About the event ..
“The Trailwalker” is a 100Km journey over the volcanic mountains of Hakkone National Park in Japan. The course has to be completed by our entire team of four athletes (?) in less than 48 hours. Oxfam gaily call it a “satisfying physical endeavour !”, then “a great challenge!” before finally admitting that it is in fact “a challenging endurance event” 
About the team ..
Fortunately the team have trained hard. Well, we talked about it quite extensively. We firmly agreed we could benefit from some more “satisfying physical endeavours”. So before the beer wore off, we signed up. Our team is named “Snailwalkers” after our likely pace.
About the course ..
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About the cause ..
Trailwalkers is of course a fund raising event, organised by Oxfam. The main causes this year are emergency aid in Sudan, possibly the largest humanitarian disaster in recent times, and additional longer-term aid to causes in Africa, India, Laos, and elsewhere.
The event Starts on April 23, 2010. Thankyou for your support