Up and almost running.

We have had our first meeting, notes have been made, positions allocated, plans are afoot. The good news is we have a bed. The bad news is there are now no excuses.

Thursday evening will be our first training run. We expect it to be a short formation run without the bed, using broomsticks to mimic the handles of the bed and flat roads to mimic the massive hill. Afterwards we will be meeting with our fitness coach, Mr Conor Mooney, to discuss our performance and to rehydrate. We will also take that opportunity to finalize our theme for the bed. Hmmm. Hope someone has an idea soon.

We will shortly be setting up a web page for internet donations. Thanks in advance.

CONVOY! We have a name.

It was a tight decision. Many fine entries were received but it soon became apparent that the front runners were:

1. St John's Geriatrics
   
2. St John's Juggernauts
   
3. The Knights of St John
   
4. Smelly.
   

And the winner is...St John's Juggernauts. Huzzah!

We felt the name suggested a powerful, forward moving, unstoppable force of nature. It also had no mention of speed, performance or winning which meant it was a name we felt we could live up to and wear with pride.

Thanks to everyone for their excellent suggestions and congratulations to Halle Coles for coming up with the winning name.