The Fresh Approach Team Tri charity event is taking place on Sunday June 13th at QE Leisure Centre in Wimborne.

The event is taking place from 3pm and incorporates every aspect of a triathlon; swimming, cycling and running.

The Team Tri event is taking place to help raise funds and awareness for ParaGolfer. This is a hydraulic chair that has been invented and designed to let disabled and less-able bodied people to play golf. The chair we are raising money for is going to go to Matthew Purchase, brain injury victim, and many others like him to be able to get outdoors and take part in playing golf.

This ParaGolfer, is going to be available for all and held at Canford Magna Golf Club.

More details on the ParaGolfer can be found at http://www.legsdontwork.com/Paragolfer

Teams of up to 6 will compete against each other in a relay-type style to cover the greatest distance overall. EVERY penny from the entry fess and any additional sponsorship goes directly towards helping to obtain this chair.

For all event information and entry fees please go to the Fresh Approach events page- www.freshapproachpr.co.uk/events.php

One Down

I couldn't have asked for a better day to do the run.
After the torrential rain we have had in Dorset over the last 3 days I was not looking forward to running in the rain at the Littledown for the Sport Relief Mile challenge.
But the weather men were right (for a change) it cleared up, the sun came out and it was a beautiful day.
Considering I have been out for 2 weeks with my calf injury and not done any running of much distance, today was the test.
All was good and I felt well and even though it was quite muddy and boggy in some areas i put in a decent time for the 3 miles and even pulled in the reserves for a sprint finish.

A huge thank you to the very nice people at the Littledown for organising a great event and the free massage was brilliant!

Now for some more training and upping the mileage!

Running Sisters

Lucy and I are running the Bupa Great South Run in October, in the beautiful Seaforth, Portsmouth.

Check out our Just Giving page- www.justgiving.com/runningsisters
There is going to be regular news and photos on my site http://www.emmayork.me.uk/ and this blog with our training and lead up to race day.

We are running for Macmillan Cancer Support who helped our Mamma our great deal and bring support and care to so many families and people suffering.
Please do whatever you can to help us raise as much as we can for them.

Any tips and advice are also gratefully received as I think I am going to need all the help I get.
Wish us luck!

Running to Help!

As the new year turned in, I knew it was going to be a good one for me and wanted it to be different.
Not that all the experiences and good times I have had I want to change. I want to try new things, really challenge myself and push those limits I have been protecting for so long.

I encourage a lot of other people to push their limits, to really go for it, if you don't try you will never know. And this is exactly what I have adopted. I have taken some of my own advice and plunged head first into some very exciting and scary new challenges. I am going to be running two 5km races, a 10km race and the final biggy- 10mile Great South Run. Considering I have not really run more than 5km in a race before this is going to be an interesting challenge.

But it is now something I am really looking forward to. It is great to set a goal and have something to work towards, as I know that when I get to the final outcome it will be so rewarding, personally. Plus the aim is to raise money and awareness for some very worth-while charities, namely Macmillan Cancer Support who made a big difference in caring for my Mama.

There will be regular training, race news and photos on here during the lead-up, so keep posted or check out my site!

The Secret to a good Cornish Pasty

I had no idea it was really such a big deal. Its just a meat, pastry meal, but oh how wrong was I?!

Sure, a Ginsters is not the nicest thing in the world and being in Cornwall you are definitely likely to pick up a beautiful handmade pasty that tastes great. But I didn’t realise the Cornish people were so proud and particular about their pasty’s.

Having just spent the weekend in gorgeous Kernow, I have now discovered that there are several things that should be taken into account when deciding on your pasty and what it is that makes a good one.

The pastry, cannot be too crispy or burnt. Meat to potato ratio should be even. Gravy and seasoning need to be just right. Good quality steak is a must.

According to locals, it is all in the plaiting or crimping of the pasty that makes it a great one. I was even given tips on how to eat one, and it is undecided whether to eat the ‘gripper’ or not. Personally I ate the whole damn thing as it was so good!

Having only experienced my first proper pasty I can only recommend Philps Pasty Bakery in East Hayle, it was well worth the drive out of the way to get it.

However, many Kernow locals will have a top 5 pasty list and tell you where to get the best ones. I am still baffled as to how particular they are about it, it set off a great debate in the pub!!!