Portsmouth Joggers ClubAdventure Races
Club members take part in many adventure and extreme races throughout the year, such as
- The Grizzly
- The Beast
- Tour de Trigs photo's or event website
- and many others.
and many more.
If you are interested then contact a Committee member and they will point you in the right direction.
Portsmouth Joggers take on the Gurkha Challenge
On July 18th 2009, Tony Conway, Derek Powles, Steve McLean, Russ Bestley from Portsmouth Joggers Club completed the 100km/62 miles Gurkha Trailwalker Challenge from Petersfield in Hampshire to Brighton in East Sussex.
Donations can be made
Online at
http://www.justgiving.com/portsmouthjoggers. Alternatively, please send a cheque
payable to R.Bestley to: Phyl's Little Soldiers, 57 Shadwell Road,
Portsmouth, Hampshire PO2 9EH.
In-Person to one of the team members.
The Day's Progress
Photographs are posted
here.
Can you spot which was the only runner to fall over .................
and he hadn't run 62 miles ?
19.27 - Update from OXFAM Lindsey "Just
seen Phyl's Little Soldiers cracking open the champagne and
well-deserved too! (save me a bit!)"
19.27 - 12 hrs 7 mins, so far fastest civilian team home.
19.14 - Finished, 1st 7am start team to finish.
Thanks to all the Joggers who came out to support - you did Mum
proud
17.58 - Checkpoint 9 - Looking tired but now onto the last
7 miles. Bob back running, Del, Martin and Chris M
also running. Sandra walking back from the finish to meet them.
16.42 - On to checkpoint 9. Chris B and Chris M both
running. Martin running the last two legs. Looking good after 40
miles.
15.42 - Checkpoint 8, all OK. Pasta stop, most welcome.
15.07 - Ooppps, it's Chris not Del
14.36- Just reached checkpoint 7, Bob's dropped out for a
couple of cp's. Del's running this next leg. Fabulous views. Time
for tea.
13.11 - Russ has asked Mum to get God to
turn the sun down - its now just started to rain.
13.10 - Checkpoint 5, halfway. Boy's just left Bob, sore
foot but OK. Onto cp 6. Thank you Eric for running this leg.
11.23am - Through checkpoint 4, one hour ahead of
schedule. Thank you Carol for doing CP 3 and 4.
10.23am - Checkpoint 3, all through OK. 30 mins
ahead of time.
9.21am - Through check point 2, 25 mins in front of plan.
Thanks to Ian and Rob for running leg 2 with the boys. All look
well.
