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In this video, shot during a training treadmill marathon in The Kirkgate Centre – Bradford, Andy McMenemy talks about the inspiration behind Challenge66, ABF the Soldiers Charity and how you can get involved in this great charity event.
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Our aim is to raise much needed funding, and national awareness of the excellent work the charity does. The Soldiers’ Charity began life as The Army Benevolent Fund in 1944 and in 2010 they celebrate 66 years of providing dedicated support to Soldiers & their Families in times of need. Learn more
Challenge66 will commence with Andy running the first ultra marathon starting from the City of Leeds on Wednesday 16th March 2011 and will follow a route taking in all the official cities in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The final ultra marathon will be run in York on Friday May 20th 2011.
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You can be part of this exciting challenge and help to “Make the Difference” because “Every Little Helps” so please help The Soldiers’ Charity help those who are too proud to ask for help themselves.
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The final day had arrived and the whole team were excited about the day and all that it held in store for Andy and the rest of us. We couldn’t have wished for better support from Capt Justin March and the team from 2 Signal Regt, nor indeed the help, assistance and organisation of the [...]
The penultimate Ultra Marathon Run and what excitement there was as we approached Ripon knowing that there was only one more move after this one. We were well received by 21 Regt Royal Engineers and within minutes of arrival had received a full brief on the format for the next day and the route of [...]
Our sincere thanks to Major Pat Scullion and his team at 5RRF in Durham for all the help they provided to us prior to and during our stay at the TA Centre in Durham. The route that they choose was excellent and took in a lot of the features of Durham outside of the city [...]