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The 2007 Challenge saw a
move away from T-Shirts, with hats being the latest addition to the Red Nemesis
Dog wardrobe.
Obviously Challengers can
submit a challenge as long as they're wearing the logo...
Just to
remind you all of the rules and objectives:
The object of this competition is
to be photographed wearing, or displaying your Red Nemesis Dog T-shirt or hat,
in the most obscure, exotic, ridiculous, outrageous, cheeky, outstanding,
bizarre, desirable, memorable or merely oddest locations and situations in the
world, and then during the course of the year to submit your photographic
offerings to me, so that we can create an online photo-album and then choose a
winner. The winner then gets to name a charity of their choice for a donation
from us. Good luck and have fun.
Please
click
on the thumbnail to see each photograph and on your browsers 'back'
button to return to this page
| Having got
the Challenge bug, Emma was one of the first to sign up to represent
Microsoft in the most punishing of inter-company Challenges. All in a
good cause, naturally, with all money raised going to the NSPCC - great
job!
Emma takes up the
commentary...
3.5 days...8
stages...bikes, runs, maps, kayaks, head torches, very attractive team
suits, mud, sweat, tears and champagne!
www.challengerworld.com
When entering a challenging physical event like Challenger it's very
important to ensure you: |
Carb Loading - ...are
appropriately fuelled... |
Stage Start - ...get off
to a good start... |
Nerves before Stage 2 -
...remember that nerves and adrenaline are a good thing...
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Muddy Bikers - ...that if
you're not muddy, you haven't tried... |
Construction - ...that
there is only so much you can do with 4 planks of wood and a saw... |
Make it stop - ...that
sleeping isn't cheating...
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The Finish Line - ...and
that when crossing the finish line, make sure the cameraman gets a good
angle on the RND cap! |
It's Over! |
Paul at the Blenheim
Triathlon. Apparently there's not many events with such a picturesque
transition area!
He finished 152nd overall out of 2150 and the 45th fastest swim with a
total time of 1:20:41
So here's the Statistics: 750m swim 12:35, 20k bike 38:46, 5.4k run
24:5Anyone
wishing to challenge Paul to a race can contact him via email but should
probably get a Doctor's certificate first...
Impressive stuff! |
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| OK this is
a bit of a cheat as we didn't hand out Red Nemesis Dog logo'd cars this
year, but hey...
Corwin takes up the story of his day at the races... |
I was competing for
the first time in the south west performance car (www.sw-pc.com)
Super Sprint Championship (Round One) in the Micra. |
It was a great day out and
my fastest time was 1:19 around the track, and that's not half bad as
the fastest overall time was 1:08 by a Mitsubishi Evo 6! |
Not bad for a car that
cost £25 and has only been stripped out and had a new air filter
installed. |
Unfortunately the exhaust
tore apart on the way back... |
...I think its the
original exhaust from when the car was built in 1993 but shouldn't be
too hard to fix! |
| Mud glorious mud...
Ags at Glastonbury
Festival in June as Shirley Bassey delivers her definitive version of
Goldfinger. Apparently after performing, Shirley was whisked away by
helicopter only to be forced to land in a School playing field in
Surrey. Fortunately a local resident took pity on Shirley and invited
her in for a nice cup of tea...excellent
2007 was the muddiest
year ever at Glastonbury... |
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| Having
stopped flying every week for work, the withdrawal symptoms were clearly
noticeable to several members of John's family who clubbed together to
buy him a flying lesson for his 50th birthday...all flights were stopped
from Leeds Airport that morning, just in case... |
doing the pre-flight check
- ''yep, that feels about right...'' |
so with a choice of where
to go it was our favourite windsurfing and dog walking venue that won
the day - Fly Flatts Reservoir |
Halifax sailing club from
2000 feet |
flying back to Leeds
airport |
at this point the
instructor thought it best to take over the controls. |
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The Famille Petco set off
on a secret mission to discover the hidden source of a good Pernod in
May. Eric tells the story... |
Eric
and his daughter Morgane are fighting against a very stormy weather in
the South of France |
Morgane
very proud to be a Red Nemesis Dog Team member |
Just a
French toast to every body (having discovered the best Pernod in the
Mediterranean!) |
Maxime
; "Sorry it's not a beer just an apple juice"
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Maxime
and his mother: The sun is never far from Provence |
A nice
sea and good weather... |
...with
nice wind |
But
where are the dolphins ? The Dolphin is where he is ... and we are where
we are!!! |
High,
so high: actually 15 meters high ... |
What
must we do to compete for the Red Nemesis trophy ???? |
Well,
as I'm there I will repair the 'Girouette' |
DONE
Happy I am !! Hello every body, when will you climb with me ? |
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As many
of you know...Ben left the Monster last year to pursue his writing
career and generally avoid any interaction with the corporate world
except to teach Spanish Business People to speak the Queens English.
Some
early successes have already been aired online and here we have clear
evidence that Ben's first contract with the BBC was greatly facilitated
by the ownership of a Red Nemesis Dog hat...although that's probably not
true and has more to do with his dry wit and writing skills...good news
either way! |
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The Gonzalez-Giddings Clan
shipped out to Jordan for a family vacation and took their hats and
their T's to make it count for double points...
Ben tells all... |
We went trekking in the
desert where they filmed Lawrence of
Arabia. |
We did some scuba diving
in the Red Sea... |
...with some very cool
locals. |
It would have been rude
not to ..... ;o) |
We visited Petra, one of the unrecognised wonders of the
world... |
...where the family
admired the view (and threw down the
2007 gauntlet for the most RNDs in one shot) |
Then finished off the tour
with a quick mud bath... |
..and a relaxing soak in
the Dead Sea. |
Excellent!!!
So I make that 5 RND
Challengers in one place - the gauntlet is down! |
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Heiwa,
the winner of the 2006 Challenge, is seen here handing over the cheque
to the President of the ALIN Charity.
Take a look at the blog for the charity to get more details, by clicking
HERE |
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The continuing story of
the Giddings in Espana...Ben tells all:
''So we got these funny
shaped t-shirts in the post and thought we'd make some use of them on a
weekend in the mountains.'' |
''Pedraza: Homies
away from home'' |
Rio - Ben: "I'm a
lumberjack and I'm OK, I wear check shirts and I say Ole!"
(fortunately the high
heel shoes have been cropped from the photo to protect the innocent) |
Rio - Natacha:
"It's dead good this river innit!" |
Vino: "Of course
I'm not drunk! If I was drunk how could I possibly balance a small glass
of wine on my knee!"
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The Ogun
challengers are determined to catch up on lost time by showing everyone
how to wear the RND hat.
Deborah
gives the details |
''Ese and Ozee - Nowhere special but at long last an entry from the
Oguns'' |
''Ese in super cool mode'' |
''Horse - Ozee's entry.'' (and a very good one it is too!) |
''Ese painting - The hip way to RND!'' |
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David tells the story...
"Celia and I went to
Thailand to celebrate a close friend's 30th and turned it into a 2 week
holiday which has been our best ever. We started in north Phuket in a
fabulous villa eating and living like royalty before heading by boat to
Koh Lanta for a week which was a superbly beautiful and relaxed island.
Can someone open an office in Thailand and employ us please!"
Personally I think
that the RND-T brings out the male model in David with that ''staring
into middle distance'' pose... |
Lanta cave |
Lanta Ferry |
Lanta Jungle walk |
Lanta waterfall |
Phi Phi on the horizon |
Phuket boat pose |
Phuket jeep (pose) |
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Challenge Number 1 for
2007... OK, this is Ben
at Coniston in the Lake District on a cold and grey (normal for the
area) day.
Nothing surprising there...except,
why would an Englishman who lives in one of the warmest countries in
Europe and who has rejected corporate life in order to guide aspiring
Spanish business people to speak the Queens English and is beginning his
writing career decide to be in the cold north of England over the New
Year holiday period?
...so he could be the first
Challenger of course... |
Competition #1 of 2007: Ben looks
like: Jacques Cousteau, Hemingway, Icelandic Folk dancer?? Ideas on a
post card to the usual address please |
the definitive look of someone
acclimatised to Spain really relishing the biting cold winds...lucky
he's got his RND T-shirt to keep him warm... |
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