London Marathon 25th April 2010
April 25, 2010 by Simon
The 30th London Marathon on April 25th 2010, saw six Cotswold
Allrunners complete the 26.2 mile race passing major sigthseeing
venues, such as Tower Bridge, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace before
crossing the finish line to feel proud and exhausted, whilst receiving
a finishers medal.
Each of the Cotswold Allrunners has their own reasons for wanting to
take part in this event, and now they all have a story of how they
achieved this. Four of them raising funds for the Multiple Sclerosis
Resource Centre of which local ex-England Rugby player and MS sufferer
Alastair Hignell is the Patron. The others helping support Great Ormond Street and Well Child.
The race conditions were pretty ideal with temperatures much lower than expected and only a few thundery showers lingering, and the
runners dealt with this to record the following times. Chris Brookman
completed the course in 3:27:30hrs, Kate McEvoy, practice nurse from
Rowcroft Stroud in her 1st Marathon crossed the finishing line in
4:12:30hrs. Then followed by Gino Beamont in 4:20:35 and close behind the latest Cotswold Allrunners member Nicola Billis in 4:21:55hrs.
Next were Primary School Teachers Angie Ayling and Lisa Austin-Harrison, in 4:38hrs respectively.
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London Marathon from helper to runner
January 14, 2010 by CA Press
Cotswold Allrunners member, Angie Ayling, is running the 2010 Virgin London Marathon in aid of the Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre, Higys Heroes.
Angie had been one of the great baggage lorry helpers, which get your kit back to you at the end of the marathon. Rest assured they are armed with vision, that spots your racing number from a great distance and by the time you reach one of the 90 Kit Lorries, where the familiar sight of your own possessions to be handed back to you is quite wonderful.
Inspiration is …..
“Giving an 80 year London Marathon
finishers their running kit back at the finish line”
As with such any big event, and certainly with the London Marathon, the 3rd largest participant sporting event in the world, the atmosphere grabs you and gives you a massive adrenaline rush. This was case with Angie Ayling of Cotswold Allrunners as she helped on a baggage lorry at the finish line in 1999 & 2000, seeing people aged 80 and over coming to collect their kit bags from her.
“This got my mind thinking, I wonder if I could do it”
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Kate’s ultimate challenge to date
January 7, 2010 by CA Press
Cotswold Allrunner, Kate McEvoy, a practice nurse in Stroud has made the biggest decision of her life, well other than giving birth to her little stars, Ewan and Lara, by joining the Higgy’s Heroes Team at the Virgin 2010 London Marathon. After the Stroud Half Marathon 2008, her coach asked her about future running goals, the answer was ‘London Marathon 2010‘.
After a tough year in my personal life, the marathon seems an obvious progression
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Birdy flies in London
April 26, 2009 by Simon
Congratulations to Nick Bird from Nailsworth, who completed the 2009 Flora London Marathon in 3 hours and 26 mins. This was Nick’s first marathon and he has trained exceptionally well for the event and this was evident by his success. Nick decided late last year to run for the MSRC, Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre
Sporting all-rounder, Nick, 34, who counts Frocester cricket, Minchinhampton rugby and Cotswold Allrunners AC in his sporting repertoire – ran the gruelling 26-mile course on Sunday, April 26 to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis Research Centre under the banner of Alastair Hignell’s Higgy’s Heroes.
His motivation to run is because a close friend suffers with MS. “I want to raise as much money as possible in order to help find a cure for this debilitating disease – a cure that is just around the corner – that will ultimately help her and her lovely family.”
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