A Welcome,

                     From Max Hannah.

 

Welcome readers. It seems your journey on the internet has brought you here and  in a twist of fate onto my journey. I welcome you to my blog and hope you enjoy reading my rambilings.

The 1,300 mile road from Canterbury to Rome in which we ran is also known to some as the ViaFrancegina , a medieval pilgramage route that has beeen trodden on for thousands of years by pilgrims far and wide. As river historian for Canterbury Historic River Tours I have forever been fascinated by the stories of Geoffrey Chaucer and his tales of pilgrims past. I like to think this is one more tale to be contributed  to the thousands of epic adventures, men and women have undergone along this ancient road and would like to take this opportunity to pay a tribute to Pandora.

A child’s buggy that safely carried our gear deep into the unknown. The run for me was the ultimate test of willpower and I was pushed to go places I thought mentally and physically beyond human capability, running the equivalent of a marathon a day through some of the most difficult terrain Europe has to offer. I thank all those who have supported me and James along the way. Without you we would have surely died a slow and tragic death. I am thrilled that you have  taken the time to read this and hope you will enjoy it.

A few clips!

Are you looking for the challenge of a life time? Watch This!

If you would like to take up the challenge, email me at maxwellhannah@live.com  for any advice or details on the route. However I shall not join you as I have served my time in hell.

Hill Assaults

I dare you to sprint up a hill and do ten push ups, and repeat, ten times. Why? because accepting a dare is one way of breaking out of the boring and mind numbing routine of life. You wake up early against your will, you go to work for twenty times less then your worth then go home, eat dinner, watch T.V, then go to bed. Find a Hill. If you do this tonight then let this be a turning point in your life. Every time you run up that hill I want you to imagine a barrier, a barrier that's stopping you obtain what you really want from life. Let the Hill Assault be a metaphor for tackling this barrier. Sprint. Sprint up that hill as though your life depends on it and when you reach the summit, drag what ever strength remains and complete ten push ups. In the morning face that barrier and tackle it, know that it wont be easy, know that you may not overcome it, but tackle that problem with the determination you tackled those hills. Never give up. Draw on the strength you found within yourself to complete the push ups, never surrender, on your death bed know, you gave this life all you had. Have no regrets. When you see deaths cold and unforgiving smile, smile back and laugh....Run up that hill. Sprint, Push, Go home and know you completed these hill assaults on an impulse, a dare, and from now on, tackle every hill with heart. Below is a video of my friend running 40k in 40cm of water with 40k of weight. Enjoy.

Die Hard 4.0

Today I have decided to start writing my blog again since 'The Running'.I am going to start referring to the Run to Rome as 'The Running', to make it sound ten times more exciting, like a film Bruce Willis would star in, I watched Die Hard 4.0 last night, that guy is like, insane, when asked 'Why did you blow up that helicopter with a car' he replied,' 'Because I was out of bullets'. WHAT THE FUCK BRUCE!, that's what separates the men from the boys!. I believe they should set up a separate school in the Army to teach soldiers this art, because there's blowing stuff up and there's blowing stuff up with style. Witty remarks like that are whats lacking in today's society, I think all professions should take note of the living legend that is Bruce Willis. Judges when sentencing people could come up with all kinds of slick remarks, like, i dunno, 'looks like the only thing you'l be shooting now Mr Robber is smack in jail'. I think it would just help lighten the mood in all kinds of scenarios. The world just seems like a cold place at the moment, every time I look at the T.V i'm reminded we are all fucked and there's no money, so any hope of a job and a live you can kiss that goodbye. If politicians are going to lie to us daily, why don't they at least lie positively, all the country needs is some confidence, confidence in the banks, the public and private sector, people lie to me all the time to build up my confidence. I feel like doing something epic, going on a quest to like fucking Israel or something. check out the video of the 'The Running' below.

We ran to Rome.

Against all the odds and the opinions of many a wise cracking skeptic we completed what we set out to do in 59 days. Starting on the 17 June from Canterbury Cathedral we covered the width of France, the mountains of Switzerland  and the plains of Italy. To be honest with you it was the hardest two months of my life but I believe it is a quest that can be completed by anyone who has the desire to do it. I have been approached by a number of people who have expressed an interest in doing this journey for themselves, some of which who instead of running to Rome are thinking of walking it in three months during the summer of 2012. If any one who stumbles on this page during their adventures on the internet wants to join these small band of brothers or would like some advice on the route add me on Face Book, my name is Zues Thunder (I wish that was my name so I make it so on Face Book.... I understand I am a retard... I know this and accept it), type me in and we can be friends and I can help you out. Its an amazing challenge and journey, I strongly recommend doing it!. I am considering organizing a official Run to Rome with a support team but only 10 people have shown an interest and I believe only 3 of them will do it, but if any one is serious about it add me on face book or drop me an email at maxwellhannah@live.com and perhaps if  20 people are serious and committed to do it we can organize something that resembles a professional and organized outfit. Below are a few snaps from the holiday.