competitive edge
27 SEPTEMBER 09
run to the beat
Whether you like running to the
sounds of the Pussycat Dolls, the
Kings of Leon, Eric Prydz or Jay-Z,
music can help motivate you to train
and even enhance your performance
levels. Now in its second year, the
Sony Ericsson Run to the Beat is a
half marathon in Greenwich, London,
which features live music from DJs and
bands performing on stages around
the course. The four genres of music
on offer – pop, rock, urban and dance
– refl ect the top choices of last year’s
participants. Entry costs £33 and
charity places are also available.
Details:
www.runtothebeat.co.uk
Whatever your taste in music, Run to the Beat will get you motivated
5 SEPTEMBER 09
Tackle ever-tougher challenges
ride of the roses cycle
challenge 2009
This bike ride, from Lancaster to York,
is the longest and most challenging of
the British Heart Foundation series.
The 100km route takes in breathtaking
landscapes including the Yorkshire Dales.
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The majority of the route will take place
on rural roads with steep gradients and
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challenging hill climbs. The entry fee is
£33 and there is no set sponsorship.
Cycle 100km from Lancaster to York
Details:
www.bhf.org.uk
JUNGLE MARA
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5 SEPTEMBER 09 8–17 OCTOBER 09
race the sun 2009
jungle marathon
This triathlon-style challenge, staged in Jungle Marathon is a challenge that
the stunning countryside of Penrith in promises to push participants to
the Lake District, sees teams of four their limits. Set in the State of Para
compete to cycle 50 miles, climb 2,500ft – often referred to as the Caribbean
up Helvellyn and canoe across Lake of the Amazon – this race presents
Thirlmere. The event begins at sunrise a choice of two distances: 100km
and fi nishes at sunset – so teams literally and 200km. Participants will need to
will be racing the sun. In 2004, a team be self-suffi cient, carrying their own
completed the course in just six hours food and provisions, as they take
and 33 minutes – a record which has on this staged race, where each leg
not yet been broken. Entry to the is more diffi cult than the last. The
event costs £195 and the sponsorship course penetrates deep into the
target is £2,000. Monies raised will go jungle on logging trails and hunters’
towards Action Medical Research, a paths. The registration for both
medical research charity specialising in races is £1,6000.
children’s health. Details:
www.junglemarathon.com
Details:
www.action.org.uk
Challenge runs from sunrise to sunset
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