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Shelley Tries To Run #Atacama2016

Shelley Tries To Run #Atacama2016

Shelley Tries To Run #Atacama2016

Shelley Tries To Run #Atacama2016

Shelley Tries To Run #Atacama2016

Shelley Bolle
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Cape Town, South Africa
$527 USD 22 backers
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Many of you may know my reasons for doing this already - the original story is below.

It's been some time (maybe not long enough for those who are sick and tired of seeing my relentless begging, ho ho!) since I've done a crowd funding drive, but here it is. My last one! The exchange rate is not in my favour, so I'm hoping this plea will reach far and wide, and also give those who had meant to donate last time, but never got round to it another chance to do so :)

Where am I at... I've met with my ultramarathon trainer and the regime starts soon, to finesse what hopefully is already some base fitness and running. With regards to gear, I'm about 80% there which is super! 

I'm feeling positive and remain blown away by the support and well wishes, it's all part of this awesome journey and I am so very bloody happy! :)

If you can spare, please throw some my way - the cost of this challenge/dream is high!

 

ORIGINAL POST:

So - a mother of two and wife to a busy husband wants to run 250km over 7 days in the Atacama desert* in Chile? Pfft.

Fine...okay... maybe... why not? This was my thinking upon deciding that this was something I was going to do. It started innocently enough - stalkin...erm, I mean, browsing what Ryan Sandes* had recently been up to and essentially seeing all the adventurous and amazing things I'd probably "never get a chance to do" when I stumbled upon this race.

I went through the feed, looking at the gallery (happy faces, grins of endurance, damaged feet, tears of pain, grimaces of exhaustion, beautiful views, pure determination and epic surroundings) and something inside of me (as romantic and lame as this may sound) blossomed. Something sprung up from deep inside of me and said "STOP". Why, as a mother, as a wife, as a full time employee, do I always have to put things off because of A, B and C listed above? Not to say that I'm NOT happily married, totally besotted with my two hobbits (also known as children) and work for the best group of people... but I just wanted to do something for ME. Also tired of putting things off because of finances, which is a reality - who's got R50k kicking about for a little race! And I've seen my friends around me fundraising for their awesome activities so I thought, why not me? So, here I am, with my hand out (that's probably the worst part of it all!) asking you to CHIP IN (dig deep!) and help my dream become a reality!

The next crossing is in October 2015, but I have a lot of raise and a lot of training (and less coca cola drinking) to achieve before then so I've set the realistic date of taking part in September 2016.

The total funds I need to raise equates to about USD5000 so this is the first stab at crowd funding for a (mere, haha) USD1000.

I will also be hosting various fund raising events between now and close to the start date, so PLEASE join me for those too :)

Thanks friends, family, loved one, strangers and whoever is taking the time to read my plight.

*Atacama Crossing:http://www.4deserts.com/atacamacrossing/

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