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Chubby Chap Challenge
Doing all manner of nonsense for dollars
Welcome to the Chubby Chap Challenge, this is where I'll record my various fundraising efforts., be they big, small, chaotic, cultured or actually a little bit mental you'll be able to follow along in glorious techicolour (whether you want to or not....!)

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OK - so this time I'm *really* back
Kinda forgot that I'd started blogging again last year about the upcoming event I had on the radar which was the south Coast Mighty hike. Sadly due to a pending thunderstorm the organisers called it off a couple of days before and I couldn't make the rearranged date. Since then I've been pretty much a lazy lazy man. Because who doesn't love sitting on the sofa eating penny sweets and binge watching NetAzonAppleFlix box sets? In my defence though I have been trying to take ca

Matthew Shooman
1 day ago2 min read


Return of the Chap
(yes it is) .......you knew I'd be back .....(here I am) OK so badly paraphrased off of the original Mark Morrison (classic?) song but I...

Matthew Shooman
Apr 28, 20251 min read


Fish on Fridays
Now I'm fully aware that there are various connotations as to why its "Fish on Friday" , religious significance, secular traditions,...

Matthew Shooman
Nov 2, 20225 min read


You do You, hun x
There's a strange phenomenon that seems to surround every charity challenge which usually I don't worry too much about but recently its...

Matthew Shooman
Oct 10, 20223 min read


Rolls Canardly
Yesterday I went and did a bit of a walk. Actually ended up over 8 miles which whilst that may not seem like much, it was the longest...

Matthew Shooman
Sep 29, 20222 min read


Chubby Chap Challenge - The Next Event
People have been asking "what's next?" so whilst I have a think about something exciting/interesting/really painful/different, here is a...

Matthew Shooman
Sep 22, 20221 min read


PWSD (aka: post walk story drama)
Can it really already be over three weeks since the "Big Walk" ? The days leading up to the event certainly flashed by and with a busy...

Matthew Shooman
Jun 22, 20222 min read


Double Headers and the disappearing of days
Yesterday I received my "race number" email with start time and QR code and start line postcodes and stuff. Sh!ts getting very, very real...

Matthew Shooman
May 19, 20222 min read


"Saturday Night's Alright....
.....for fighting" so Sir Elton would have us believe but for me it was a very different one just gone. Avid followers of this blog will...

Matthew Shooman
Apr 4, 20221 min read


Who fancies a bit of triskaidekaphobia ?
Everyone. Everyone does. Of course you do. Goes great with a side of porcini mushroom fettuccine and a nice riocha. Oh wait. Not that....

Matthew Shooman
Feb 26, 20222 min read


2.2.22 Two's To (you) Too.
Today apparently is one of those "Angel Number" days that the more spiritual amongst you may have been waiting for to make some life...

Matthew Shooman
Feb 2, 20222 min read


Walking (to) Football
My lads both play football, one on Saturdays, one on Sundays so weekends are usually full of driving around Sussex to various places....

Matthew Shooman
Jan 17, 20223 min read


Chubby Chap Challenge - it's all kicking off....
....not kicking exactly, but a thing has begun. Those who know me know that from time to time I'll embark on an event or activity for...

Matthew Shooman
Jan 13, 20222 min read
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