This is it. The first blog of PaddleFree. Tomorrow the website will go live and be open to the public, there's no going back now!
It's been a long slog to get this far, and it hasn't always been plain sailing. I had no idea what was needed to organise a project like this, and it's a lot more work than it looks. Whilst everyone else sees a polished website, donation page and team t-shirts (coming soon!), I see 6 months of planning, learning, persuading, training, panicking and numerous pub meetings. The financial commitment needed also came as a bit of a surprise. All the money donated goes straight to the organisations being supported. Whilst I have stayed within my savings budget (so far!) it's amazing how quickly little things add up! All in all it's been a massive learning curve, and it ain't over yet!!
So here's to the next phase. More water training, putting the project out there and getting a following. I can see that this phase will have many components of the last phase, especially pub meetings! As the weather improves and the evenings get longer so will the runs in preparation for the Bristol 10k. The weekends will be spent in Falmouth (www.seakaykingcornwall.com) and Trowbridge (www.familyadeventurestore.co.uk) out on the water. Hopefully the sun will shine and the winds will be fair.
Welcome to PaddleFree!
Sara x
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