Dave

Hi there,

Sign up to do Gold Challenge’s 2012km Challenge and raise money for Greenpeace and you could be one of the first people to run on the track at the 2012 Olympic Stadium!

The 2012km Challenge is simple – cover a total distance of 2,012km, either by yourself or as a team, using sports ranging from running to horse riding.

If 2,012km is a bit too much, you can also choose to go for 201.2km or 20.12km.

And as an added incentive, if you sign up and start fundraising by 29th February, you could be in with a chance of winning the opportunity of a lifetime – to run 100m in the 2012 Olympic Stadium as part of one of the test events for the real thing.

What is the 2012km Challenge?

Gold Challenge is the UK’s first Olympic and Paralympic sport based charity challenge and is part of the mass participation legacy programme for London 2012.

The 2012km challenge is just one of the ways you can get involved.

You and your team mates can cover your chosen distance using a number of different sports, including swimming, cycling, rowing and many more. Stick to just one, or try out loads of different ones.

Gold Challenge will create a page for your team so that you can record your distance travelled on the Totalizer and see how close you are to your target!

How do I sign up?

Signing up couldn’t be easier – just register on the Gold Challenge page, find your team members and start clocking up the kilometres. And of course start getting sponsored!

The top fundraisers on February 29th will have the chance to take part in the Gold Challenge Stadium Parade alongside sporting legends and celebrities.

Once you’ve signed up, let us know so we can help you out with your fundraising. Email me at fundraising.uk or call on 020 7865 8236 for a chat.

Good luck!

Issy Griffin
Community Fundraiser

A 5.5k/3.2k Multi Terrain Race for Runners & Canicross

Sunday April 29th – Mallards Pike, Forest Of Dean, GL15 4HD

Classes – Cani/Vets/Seniors/U18/U13/U11/U9 – Pairs in different category’s will compete in the senior event. First runner 5.5k second runner 3.2k – U13/11/9 to do 1 lap each of the pond 800m

Start 9.30am Cani – Adults 10.00am U13/11/9 after 10.30am
Toilets/changing facilities/refreshments on site ***** Entries will be taken on the day

Cost of entry per pair £8.00 unaffiliated £6.00 affiliated U13/11/9 £4.00 – or enter as a single forhalf the cost and be entered in the draw for a partner

Please send your entry details & cheques ,payable to FODAC, with a s.a.e to : Peter Compton, 4 Whitechapel Road, Bream, Glos GL15 6LR

Pete.compton@hotmail.co.uk – 07889 189 523 For more details and map go to Main Club website

Gloucestershire School County Teams running for selection for the South West Schools Cross Country Championships

Sunday January 15th Blackweir Park Cardiff.

Gloucestershire School county teams were running against the Welsh Schools district teams.

The weather was cold, and the course which is fast and flat was reasonably firm.

Other than poor Emmett (who unfortunately had to pull up with a cramping hamstring) all of the club runners finished in the top ten in the county teams so should have chance to qualify for the South West Schools Championships in Exeter on February the 4th, which is an excellent result.

There were more 100 entrants in every race.

Brad and Harry ran in the year 7 race – 2.4K and finished 8th and 11th overall and 4th and 6th in the county.

Meg ran in the year 7 race – 2.4K and finished 14th overall and 7th in the county.

Emily, Ellie and Tara ran in the year 8 and 9 race – 3.6K and finished in 11th, 20th and 35th overall and 3rd 6th and 10th in the county.

Year 8s Ellie and Tara will have the chance to run in this race again next year.

Josh D and Josh M ran in the year 8 and 9 race – 4.1K and finished in 22nd and 31st overall and 7th and 9th in the county. (all the runners ran a shorter distance than the 4.1k course due to being misdirected by a marshal)

Josh M will also have the chance to run this race again next year

Freek ran in the Senior Boys race – 6.8k and finished 13th overall and 3rd in the county.

Elana (representing SE Wales Schools) ran in the Senior Girls race – 4.6k and came 15th overall.

Well done to all of you.

Full results on www.glosschoolsaa.org.uk

Shirley

Harry 12th?

Brad 16th?

Meg 7th (is that overall or Glos?)

Yr 7 Girls
Meg 7th Glos

Yr8 and Yr9 Girls
Emily 3rd County 20th overall Ellie 6th County 30th overall
Tara 10th County 45th overall

Yr8 and Yr9 Boys
Josh D 7th Glos
Josh M 9th Glos

Yr 10 and 11 Boys
Emmett was 7th (But pulled up with Hamstring cramping)

Senior Boys
Freek TBC

Anyone else? Please let me know.

Our old friend Kyran Hale was a brilliant 3rd overall in the u17 boys race.

‘Part 2′ includes the U13, U15 & U17 races

(see ‘part 1′ for photos of some of the medal winners + the U11 races ).