<p><span style="font-size: small;">Most people would think that reaching the ripe old age of thirty would be the time to start giving your body a break and start enjoying things like crib, pipe smoking and afternoon naps. Most may even say that to attempt a challenge involving anything physical at this stage would be madness. However, like German tourists, the stupid are everywhere.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">So after much deliberation on what challenge to set ourselves, Tommy and I settled on attempting to take part in 30 events before we turn 30 (in 18 months or so, but who's counting) with 3 simple rules:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">1. We cannot enter the same event twice</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">2. We must both complete the event</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">3. The event must be run by, and open to the public</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">The story of our journey, details of the events we are taking part in and so on will be for the time being posted on the blog www.thirtybefore30.blogspot.com. Although we will hopefully be making a better site in the near future. And a twitter may be made but for the moment the twitter feed will be my own @andrewosullivan.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">Even though this is more of a personal challenge for Tommy and I, we felt it would be a good opportunity to raise money for a worthy cause along the way. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">We chose ONE Water for a number of reasons, not simply because I have a connection with the charity, but because the work they do is fantastic and traditionally raise their money through their bottled water products. We felt that supplying water to children in Africa would be an amazing thing to do, and one water do this in the most innovative and productive way we found. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">Check out the great work they do at http://www.onedifference.org/food-drink/water</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">So if you can see the obvious difference they are making, sling us a few bob in support, and spread the word.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">Cheers</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">Tommy and Sully<br /></span></p>