The Chariots of Fire race in Cambridge was run on Sunday in aid of a new helipad for Addenbrooke's Hospital, so that the air ambulance has somewhere to land - coincidentally there's been a lot in the news recently about the Yorkshire air ambulance, following Richard Hammond's terrible accident.
The race started on 'the backs' in the centre of the Cambridge and did a circuit around the town of 1.7 miles. More than 400 teams took part, and my team had a combined age of 378 (here's a photo of the distingushed group that turned up! From left to right - Jonathan Lloyd, Jim Barry, me, John Greatrex, John Bryant and Adrian Metcalfe)
Our time was 1 hr 24 mins and 28 secs, giving us an average of around 14 minutes each. I didn't help matters by taking 16 minutes (pathetic). Nevertheless, we managed to raise about £10,000 towards the cause, and the overall amount raised that day is expected to be over £100,000, so the helipad will be built by this time next year. Whether we'll be running this time next year is far less likely! Many thanks to all those who supported us.
2 Comments:
Bravo Jeffrey! An excellent effort for a worthy cause!
Many thanks. It was a great day.
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