A huge, huge thank you to you all for supporting and encouraging me through this challenge. Your support has been fantastic and I'm so pleased we have raised so much money together.
I successfully completed the 85 mile Ridgeway race in 17 hours and 15 minutes.
My result was:
1st place Male Veteran aged 45-50.
1st place UK Trail Running Championships - 1st Man over 45.
5th place overall.
4th man overall.
And a great big thank you to my brilliant support team Daniel and Papu.
For latest news & live race commentary this Saturday visit: twitter.com/UltraAndy
Welcome and thank you for visiting my fundraising page.
Grandad John is my dad and grandad to Ellie, Eashani, Jai and Isabella. He's got it a bit unlucky in recent years and has a mix of Parkinsons, Lewy body dementia and Osteoporosis.
We're raising funds for the North Staffordshire branch of 'The Parkinson's Disease Society' which covers the area where grandad John lives and is a great support for the family. The PDS is funded entirely by voluntary donations and is a really great cause, so please sponsor me today! With your support we can, for example, raise the £150 that funds an invaluable Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist for a day. It is an honour to try and raise money and run for this charity, for grandad John and for all other Parkinson's sufferers. So thank you for your generosity.
The Ridgeway Challenge is an ultra running race along the 87 mile long Ridgeway National Trail. The route runs along a 5000 year old trackway ("Britains oldest road") through the Chiltern Hills and North Wessex Downs with 9,000 feet of ascent. Starting on the top of Ivinghoe Beacon and finishing in Avebury this is the same route used since prehistoric times by travellers, herdsmen and soldiers.
This is a non-stop race that starts at 12 noon on Saturday 29th August, I'll run through the night and finish some time on Sunday. I've never done anything like this before and it's going to be a real challenge just to complete the race in one piece. Please wish me luck!
You can keep an eye on how my training is going by following me on twitter.
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Raised:
133%
Raised so far: £1,000.00
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As a runner of humbler distances I think this great effort deserves support. How about another pic in a Striders vest! Donation by Trevor 'Kitman' Clements on 30/07/09 |
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Lots of luck, Andy. I think what you're doing is amazing! Donation by Louise T on 26/07/09 |
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Good luck. A wise man (well you) once told me "the finish is just round the corner!" He was a liar, but a good motivator :) Donation by Tom Chase on 23/07/09 |
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Wishing you loads of luck for the big run, from the Jenkins xx Donation by Helen Jenkins on 19/07/09 |
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A worthy cause, Good luck Andy Donation by Gerald Mee on 12/07/09 |
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What a great challenge! Good man! Good luck mate! :) Donation by john lewin on 11/07/09 |
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You're an inspiration, Andy! Go for it! Donation by Jeanette on 11/07/09 |
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Good luck with the training - remember to save a bit of energy for the sprint finish :-) Donation by Keith & Sharon on 10/07/09 |
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Donation by Anonymous on 09/07/09 |
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Go Andy! Best of luck. We'll be thinking of you... Donation by Adrian and Sarah on 09/07/09 |
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85 miles is a long way, we can give you a lift if you like!!! Donation by Papu, Eashani & Ellie on 08/07/09 |
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Donation by Anonymous on 08/07/09 |
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go go go Andy Donation by Sally McNeill on 08/07/09 |
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Thank you for attempting this challenge, Andy. We're both very proud of you. Donation by Grace & John Jordan on 08/07/09 |
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Good luck Andy, you must be mad! Donation by daniel jordan on 08/07/09 |
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Good luck with the training Andy - don't like picking the easy challenges do you ;-) Donation by NikW on 08/07/09 |
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Donation by Anonymous on 07/07/09 |
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| * Total raised online: | £935.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £65.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £1,000.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £226.63 |
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