MOVEMBER ACHIEVEMENTS
12 days too late but better late than never..
Movember is a charity which aims to raise awareness and funds for men’s physical and mental health, specifically, prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide prevention.
As a club we set the challenge of running 60km throughout the month for the 60 men that commit suicide across the world EVERY HOUR! The aim was to raise as much money as possible for the Movember charity. The money raised contributes to the many projects that the charity fund. Read more about this on their website here
I wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who got involved this year to raise money for an amazing cause. As a club we raised £1230 thanks to your efforts!
Many members of our club upped their distances on the roads, either cycling or running. Others members took on the challenge to grow a moustache, some more successful than others but as always it’s the effort that counts and more importantly, in this case, the cause!
Ali Walker was our top fundraiser, raising over £300 for Movember, closely followed by Michaela Brown who raised £225.
Michaela also took on the ‘60km in November running challenge’ but absolutely smashed it out the park by doubling the distance and completing 120km in November.
In her own words, “It’s been a fun, but tiring, month of running with many stunning sunsets along the way. It’s been a great way to look after my mental health in lockdown 2.0, whilst raising money for an important mental health charity.”
Bryce and George also increased their running distances and took on a mad challenge.
They split their 60km into 2 x 30KM runs - that’s only 12km off a marathon! Not only did they run this crazy distance in one go, but they were also pretty speedy for this amount of time pounding the pavements.
Some amazing route planning from George and Bryce to form a moustache from the streets of Nottingham!
This wasn’t enough for these two, they decided to do another 32km run a week later.
Together they raised a total of £250, we are super proud!
Another crazy triathlete, Reece decided that he was going to cycle 60laps of campus - that’s 184km/115miles. To further the insane distance, he also reached an elevation gain of 7700ft!!
Not only was his challenge brutal, he also got 2 punctures, a broken crank and, to top it off, had to swap bikes in the dark for the final few laps after his road bike gave up before he did. No one else was crazy enough to join Reece in this challenge but the lovely poppy kept Reece fed and looked after during the endeavour!
In addition to this effort, Reece also raised £192 for movember!
Many other members of our club got involved with running 60km in November and raising money for this cause. Well done everyone and thank you!
Please follow this link to check out our athletes’ fundraising pages!
