Rob Holland
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I just managed to beat my target of fifty minutes, clocking a time of 49.03 which was good enough for 250th place out of 734 finishers. Many thanks again for all your support - I promise not to bug you again until I am officially entered for the London 2012 Olympic marathon.
Why me? If you are on this web page, you probably know me. If you know me, you will also know that I like to eat food and play football (no, not at the same time). About 6 months ago, the 5 a side football team (if the truth be told, it was more of a fighting team, but a game of football sometimes broke out) I played for were ejected from the league for non-fulfillment of fixtures due to insufficient playing staff - I have never had a lot of friends, I never will do. I had to do something to stop myself sliding ever closer to winning the Mr Creosote (see photo 2) look-a-like competition, so I started running.
Why Dronfield 10k? Because it starts and finishes at the end of my road. No other reason. I am aiming for a time of less than 50 minutes.
Why Sheffield Children's Hospital? Two reasons; firstly and most importantly, they were brilliant with little Holland No. 3 (aka Callum George aka Turtle Boy - see photo 3). When Callum was born he rattled when he took a breath. They thought it may be an hemangioma and that he would have to have a tracheostomy - fortunately it wasn't and he didn't. It was a loose flap of something or other in the windpipe that they removed. They are a bloody good hospital and this is my thank you to them for that. Secondly, they are the official partner of the world's second greatest football team - The Mighty Owls of Sheffield (see photo 4). The world's greatest football team? Brunsmeer Athletic AFC Under 12's, of course, catch them at www.brunsmeer.co.uk/under12s
I just managed to beat my target of fifty minutes, clocking a time of 49.03 which was good enough for 250th place out of 734 finishers. Many thanks again for all your support - I promise not to bug you again until I am officially entered for the London 2012 Olympic marathon.
Why me? If you are on this web page, you probably know me. If you know me, you will also know that I like to eat food and play football (no, not at the same time). About 6 months ago, the 5 a side football team (if the truth be told, it was more of a fighting team, but a game of football sometimes broke out) I played for were ejected from the league for non-fulfillment of fixtures due to insufficient playing staff - I have never had a lot of friends, I never will do. I had to do something to stop myself sliding ever closer to winning the Mr Creosote (see photo 2) look-a-like competition, so I started running.
Why Dronfield 10k? Because it starts and finishes at the end of my road. No other reason. I am aiming for a time of less than 50 minutes.
Why Sheffield Children's Hospital? Two reasons; firstly and most importantly, they were brilliant with little Holland No. 3 (aka Callum George aka Turtle Boy - see photo 3). When Callum was born he rattled when he took a breath. They thought it may be an hemangioma and that he would have to have a tracheostomy - fortunately it wasn't and he didn't. It was a loose flap of something or other in the windpipe that they removed. They are a bloody good hospital and this is my thank you to them for that. Secondly, they are the official partner of the world's second greatest football team - The Mighty Owls of Sheffield (see photo 4). The world's greatest football team? Brunsmeer Athletic AFC Under 12's, of course, catch them at www.brunsmeer.co.uk/under12s