The fateful day –Tuesday the 16th of June 2020. In a fog of lockdown boredom, I checked my email out of habit and saw a new arrival, entitled “Become a Challenge Leader – deadline this week!”. When I’d seen the first email about this a week before, I’d been mildly interested, but as I was halfway way through fundraising for a recently postponed Kilimanjaro trek, I’d done the sensible thing and ignored it. One life-changing adventure at a time, dude! However, a combination of my ADHD, boredom and curiosity meant that I opened the email, and as I started looking into the challenges, 3 words jumped out at me – EVEREST BASE CAMP. In that moment, I knew I had a problem…
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Starting out as a new Challenge Leader, plunging into the deep end with recruitment, charity meetings, as well as having your own fundraising to consider can be daunting. Simply signing up to a challenge, possibly something you’ve never imagined you’d even do, like, say, trek to Everest Base Camp can be daunting! But these things are daunting for good reason, and we hope this blog can both quell some fears and excite you about your essential role over the next year
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The Three Peaks challenge is the most notorious challenge the UK has to offer – and understandably so. Being fortunate enough to embark on this challenge last summer, I will share what was learned from my experience along with some top tips for your success and optimal enjoyment.
I didn’t know what to expect, but after months of training, I caught the running bug and I couldn’t wait to get to Budapest and run my first ever marathon.
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To be honest my university experience really peaked (no pun intended) with the Everest Base Camp trek at the end of my first year. It will be difficult to describe it, but I’ll do my best!
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During our 6-day trek on the Salkantay route, we covered over 70 km and reached altitudes of up to 4600m covering Andean mountains, jungles, and breathtaking scenery. This was my first multi day trek and it was by far the most physically challenging activity that I had ever done!
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Without a doubt, this was probably one of the most amazing moments of my life. Climbing Kilimanjaro showed me what I am physically and mentally capable of – When you think you’ve reached your limit – you still have more to give.
In this blog, Sam² (ex-Challenge Leaders and Challenge Mentors) share their experiences from the recruitment process to the Budapest Marathon weekend.
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After a successful first Challenge Leader Training Day, one of our lovely Lincoln Leaders, Beth, writes about her experience and what she took from the day.
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This blog will entail how to best yield those final sign-ups through tested and proven methods, to form a team you can be proud of.
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Promotion for your challenge is no-doubt the most effective in person! This blog will provide some insight into selling your challenge around the hectic Freshers' Week period.
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Revel in the first of a three-part blog series on how to best succeed in recruitment season!
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For the year ahead you’ll be provided with two workshops to present to your teams. This blog will provide you with everything you’ll need to succeed in presenting them, as well as offering some top tips in ensuring your participants walk away happy.
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