Tim Grant
Tim's Trail Challenge 4 Nepal
Fundraising for Child Action Nepal
Story
In January I started a series of trail runs that get gradually tougher as the year progresses, culminating in an 86 miler in August.
Prior to that, I'd only run five organised events, with just one of those a marathon.
This was initially going to be a personal challenge, I didn't want to put myself under pressure by raising money for charity, when I wasn't sure I'd get half way through the series, let alone complete it.
The terrible earthquake in Nepal two weeks ago changed my mind. I spent five weeks in the country two years ago and was shocked by the deprivation, poverty and hardship I witnessed, both in the cities and the mountains. Life for children is especially difficult
Even before the earthquake......
Out of 100 children:
- 42 lived in absolute poverty
- 56 suffered from malnutrition
- 51 completed primary school
- 3 died of diarrhoea
Please donate, even if you have already responded to the appeals. Your money really will make a difference.
Child Action Nepal is a very small UK based charity with minimal overheads. You can be sure that your donation will go to the children that need it, rather than funding salaries or huge marketing budgets. Indeed, it's the opposite; the charity's founder has invested tens of thousands of her own money towards the orphanages. Check out their website....
http://www.childactionnepal.org.uk/index.php
Thank you.
Tim
For those interested in the details of my challenge, here are the details.
January - Naunton Nearly 19 - 18 miles in the Cotswolds, completed in just over three hours.
February - Hardmoors Osmotherley 26.2 - 28 miles on the North Yorkshire Moors, completed in just over six and a half hours.
April - SDW50 - 50 miles on The South Downs, completed in just under 11 hours
June - Endure 24 - 24 hour relay race, part of a team of six. The team ran 165 miles, with me contributing 30.
June - GM40 - Alpine Marathon in Slovenia, two huge climbs and a total of 2700 metres of ascents. Completed in just under 7 hours.
July 12 - Endure 12 - overnight 12 hour run around a 5 mile circuit. An opportunity to prepare for the Ridgeway by running through the night. Successfully completed, running 50 miles.
August - Ridgeway Challenge - 86 miles, along the length of the Ridgeway in Southern England. I am hoping to complete in 24 hours.