Monday, March 9, 2009
Let's do this thing
by Ken
So this is officially my first ever blog. Just had to get that out there before I could go on, I feel like it's somewhat of a big step in this internet age we are living in. Anyways...

So we are going to walk 100km. Honestly, I am pumped. When Jeff and Jessie first told me about the walk, I was excited but in the back of my mind had the fear that the excitement might quickly wear off. But no. Instead, I have continued to get more excited as we trained together a bit, added our fourth team member Rae, the amazing creator of this site, and brainstormed ideas about fund raising. While 100km is a long way and we will certainly struggle at points, I am already confident that our team is going to rock the walk. We have a great plan in terms of training already laid out and a commitment to raising the money through any means we can think of. We've got about three months to go, let's do this thing.

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Yay! New post. Great to see you on here.
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The calendar is up, too! Add some stuff in if you think of anything.
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By Blogger rae, at March 9, 2009 at 11:12 PM  

UPDATE: So far we've raised:
¥413,708 of ¥300,000

The Oxfam Trailwalker Challenge is over. We began the challenge on May 22 at 9am, finishing on May 24 at 3am. We did it!


Who, what, where, why?
We’re four foreigners attempting a 100km walk to raise ¥300,000 for some of the world's poorest people. Why? Well, we could easily just take your money and spend it on Mexican food or beer but we'd rather give it to Oxfam. On May 22 we'll begin our hike from Odawara City to Lake Yamanaka near Mt Fuji for the Oxfam Trailwalker Challenge.

Donations as of May 21, 2009.


Visit justgiving.com and support our team by making a secure online donation directly to Oxfam.

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