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CHALLENGE EIGHT COMPLETED!!
On Sunday 26th October I completed the Nairobi Marathon which marked the completion of challenge number eight and the end of the last month of intensive physical challenges.
To say I came away from it scott free would be an exaggeration, my legs felt very tired during the last few km’s which made up the long final home straight, I’ve got a big red toe nail which is due to drop off sometime soon and, according to my Mum and Dad, I’ve lost a good few kilograms since they saw me last!
But there you have it another part of this crazy, awesome
adventure is over and it’s starting to feel like I’m hitting the home straight
back to the
Ras Dashen, the highest of Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains, stands in the way of completing the last of the mountain challenges, and with no obvious replacement for the cancelled Victoria Falls marathon back in August it looks like I will now run the last 26 miles back home to Petersfield to give me the last of the five marathons, not an official one but the best I can do – any support on Christmas Eve as I run the final challenge would be gratefully received!
Eight down, two to go…..
Ben 
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Welcome to Afritrex - A privately funded charity endurance challenge of marathons, mountains and more; documenting the encounters, obstacles and achievements of 12 months of hard fundraising and charity work across Africa.
Whilst circumnavigating the African Continent I will complete the following challenges:
- To complete five marathons of at least 26 miles
- To climb five of the highest mountains in Africa
- To visit as many of the sites across Africa where the Victoria Cross has been won as possible (VC180 Challenge)
"The challenge to make every penny count"
Have a closer look at the site and find out more about how we'll be spending 2008.
Keep up to date !! - The action is happening as we speak...
Click here for the latest diary entry
Click here for the latest photos
Click here for the latest route
Project Overview
My name is Ben Southall and for the last decade I’ve travelled extensively throughout Southern Africa taking on projects and expeditions to test my abilities and discover exciting new areas of the African continent, whilst in the UK I take part in fitness and endurance events to raise money for charity and thought it was about time I combined the two fields to create my own fundraising expedition from with others could benefit.
So was born Afritrex: the logistical equivalent of one man trying to build spaghetti junction using Taiwanese instructions and a broken shovel.
The idea was simple: take one continent; attempt to circumnavigate it and whilst doing so try and stay fit enough to complete a number of endurance challenges to raise money for my chosen charities and whilst doing so post it all on the internet!
This is set to be the most challenging, exciting and exhausting year of my life, can I really do it?
"The answer is I don't know,
so why not find out!"
This is me Ben Southall and this is my mission throughout 2008. Stay in contact with my progress updates on how things are going through this site.
I’ll be keeping you informed of my progress through biweekly updates to the site, route information and with regular photo and video blogs.
Check our route and progress here
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