Issued on: 10 May 2010
Pensions Trust employee, Russell Gardham is due to take part in a 131-mile super challenge in aid of Project 65 – The Veterans, starting on 27 May 2010.
Before his “civilian” job, Russell served in the Armed Forces in Bosnia, Germany and the UK. He will be taking part and promoting the charity’s 131-mile Forces March challenge, which has been created to unite civilians with personnel from the military and emergency services to raise vital funds for the care and support of wounded UK Armed Forces heroes.
Russell aims to cover 26.2 miles a day on five consecutive days starting in IIfracombe, North Devon on 27 May 2010 and due to finish in Bulford, Wiltshire on 31 May 2010.
Russell said: “I am running 131-miles in five days to help raise money for our soldiers who have served in Afghanistan and Iraq and their families. With my former service and love of running, I feel this is an ideal way of giving something back to both the soldiers injured in active service and to the memories of our lost comrades.”
If anyone would like to find out more about this cause please visit www.forcesmarch.org.uk
You can sponsor Russ at http://www.justgiving.com/russell-gardham.
For further information, please click here.
Update: 2 June 2010
Congratulations to Russell who completed the super challenge of running five marathons in five days. He completed in 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 3rd and 3rd places. The total mileage ran was 133.1 miles with an average time per marathon of 3hr 59mins. With a total finishing time of 20hrs 17mins and £1,000 raised for the wounded heroes, well done Russell!
Russell pictured with his medal for recently completing the Paris Marathon.