NEWS
MAKING A DIFFERENCE –with a diff erence!
These fundraisers are going the extra mile to raise cash for charity this spring
“KEEPY UPPY” FOR 26.2 John Farnworth is one of the world’s greatest football freestylers. He’ll be juggling his football around the Virgin London Marathon in a bid to raise over £50,000 for Kick4Life. John also ran the Vertical Rush, see our report on page 36. ■ To support Kick4Life and sponsor John visit
www.virginmoneygiving. com/freestylemarathon and
www.johnfarnworth.com
Running a marathon in Design me
a tattoo! Jonas Skafte contacted us via our website: “On April 10th I will run 42,195m in Paris to raise money for male prostate and testicular cancer. I hope to raise around £4,195. I’ve donated my left shoulder for a tattoo chosen by visitors of my website (http:// runningforballs. com/tattoo).”
TRY A TRAIL RUN ■ TRAIL BREAK Need to learn more about off-road running? Try a break with Runwise in the beautiful setting of Coniston. The company have been organising courses since the late 1990s and have a whole programme of seminars and coaching, as well as full board accommodation. Find out more at
www.runwiseinlakeland.co.uk. ■ HOW FAR CAN YOU GO? Set off on your own, but still compete with others Trailblaze is a hand-picked portfolio of
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tough endurance challenges, brought to you by
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differ greatly, but the challenge is always the same; travel as far as you can under your own steam in one complete attempt. Take part in any of the eight UK challenges at any time you like as each fully waymarked trail is open 365 days a year, and special electronic hardware en route records your unique journey, with results
the London Eye On 5th April 2011 Noel Bresland will attempt the world’s first Eyeathon, running 26.2 miles on a treadmill inside a capsule of the EDF Energy London Eye. Raising funds for CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA and Bliss, it’s part of Bresland’s goal to complete 223 marathons over 10 years in memory of his nephew Ethan. After the Eyeathon Noel will run the London Marathon as Little Miss Naughty, as part of CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA’s Mr Men and Little Miss running team! ■ Visit
www.virginmoneygiving.com/ deloittelondoneyeathon or
www.223challenge.com.
Tell @runningfreemag on Twitter about your big race fundraising stories for next month’s Startlines
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displayed in an online leaderboard. Take a look at
www.trail-blaze.com. ■ RF RECOMMENDS The Columbia HellRider Race is this summer’s must-do challenge event, comprising an eight hour off-road team duathlon relay challenge and alternating 5k run and 8k bike loops. The race is on Saturday June 4th 2011 in West Wycombe Park, Buckinghamshire. Enter at www.
hellrider.co.uk.
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