Essentially Local May-June 2016

Community
Domestic Services
Ken
Daron
Andrew
Phil
They’re brave (maybe mad)… now show your support
Preparation is well underway for the
four Run the Country blokes and their
gruelling 134 mile ultra-marathon
challenge across 4 days, beginning in
Whitehaven on 25th August, ending in
Sunderland on 28th.
Training is more physically and
mentally demanding as the run itself.
They are distance training, building
strength in their legs for the hills and
stretching to reduce injury. Andrew
ran over 280km in March, about
the same distance as Milton Keynes
to Liverpool. During April, Daron’s
running took him up 1,313 metres of
ascent, almost as high as Ben Nevis.
All four of the team, including Ken
and Phil, have suffered set backs with
injury, but no-one has considered, or
is considering, giving up. This is real
endurance training – tough on the
body, even harder on the mind.
There is no personal gain from this.
No big party at the end, no medal
that you get at the end of a 10K. It is
simply four very brave – or maybe mad
– blokes who want to raise awareness
and money for some really important
charities that mean a lot to each of
them for many different reasons.
Read the story, follow the blog and
sponsor at www.runthecountry.net
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