder of the run was through snow drifts and strong winds. It was all nail biting stuff. The competitors not only had to deal with  horrendous drops in temperature  but also  the armed guards keeping look out for any Polar bears that might disrupt the run.

Competing in this Marathon takes a special kind’ve person for sure, It’s not just about being bodily capable, but mentally strong and determined too and there’s no doubting Mike had the drive to succeed. Afterwards pictured in his Runnin On Empty hoodie he went on to say  “This felt like the true definition of quite literally running on empty. I put this top on after running the North Pole Marathon in 8 hours 25 minutes at -41c and suffering from hallucinations, in as much as I had no idea what my arms were, for a while.      Watford Observer:   The news came through that it was the worst conditions that they had ever had for the race. I think that there were three people with hypothermia and umpteen people with various amounts of frost bite. I have always generated huge amounts of heat when doing anything physical, so had been fortunate that even though I had lumps of ice on the inside of my shoes, in the toe, I had escaped any frost bite at all. I went back to the tent, changed in to dry gear and collapsed on to my camp bed”

On behalf of myself and all ME sufferers I’d like to say a big thankyou Mike for undertaking this enormous challenge and raising awareness and funds, If I wore a hat I’d be taking it off to you.

You can still donate to Mikes Just giving page and check out all about the North Pole Challenge on his website  http://www.shepherdfitness.co.uk/about-the-challenge

You can also purchase Runnin On Empty Merchandise including a hoodie like Mikes wearing in my store: http://runninonempty.dizzyjam.com/   where all profit goes to Charity.

Staying on Super Brilliant, the homeless charity  New Hope are challenging young people to the Summer sleep out taking place on the 3rd July from 9pm-7am in Watford at Soul Survivor Church on the greycaine estate. There’s been some changes this year, so if you’re 18 or under &  think you’ve got stuff enough to sleep out under the stars for a good cause or you’re a parent who thinks  "Woo Hoo! I could get rid of my child for a night by encouraging them to do this?"...then Click on the New Hope website to read more:

http://newhope.org.uk/charity-events/summer-sleepout

Ending on Super Ouch, spare a thought that while you’re reading this I will be heading off to have my Lady Buffers slapped between two plates of metal and squashed flat otherwise known as a Mammogram.  Gentlemen, imagine that happening to your own bits?  and count yourself lucky, yes, Super Ouch indeed.

                                 Until next week, Stay Blessed

                                    Back Before Elvis XXX

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