Tom, Fil & Dave : Team MS-UK 2019
Filip Grgurinovic is raising money for MS-UK
Participants: Tom Pope, Filip Grgurinovic, David Gray
Story
In April of this year three friends will meet at the start line of the London marathon as part of a series of individual and collective challenges that will take place throughout 2019. During this multi-month/seasonal challenge Fil, Tom and Dave will cover 400+ competitive miles on foot (without counting the training to accompany it!) This is the equivalent of running from London to Edinburgh....
For Fil, the London marathon will be the first time he covers the sacred 26.2 miles. Dave will take London on as his second attempt at the distance - but he will have run his first marathon only two weeks before! Tom has done several in his time and, like Dave, will also be involved in another marathon distance overseas in the two weeks preceeding London. The trio, all hailing from the capital, hold the London marathon as the pinnacle and will be running in tandem in their home city and for their chosen charity.
Fil, Dave and Tom, the "MS-Trio", hope to raise £6000 for MS-UK - a charity one of the group has close links to. The organisation enables those who suffer with multiple sclerosis to receive advice, council, therapy and much needed support.
The team will be involved in the below event schedule to try and arrive in London (April 28th) in the best shape possible. There will be a number of ludicrous and silly fundraising initiatives announced prior to these events...…
The team will be accepting dares in return for charitable donations!!! Get your thinking caps on!
Pre London (warm up!)
February 17th - Hampton Court Half Marathon - TP, FG, DG
February 23rd - Thorpe Park Half Marathon - FG in fancy dress!
March 3rd - Surrey Half Marathon - FG
March 10th - Lydd 20 mile race - TP
March 17th - Palace Half Marathon - DG
April 14th - Paris Marathon - DG
April 15th - Boston Marathon - TP
April 28th - LONDON MARATHON - TP, FG, DG
Post London
July 7th - Zermatt Marathon, Switzerland -TP www.zermattmarathon.ch 2000m+ elevation
July 21 - Eiger Trail, Switzerland (50&100K routes) TP, DG ww.eigerultratrail.ch/en 3100m +& 6700m+ elevation gain!
August 3 - Prudential Ride London, FG
August 31 - Brutal Ultra-Duathlon, Wales - TP
www.brutalevents.co.uk/seriously_brutal_duathlon.html
October 13th - Royal Parks Half, FG
If each and every person in our professional / personal network gave 5p per mile we would fly through our target with ease!
With your kind donations, MS-UK can help suffers of this illness in the following way:
- £10 will pay for an unlimited counselling call
- £15 will pay for a years subscription to New Pathways
- £25 will provide one mornings worth of Benefits advice and support.
- £50 will pay for 10 CD copies of New Pathways.
- £100 will pay for one day of a MS Specialist Advisor.
- £500 will cover one third of the yearly costs involved in the training, telephone and other costs of one of Telephone Counsellor
Fil, Tom & Dave.
The MS-Trio!