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I did it!  Writing this 17/2/25 we have raised £1,960 or £2,300 including gift aid - thank you to everybody!  The sponsorship button still works if you want to sponsor more!  It is all for a very good cause: 

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Thank you everybody for your generous donations, support and encouragement for the sponsored endurance running event. The challenge was to run as far as possible in a 4-hour period around an off-road 5.33 km (3.31 mile) circuit in Thetford forest, and simultaneously raise funds for repairing RGC’s historic runway. There were a number of unexpected surprises at 09.00hrs as I lined up for the start. First of all, it had snowed during the night, coupled with a temperature of just above zero. Then there were tree roots everywhere waiting to trip up a lazy foot at the first sign of fatigue. But the biggest surprise was an endless (!) incline which I failed to read about beforehand. Bad enough going up it once, but as it was part of the circuit it came around 6 times..!

 

Anyway, I must admit that it was much tougher than I expected but the official results recorded a distance of 31.98 km (19.87 miles) in 4 hours 1 minute so I was ultimately very pleased.

 

We received generous donations obviously from RGC members and their families, local residents interested in the historical significance of the runway, members of 447th Bombardment Group, a number of other gliding clubs, and simply from individuals with an interest in historic aviation.

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Thank you all very much again for the support..!

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Robert

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