"One of our toughest UK hikes, this is a physically challenging event, but it is also a hugely rewarding experience that will help make a big difference to the lives of people affected by cancer."
I will be undertaking my biggest charity event to date in June this year.
Organised by Macmillan cancer support, ‘the Ben Nevis Challenge
2012’ in Scotland. This is a hiking event which takes me and about 50 other
people to the summit of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK, 1,344 metres
(4,408 ft) above sea level.
It won’t be an easy walk in the park, it’s an 8 hour trek depending on the
weather and there is a drop of about 10c at the top in temperature. My
training is on-going and I am looking forward to raising 600.00 if not more.
I hope you can all help me out with this year’s event to make a big difference to peoples lives. All of your money will go
direct to the charity and I am paying for the trip myself.
Can I ask for your support and generosity,
please visit my just giving
page to sponsor me and ensure your funds go direct to the charity.
Thank
you so much, I look forward to your support. Visit the MacMillan
Cancer Support website for more info.
"13 miles up and down hill, through fields, mud and forest, not to mention the rain..."
Half Marathon, 13.5 miles cross country in South Weald park Brentwood. This is one of my favourite events of the year, its off road, through muddy paths, up and down hills and thick forest. It provides some great challenges and rewarding views as you pace around the 6 laps.
Each lap, just over 2 miles long starts downhill in an open field allowing you to pick up speed but you need to maintain that pace as the next stretch is a very long uphill run taking you into the forest. The forest path winds its way around a twisty path requiring you to hop over 2 large ditches, so lots of care needed on this part. Coming out of the forest leads you to the final straight towards the finish line, but its a long way up that hill with the last 30 seconds taking you speeding downhill to the finish line itself, ready for the next lap.
This year the weather was good, no rain like last year so the ground was dry in most places. I started off near the front and made good progress for the first few laps. I then suffered a muscle pull so i walked most of the last lap but somehow did manage to beat last years time by a few minutes, 2hrs 18. It just goes to show that even though I did train for this, more off road training was needed. So, thats a lesson for next year !
Event organised by:
Gobeyond Ultra
Visit http://gobeyondultra.co.uk/ for more info about the charity work they do.
"A great achievement, multiple world records"
(born April 1, 1911) is a Sikh marathon runner who is now over 100 year old. He is originally from India but has lived in the UK since 1992. He is a world-record holder in his age bracket in various sporting categories. He is Britain's most popular Sikh in his 100's. He has set various marathon records in the over 90's and over 100's categories. In 2004, he was featured in an advertising campaign for sportswear manufacturer Adidas.
In October 2011, Fauja Singh travelled to Canada to run in the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. As preparation for the marathon, on Thursday, October 13, 2011, he ran eight world record times for his age group in less than five hours at Scarborough’s Birchmount Stadium track in Toronto (Ontario, Canada), from distances as short as 100 metres to as long as 5,000 metres.
Read more about his great achievements here.
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My goal is simple, raise money for charities such as the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK.
I take part in a number of running and cycling events throughout the year to raise money for charity. My charity work is long term and new events are always being added to my list of challenges. Details of these events and supported charities can be found below.
Making a donation is fast and easy through the 'JustGiving' website.
Donate to the Macmillan Ben Nevis Event.
Far too many people die prematurely from heart disease and for those that survive, life can be frightening and hard. All donations that you make will help ensure the BHF can continue to save thousands of lives through groundbreaking research and innovative prevention and care work.
Spread the word to your friends and family, so they too can make a difference and also get advertised on this website for free.
Back in 2010 I created a running shirt which featured all of my sponsors. A win win situation for us all. Your money went to a very good cause and you get advertised everytime I run !
