The Grim Challenge
Fundraising Target: £550.00
My Donations to date: £520
Fundraiser(s): Russell Slatford
Event: Grim Challenge, Aldershot
Event Date: 06th December 2008
Charitie(s) Supported: Prostate Cancer Charity
Reading Blue Coat School where I am a teacher is supporting Movember, a moustache growing month-long event to raise money for Prostate Cancer. Running 8 miles off-road through swampy Aldershot is preferable to growing facial hair or so Estelle tells me. Please support the good work of the charity by supporting my attempt at the Grim Challenge.
The Grim Challenge course is used to test Army vehicles so is very tough. There is a long hill shortly after the start before the course descends eventually reaching a water-filled ravine. You then run on over puddle-strewn paths before crawling under camouflage netting. You then reach some man-made mounds before arriving at and running through some rather large puddles. You'll run on to the fast vehicle driving circuit where it is rocky underfoot. This brings you to some more large areas of water and the finish area.
The photograph above is of some runners from last year, it gives an idea of how wet it is!
Contributions
| Display Name | Date | Amount | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion and Phil Woodward | 09th November 2008 | £10.00 | Go Reg! |
| Anonymous | 09th November 2008 | £20.00 | |
| Sally Lambert | 10th November 2008 | £10.00 | Go for it, Russell! |
| A.J.Bawden | 10th November 2008 | £10.00 | |
| Andrew Colpus | 10th November 2008 | £20.00 | |
| shirley & Ken Kerby | 11th November 2008 | £10.00 | hope you do it Russell Shirley |
| LESLEY BOSLEY | 11th November 2008 | £10.00 | Hi Russell, Good Luck, Lesley |
| Alf Mansfield | 11th November 2008 | £20.00 | Hope the water isn't too deep. |
| Andrew Lee | 11th November 2008 | £20.00 | excellent |
| M. Webb | 11th November 2008 | £10.00 | hope the water is deep! |
| Veronica Walker | 12th November 2008 | £10.00 | Enjoy rolling around in the mud! |
| Dave Debbie Austin Faith | 15th November 2008 | £10.00 | Were all right behind you.........Metaphorically speaking of course! |
| Shirley Morris | 20th November 2008 | £10.00 | I am sure you can do it! |
| Christine Bovis | 25th November 2008 | £10.00 | Good Luck! |
| Anne | 26th November 2008 | £10.00 | Good Luck |
| Flossie | 26th November 2008 | £10.00 | With admiration and best regards |
| Justine Hope | 03rd December 2008 | £10.00 | Enjoy! |
| hilary Buckle | 03rd December 2008 | £5.00 | You better run fast! |
| Matt Fi Rebe & david | 03rd December 2008 | £10.00 | Best of luck - Don't forget your ice skates!! |
| Michael Windsor | 04th December 2008 | £20.00 | Good luck, Russell! (I think you should have grown a moustache as well.) |
| Nicola Watmough-Starkie | 04th December 2008 | £30.00 | Best of Luck Russell, apparently, mud is very good for your skin! |
| Jenny Coates | 04th December 2008 | £25.00 | Have fun, 8 miles is a long way when you've only got little legs :-) |
| Philip Rowe | 04th December 2008 | £30.00 | Go Russell Go! |
| Paul Zambon | 04th December 2008 | £10.00 | Good luck Russell, I have a feeling that you'll be finding mud about your person until Xmas by the looks of it! |
| Annie and Bernard | 05th December 2008 | £10.00 | Bon Chance! |
| Mr H McGough | 05th December 2008 | £20.00 | Good luck on Saturday! |
| George Moody | 05th December 2008 | £10.00 | Cold - so cold. |
| Maria | 05th December 2008 | £10.00 | You have to do this in under 1 hour !!!!! |
| Gaynor Cooper | 05th December 2008 | £10.00 | Worth the money to think of you on Saturday....! |
| Gail Kelly | 05th December 2008 | £10.00 | Good luck |
| Laura Millard | 08th December 2008 | £10.00 | Not bad for an old guy! |
| Gill Walker | 10th December 2008 | £10.00 | Well done Russell. |
| Virginia Frost | 11th December 2008 | £10.00 | Well done Russell |
| Russell Slatford | 12th December 2008 | £60.00 | Kind contributions from Paul, Heather, Simon, Alison and Izzy. Thanks. |
| Nicola Boys | 21st December 2008 | £20.00 |
