RNLI
Dave Hursthouse running the GNR again for the RNLI
He may have said ‘never again’ after last year’s Great North Run, but Dave Hursthouse will be running the GNR once again! So why is he putting himself through it again? Well as he says himself, “if the RNLI crew members volunteer to go out in all weather conditions to save lives at sea, then me volunteering to run 13.1 miles from Newcastle to South shields was a small sacrifice in comparison to help fund them!”
The RNLI, whose volunteer lifeboat crews provide 24 hour search and rescue across the UK’s shores, is a very personal charity for Dave, as he had to call on the RNLI for help when he had a sailing accident two years ago.
Dave keeps a blog about his training which you can read here, or to visit his JustGiving page click here.
Good Luck Dave!
RNLI SummerSprint
If you haven’t got any running planned for the summer months yet and are beginning to feel that runners itch, or if you fancy a 10k or 5k run on the beach why not sign up for the RNLI Summer Sprint?
The race is taking place on the 30th July on Gwithian Beach in the Penwith District of Cornwall with an evening start due to ensure low tides and an empty beach! All the funds raised from the race will go to the South West Lifeguard Appeal.
There are still places available, so if you fancy it sign up online or call contact Hannah or Carla on 01202 336 080.
If you know of a running event that is taking place and would like us to feature it here on our runners blog, drop us an email or comment and let us know!
Claire Harrison running the Loch Ness Marathon
www.justgiving.com/lochnessmarathon2009
Claire has already done the London Marathon this year but she didn’t want to stop there…
So she signed up for the Loch Ness Marathon to raise money for the RNLI.
Claire is running in memory of her cousin Brian Barkley who worked on the Miller Oil Platform and died on the 1st April 2009 in the helicopter crash coming back from the platform.
She says “Loch Ness is a hilly marathon and definitely will be a more challenging run and the RNLI were a key part in the search and rescue after the crash that I thought it would be a fitting tribute to Brian to run in his name and raise money for a charity that helped to bring him home.”
James Chandler
http://www.justgiving.com/jameschandler
James is running for RNLI, which is “made up entirely of volunteers who risk their own wellbeing every single day to rescue those who are in danger at sea. What’s more, they rely solely on donations from the likes of you and me.”
Apparently, James is “the quickest thing to come out of Huntingdon since Dick Turpin at a gallop”.
