on Dec 6th, 2009Running for our unsung heroes
In January 2010 thousands of men and women will take up running for the first time. Thousands more will set themselves new running challenges - their first 10k, half marathon or marathon. A select few will set themselves crazy running challenges.
Richard Kell from Letchworth is one of those people.
His mission? To run 7 marathons in a 12 month period, covering the length and breadth of the UK – from Cheltenham to the Highlands of Scotland, from Snowdonia to Belfast, from Essex to the Isle of Man.
His motivation? To raise in excess of £1 million by the end of 2010 in support of Help for Heroes, a charity set up to help the wounded Servicemen and women returning from Afghanistan and Iraq.
Richard’s story…
Richard is not an athlete or a sportsperson. In fact, what makes his story so unique is that Richard isn’t even a serious runner! He started jogging last year – in the name of keeping fit – and then decided to challenge himself and train for a Marathon. His initial challenge of committing to run a Marathon then grew seven fold, choosing unsung marathons to raise money for our unsung heroes.
As a banker from Letchworth, Richard is also keen to prove that they’re not all bad on footballer style salaries!
I will be highlighting, that despite all the negativity surrounding banking at present, there are plenty of us who are ordinary guys on normal salaries who want to make a positive difference to our country.
Richard kicked things off by running the Letchworth 10k run dressed as a ‘city banker’ and then ran the Brentwood marathon at the end of October. He will also be undertaking a series of military themed challenges to test his endurance and fear of heights to the limit! He will be abseiling from a military helicopter, completing elements of the commando test (including a 30 mile endurance run) and jumping out of a plane.
Why Help For Heroes?…
Help for Heroes was founded by Bryn and Emma Parry in October 2007 out of a desire to help the wounded Servicemen and women returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. As we’re hearing only too regularly, more and more are returning with life-changing injuries, so Richard is keen to do his bit to help them get better, and so can you…
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