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Why "Rude Awakenings"?

"Rude Awakenings" started off as being a bunch of mad sportsmen & women that often trained together. We started this website as a place to share our stories, with grand ideas of how the site would grow. Our intention was to inspire others to take up an activity and enjoy what South Africa and sport has to offer.

What gets you up in the morning? A "Rude Awakening" is when the alarm goes off before sunrise, you don your preferred form of lycra, and head out into the great outdoors to push your body to its limits. Rude Awakenings started one fuzzy morning when a couple of us headed out to an adventure race together. At the time we were a team but we quickly discovered our diverse talents and interests. So we've decided to bring you details of our adventures, whether it's a one man/woman show, or the full house. Read the rest of our original story... View the profiles of the Contributors...

Over time we have all drifted in different directions and energies have been put into participating in races and earning the money needed to fund this "habit", and not the website. But the concept of sharing stories and hoping they may inspire someone, still remains. I intend to use this platform more in the form of my personal blog to keep track of what I've done, where I've gone, vista's that I've seen and people whom I've met.

Life has so much to offer and I'm trying to do as much as possible with the relatively short amount of time given. What gets me up early in the morning? The thought of another adventure...

Inky

June 2008