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My story

 

On the 4th June I am taking part in a 65mile run for Project65.

Why ?  I hadn't planned on doing any runs this year but as my mum phoned and asked me I thought I best oblige.  I feel very privileged to be able to take part in this event.  My stepfather Bill is an ex para-trooper and has not been too well recently, this event has really fired his imagination and he has already supported me by paying my entrance fee. 

Both my parents were in the forces and my stepfather's brother was sergeant navigator who died in the war so I am delighted to be involved in the D Day commemoration.

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun and in the morningWe will remember them."

What's it for ? "PROJECT 65 is commemorating the 65th Anniversary of D-Day by organising an historic 65mile ultra-run following the route that men from 52nd Oxf and Bucks LI, under the command of Major John Howard, took from a small airfield in the heart of the Dorset countryside to their objective in occupied France; two vital bridges over the Orne River and Caen Canal now known as Horsa and Pegasus Bridges. This operation was the very spearhead of the largest invasion in history - D-DAY.

The PROJECT 65 'Run to Pegasus' is being designed to replicate this remarkable mission man-for-man as each of the 200 runners will be representing a member of the Coup de Main force of 1944. The run will begin at 1400 on Thursday 4th June 2009 and follow a route through towns and villages including Ringwood, Lyndhurst, Southampton and finally Portsmouth. The runners are expected to arrive in Portsmouth at 1200 on Friday 5th June 2009 ready to board the ferry to Normandy. After the 6 hour crossing to France, the running group will assemble into 6 Glider groups and run the final 3 miles along the Caen Canal towpath to arrive on Pegasus Bridge at precisely 0016, the very minute that Glider no.1 crashed through the barb-wire defenses exactly 65 years before"

Please Make a Donation:  Thanks for visiting my fundraising page, and if you would like to make a donation please do.

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Training:  As I have only two months to get in shape my training will be quite challenging to say the least - you can follow my training on my blog - http://thestrawhouse.weebly.com/project-65.html

Well done! Donation by FILIZ TEKMAN 05/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 29/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Donation by Roberto Cabarcos 29/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Richard Histed 08/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Congratulations it has made your mother very proud! Donation by Anne & Philip 08/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Congratulations yet again! Donation by All at Pomona 08/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done hope you succeed Donation by Peter 07/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good Luck Donation by Billy &Alana 06/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Kes and a thoroughly worthy cause. Donation by Richard & Alex 04/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good Luck. Donation by Stewart S 04/06/09  

£20.00

Best of luck old boy ! Donation by Nick,Alex & Hugo 04/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck Elsie - Great cause, great man - good luck and go well. Donation by The boys fromThe White Swallow 03/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done, Kes. Good luck to you and Hugh Donation by Judy Young 03/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

For all who take part now and took part then. Donation by EQUIPE BIGENOR 03/06/09  

£220.00 + £62.05 Gift Aid

well done Donation by Biby 03/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hope all goes well and you don't get too many blisters! Donation by Melanie, Chris and Owain 02/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Great Cause Donation by Darren Laskier 02/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best of luck Donation by Rich 01/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Donation by Laura Lean 29/05/09  

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Go on yirsel! Donation by Iain Watt 28/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Won't be checking the blog as we see enough of you at work. Good luck! Donation by David, Sarah & William L 27/05/09  

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In memory of my uncle Michael too, Well done Donation by Jane & Rob Aylott 27/05/09  

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Good luck Donation by Ian & Rebecca Jones 20/05/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Best wishes Donation by John Lean 19/05/09  

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What an amazing challenge! We wish you every success Donation by Richard & Pauline Prior 17/05/09  

£55.00 + £15.51 Gift Aid

Thrilled to be able to support you and Hugh. Donation by Jean(M) 11/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Really admire the effort. Well done Donation by Ian and Jackie (M) 11/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Donation by SMM 08/05/09  

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As ex army delighted to support. Good luck Donation by Arthur(M) 07/05/09  

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Thrilled the young want to carry on remembering Donation by margaret (M) 07/05/09  

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