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I am approaching 65 and it’s almost five years since I became a bilateral below-knee amputee. I use two prosthetic legs aided by a rollator or two sticks to walk, but my overall mobility is relatively poor.

I recently received an email from LimbPower asking for volunteers to commit to their “100 People - £100 – 100 Days” Challenge, to fundraise £100 for LimbPower by completing my own challenge. 

Last year, I started training for a “Couch to 3k Walk” Challenge, But I had to abandon my attempt as in late April, I was hospitalised with sepsis. So, I was re-enthused to once again try to complete my own “Armchair to 2k*Walk” Challenge on Tuesday 25th June, with my training starting from Tuesday 12th March.
(*Final walk distance to be established by 23rd May 2019 based on Richard’s performance in training.)

This is a great time for me to start, as I have just had major modifications to both my prosthetic legs and I need to get accustomed to them and aided just by my sticks. What better way is there, than following a comprehensive 100-day training programme. 

My training programme will be overseen by both my personal walking coach, Bill, from “Crazy Legs” and by my PARiS▪ coach, Ant, from “Life Leisure” Avondale Gym in Stockport.
   ( ▪ PARiS = Physical Activity Referral in Stockport )

My weekly training will entail two forms of coached activities:

1. Walking sessions on Tuesday mornings with Bill
2. Gym sessions on Wednesday and Friday afternoons at the Avondale Gym overseen by Ant

I will also engage in walking endurance practices at least once every weekend with my family.

I will record details of all my completed training activities on a weekly basis, both in terms of distances walked and time spent on various training activities, and I will regularly provide updates on my training performance at my Just Giving website.

I have set myself a number of targets to help motivate me achieve my LimbPower challenge:

1. over the 100 days of my Training Programme, achieve at least 85% attendance of both my weekly walking and bi-weekly gym sessions. I will have my attendance at both validated by both Bill and Ant.
2. successfully complete the final walk of the specified distance on 11th June in a single attempt. I will have this validated by Bill.
3. enhance my social participation in my local community, so I intend to join and actively participate in the weekly Monday afternoon “Coffee and Conversation” sessions at the local St John’s Church, Heaton Mersey and achieve at least 85% attendance, which will be validated by Jean Sykes, the leader of the sessions.
4. secure a minimum of 100 sponsorship donations of £1 on my Just Giving website from individuals - friends, members of my family, acquaintances and strangers 

Much rests with me to do and achieve, so on behalf of LimbPower and me "A Big Thanks  for your sponsorship donation and support."

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Richard-Zacharzewski