mark gardner
www.7in7.org.uk 7 Marathons in 7 Days
Fundraising for Family Holiday Charity
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Welcome to our 7 in 7 days fundraising page!
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Primarily, the reason behind running 7 marathons in 7 days - if reason is the right word....maybe insanity would be more apt - is to raise money for our charity, FLOAK. It was set up to benefit a number of projects and organisations in the UK and worldwide. For this challenge we have selected the Family Holiday Association, an excellent organisation that gives under-privileged children the opportunity of enjoying a break away with their family.
We're also using this challenge as a warm-up for next year's Marathon des Sables, which is universally recognised as the world's toughest footrace. For those that are unfamiliar with the event, it is the equivalent of six marathons in six days across the Moroccan Sahara Desert whilst carrying all of your equipment and food from start to finish. And the temperatures reach 50 degrees centigrade. And you sleep out in the desert. With scorpions. Nice....
Here's our 7 in 7 itinerary:
| Sunday 19th April 2009 | St Louis Marathon, Missouri (USA) | Fly directly to Boston post-race and check in to hotel. |
| Monday 20th April 2009 | Boston Marathon (USA) | Transfer straight to airport for overnight flight to London via Chicago |
| Tuesday 21st April 2009 | London Premier League Football Grounds. | 26.2 mile route connecting Fulham, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham's grounds. |
| Wednesday 22nd April 2009 | Work Day! | No race this day. Commute back to job! |
| Thursday 23rd April 2009 | North Derbyshire Road Marathon (ENGLAND) | Off-road evening marathon |
| Friday 24th April 2009 | Dreadmill Marathon, London (ENGLAND) | 26.2 miles on a treadmill at the London School of Economics |
| Saturday 25th April 2009 | Marathon of the Parks, London (ENGLAND) | A full marathon around all of the major Parks in London |
| Sunday 26th April 2009 | London Marathon (ENGLAND) | The one and only! PM: beers! |
Our fundraising total is ambitious yet we believe that with the support of our friends, families and associates we can meet our goals and make a lot of people's lives a darn sight rewarding than what they are now.
We are eternally grateful for your support and would like to thank you for taking the time to view our Just Giving page.
Mark & Jarlath