Sharon De Torres

Sharon De Torres Gold Challenge 2012

Fundraising for Cancer Research UK
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Event: Gold Challenge, on 31 December 2012
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I've signed up to the 2012km Gold Challenge to fundraise for Cancer Research UK.

 

I have run 2012 km in one year and completed the distance by 19:30, 27th July 2012. Had 1.5hrs to spare before the London Olympics Opening Ceremony! 

Most of the mileage came from training sessions but I did race 10Ks, a half marathon, a 20 miler, a 100 metre sprint and my first ever marathon.

Races:

1 - MH Survival of the Fittest 10K. 12th November 2011. Obstacle course 10K including a 10 ft wall! Battersea Power Stn.

Race # 1494. Completed - 1hr 9mins, 2 open wounds but no broken bones.

 

2 - Brighton 1/2 marathon. 19th February 2012. South coast

Race # 4718. Completed - 1:57:54 (adjusted from original of 2:00:48 for the 13.43 miles everyone ran on the day!)

 

3 - Hillingdon AC Finchley 20. 11th March 2012. 4 x 5 mile laps round Ruislip.

Race # 141. Completed - 3:14:33. Phew!

http://www.hillingdonac.co.uk/?page_id=88

 

4 - Gold Challenge Stadium day. 100m sprint, olympic track, Olympic Stadium. 1st April 2012. CRUK race at 13:57. Completed - 19:52 seconds

http://www.goldchallenge.org/stadium

 

5 - Newham Classic 10km. 15th April 2012, West Ham Park

http://www.newhamclassic10k.com/

Race # 643. Completed - 51:56 (adjusted from the 9.6K 49:51 I ran on the day - another race measured wrong!). Tessa Sanderson high-5'd me as I crossed the finishing line.

 

6 - 1 mile run with Paula Radcliffe and Shelly Woods, Bloomsbury, London. They took it easy on us - 1 mile in 9:40. What an amazing morning :)


7 - London Marathon 22nd April 2012, Blackheath - The Mall. 

Race # 36147. Completed - 4:49:24. Vinny Sharma wins the sweepstake

 

8 - Bupa 10K, 25th May 2012, central London.

http://www.london10000.co.uk/

Race # 8934. Completed - 58:40 in 26C. Far too hot for me

 

9 - Beckenham 10k, 10th June 2012

http://www.beckenhamrunning.co.uk/about/beckenham-races

Race # 12. Completed - 56:57. A very hilly course

 

I fundraise for CRUK as I believe prevention and a cure must be the best way forward in the battle against cancer. More people will survive cancer due to their great work. My mum is one such survivor and I run in celebration of her.

 

Marathon Sweepstake

Closest guess of my finishing time at the London Marathon wins £100. Guesses:

- 3:40 Victoria Fogg

- 3:45 Tapash Mukherjee

- 3:55 Richard Oliver

- 3:58 Richard Higginbottom

- 4:00 Scott Bailey

- 4:02 Carmen Jung

- 4:03 Jessica Millar

- 4:05 Ali Coutts

- 4:10 Ed Murchison

- 4:12 RADical

- 4:16 Hayley Bobrige

- 4:18 Miranda Hall

- 4:20 Paul West

- 4:25 Chris Copping

- 4:27 Billy Green

- 4:30 Robert Boarder

- 4:35 Vinny Sharma

My official finishing time was 4:49 so Vinny Sharma wins the sweepstake.

 

You can follow me on:

- Tumblr blog http://sharondt.tumblr.com/  

- Twitter @LilDT1

 

Distance total at 19:30 27th July 2012 - 2012km. MILEAGE COMPLETE. Highlights of the challenge:

 - Sprinting 100m, Olympic Stadium, Gold Challenge Day 1st April. And meeting the other Cancer Research fundraisers.

- Met and ran with Paula Radcliffe and Shelly Woods at the Holiday Inn run, 19th April.

- Ran the London Marathon for Cancer Research, 22nd April. My first marathon. 

 

Thank-you thank-you thank-you...

Lil DT/Sharon De Torres

sharonadt@hotmail.com

 

 

Donate from your mobile. Text 'DTCR76 £1' (or £2-5, 10) to 70070 to donate. Its free for you and Cancer Research UK.

 

 

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Cancer Research UK

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We‘re the world‘s leading cancer charity dedicated to saving and improving lives through research. We fund research into the prevention, detection and treatment of more than 200 types of cancer through the work of over 4,000 scientists, doctors and nurses.

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