In case you missed it, two weeks ago we were absolutely thrilled to win the Community Volunteering Award at this year’s Standard Life Aberdeen’s Inspiration Awards! This event recognises people’s commitment and passion for making a difference. The Community Volunteering Award is given to either a person or team who has been inspirational by volunteering with either charities or community […]
What’s Your Drinking Handprint?
We believe that businesses are an essential part of shaping a more sustainable future, and that we can help speed this along by supporting businesses that are leading the way. So we get pretty excited when businesses like Brewgooder come along – they’ve created a simple yet awesome way of doing good: drink beer, give water. We love this type […]
MAD Seat – One Month On
Since our record breaking, leg burning, pledge raising Arthur’s Seat event last month, we’ve been reflecting on the amazing achievements of our participants. Between them, they amassed 487 ascents and descents of the Seat, collecting sponsorship through 555 behaviour changes. We’ve shown you the numbers and named our official winners, but 1 month on we thought it was time to […]
Award Alert!
We have some exciting news! Our very own co-founder, Meredith Adams, is a finalist in the Standard Life Inspiration Awards for her work on MAD Challenges. The Inspiration Awards recognise teams and individuals for their contribution to local communities and workplaces across the globe. Nominees are put forward by their colleagues who they have inspired through their actions, and a […]
What Have Bogs Ever Done for Us?
As MAD Challenges gears up for a new partnership with Flows to the Future, we share what we leant at their fantastic new touring exhibition. Besides preserving human bodies for thousands of years and puzzling scientists with ancient murder mysteries involving gruesome and ritualistic deaths, what have peat bogs ever done for us? Turns out, quite a lot! Which is […]
MAD Seat 2017
We’re thrilled to share that signups for MAD Seat 2017 are live! Now in its 2nd year, this time the event is bigger and bolder. Dare to join us? The concept behind MAD Seat is simple… It’s a straightforward question that requires physical endurance, mental stamina and a whole lot of ups and downs to answer. Starting 8pm on […]
MAD Seat – Coming Soon!
This Friday, June 9th, we’ll be launching signups for our next challenge, MAD Seat – a gruelling 24 hours of hiking up and down Arthur’s Seat! As far as we can tell, no one has created an event like this before, so we’re rather excited! Most people who’ve visited Edinburgh have either climbed the Seat or put it somewhere on […]
Shall We Print Out a Map?
One month on, we asked our brilliant MAD Clyde challengers Imogen Beck and Grant Laird to reflect on their experiences of the event. This is what they had to say… ‘Shall we print out a map?’ ‘Nah, it’ll be fine.’ Sitting in our local coffee shop, pastry in hand and making use of the complimentary Wi-Fi, we were happily oblivious […]
Two Weeks On
Two weeks on from MAD Clyde, we still sit back and feel like pinching ourselves. I mean: events never go this smoothly, it’s just a fact. As organiser, we were resolved to deal with at least one of the thousand worst case scenarios that we had mulled over and over in run up to the event. At the very least, […]
Enduring Endurance
So you’ve signed up for an endurance event. Perhaps you want to test yourself, see how far you can go? Perhaps you’ve lost a bet? Or maybe you just fancy losing a few toenails? Whatever your reason, congrats for even considering it! You’re over halfway there. Endurance events are incredible. The battle between mind and body is intriguing and you […]