Waiting for replies felt a bit like farting in a meeting - you wonder if everyone's just politely ignoring you hoping you'll go away. Perhaps the confident approach was a little too strong? Don't want to hassle the boys but, actually I do want to hassle them - but without them noticing they're being hassled. Decide to adopt the helpful approach, coach them into it, unblock their barriers, make it easy for them to say yes.
Thinking the physical effort may be the obstacle (mind you Chris Moyles only vomited twice for Children in Need - so I'm sure we can do better, and only vomit once for our Charidee) - I decide to look into the physical requirements. This feels like a good idea - after all they're a bunch of old men.
Miraculously I haven't aged a bit since leaving school, so will no doubt get away with a few sessions on the treadmill and increasing the intensity of my road rage on the cycle ride into work (you'd be amazed at how knackering screaming obscenities at London traffic can be - must be the equivalent of a half hour cardio-vascular workout per occasion at least)
Seems like we need to get into decent shape first, then embark on an 8 week course of step machines, leg presses and hiking in boots with a weight on you back. Hiking in Boots! Bit basic if you ask me - where's the science in that? I thought we'd at least need specialist workouts in saunas wearing oxygen masks, with crampons and ropes with anchors on them - but no - seems Kilimanjaro is a very long uphill hike, followed by a marginally shorter downhill one.
Doesn't sound too onerous, so ping second email to the boys "Kilimanjaro update - training regime light, mainly walking for an hour three times a week. Bobby - you just need to carry you golf clubs for nine holes, JG - you could walk to work - and next time you're in Wales schlep up the nearest hill for a couple of hours. Need commitment - who's in?"
That should do it - not too hassley, Punky's a cert, Bobbie too - just hope JG and JK are up for it
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