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GEAR AND GOINGS ONNEWSOUTDOOR GIRLS WEEKENDMost women don’t like trail running alone in thedark. Personally I have to go with a friend andmy three dogs! However there is a solution.Alpine Oasis have launched a series of womenonly night running courses based in Marlow,Buckinghamshire for 2013 designed to givewomen the confidence to run off-road at night.The courses are set up to provide a relaxed, safeand women-only learning environment. Plus ahotel and spa stay is thrown into the mix.Achieve your personal running goals and thenget pampered! Visit www.alpine-oasis.comSanta to breakworld recordLiverpool’s Santa Dash hopes to break a Guinnessworld record with the biggest Santa Dash ever,hoping for over 13,000 Santas to take part. Allmoney raised will go to the Text Santa Appealwhere six charities will benefit from fundraisingthat will make a real difference to many peopleat Christmas time. Actresses and former‘Kittens’ Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClaronthis year will join the celebrity line up taking part in the event.Charities to benefit include Age UK, Anthony Nolan, Carers UK, Marie Curie Cancer Care,Together for Short Lives and Whizz-kidz. Natasha said: “It’s a real family fun event which isgreat for kids and we need as much support as possible.” Visit www.runliverpool.org.ukBUSY BEES BIG MONEY POTLast month, Dame Kelly Holmes received a cheque for a whopping £53,373.62from Busy Bees Nurseries. Over 136 days, across 136 nurseries, a children’sTorch Relay was held to celebrate London 2012 in conjunction with a physicalactivity called The Golden Mile - an incentive to get children exercising in afun and rewarding way as they walked, jumped, hopped, swam a total of20,836 miles. Busy Bee – a cuddly giant bee - took the torch to each nurserywhere their joint achievements were celebrated with the children and localcommunity, including mayors, VIP’s and Olympic and Paralympic athletes.Money raised during these events went to the DKH Legacy Trust – a charitywhich aims to give disadvantaged children the chance to realise their dreams.ROCK ‘N’ ROLLGet your air guitar ready and putSunday 14th April 2013 in yourdiary as the Rock ‘n’ RollEdinburgh Half Marathon returnsnext year. And they have thebacking of super running shoeand apparel company Brooks. TheRock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series isan exciting mash up of live musicand running that sees bands andDJs performing at each mile pointalong the race route, culminatingin a festival finish line concert.10 www.runningfreemag.co.uk