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Olympic Miles are Making more Smiles!
- Thursday, 07 June 2012 15:48
There's a second torch relay taking place across the country that is set to benefit hundreds of disadvantaged children. Endurancelife are calling for runners to take up the baton as the Real Relay reaches Northern Ireland this Saturday, 9th June.
The Endurancelife Real Relay is an extraordinary attempt for hundreds of runners from across Great Britain to run the entire 8,000 mile route of the Olympic Torch Relay non-stop.
Each runner will take on a section of the continuous route, passing the Real Relay baton down the line. Despite starting out ten days later than the official Olympic Torch Relay, the Real Relay aims to reach London's Olympic Park ahead of it. For this to be achieved, the Real Relay must keep going for 24 hours of each day with team members running non-stop through day and night.The Real Relay has got off to a flying start passing through South West England and Wales. Endurancelife are calling for runners to take part in this challenge as the Real Relay reaches Northern Ireland on Saturday 9th June. To be eligible, runners must be capable of maintaining a ten minute mile pace for the duration of their section and make a minimum £10 donation to the Real Relay's official charity, CHICKS.
Jo Smith Scott from CHICKS charity said "CHICKS is thrilled to be part of the Real Relay which is such an exciting and extraordinary challenge and we are very grateful to Endurancelife for supporting us. Not only is the Real Relay raising much needed funds for CHICKS but it is also spreading the word across the UK about what we do to help disadvantaged children.
"The Real Relay seems to have sparked passion and determination from the Endurancelife Facebook fans which has enabled this incredible challenge to get off the ground. It is now brilliant to see that as the word spreads more and more people want to be part of something very special, a great example of how seemingly impossible challenges can be conquered."
To take part or follow the progress of the Real Relay visit http://www.facebook.com/Endurancelife or http://www.endurancelife.com/realrelay
We are always looking for individuals to take on charity challenges in support of CHICKS and are currently seeking participants for The Great North Swim, British 10k London Run and The Great North Run. For more information about these events please visit our website www.chicks.org.uk
Throughout May we will be running our Change for CHICKS campaign. We're asking all our supporters to encourage their friends, family and colleagues to donate their small change to CHICKS. More...
