Trailwalker UK 2008 - South Downs Way
Yes, we did it. And we have plenty of blisters to prove! We whinged, moaned and cursed but at the end we walked 100km in impressive 26h44min59s non-stop through the night to Brighton. Only 288 teams (out of 502 who set off in Petersfield) crossed the finish line and we are quite proud of our achievement as, according to the organisers, our time is the new event record in the category "fastest slightly overweight Brazilians in their early thirties with a strange attraction for lycra (but only some of them!)". Actually, we could've cut down the time by 15min but, keeping a Brazilian tradition, we were late for the big day.
But we didn't walk the equivalent of almost 2.5 marathons (and a complete ascent of Ben Nevis!) just because we like to punish our feet for not being good enough to play football professionally. We did it to raise money for Oxfam and The Gurkha Welfare Trust.
So please help us beat our fundraising target by making a donation through this page. It is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Trailwalker will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.
What will your donations do? £6 can pay for an amazing 100 school dinners for children, encouraging them to go to school to learn to read and write - some food for thought! / £12 buys two dozen chickens (isn't that a KFC family bucket?) / £35 can buy a solar powered water pump and filter system to bring clean and safe drinking water to some of the most remote places on the planet where needed.
Oxfam is a development, relief and campaigning organisation dedicated to finding lasting solutions to poverty and suffering around the world. The Gurkha Welfare Trust was set up in 1969 to relieve hardship and distress among Gurkha ex-servicemen of the British Army and their dependents in Nepal – one of the poorest countries in the world. The Trust’s work now also includes assistance with medical aid, education and aid to communities in which the Gurkhas live. Money raised through Trailwalker funds education projects across Nepal.
Many thanks for your support.
To sponsor us, please just go to www.justgiving.com/braziliannuts
and help us to reach our target
Find out more about the Trailwalker UK here
www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/fundraise/trailwalker/index...
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Trailwalker UK 2008 - South Downs Way
Yes, we did it. And we have plenty of blisters to prove! We whinged, moaned and cursed but at the end we walked 100km in impressive 26h44min59s non-stop through the night to Brighton. Only 288 teams (out of 502 who set off in Petersfield) crossed the finish line and we are quite proud of our achievement as, according to the organisers, our time is the new event record in the category "fastest slightly overweight Brazilians in their early thirties with a strange attraction for lycra (but only some of them!)". Actually, we could've cut down the time by 15min but, keeping a Brazilian tradition, we were late for the big day.
But we didn't walk the equivalent of almost 2.5 marathons (and a complete ascent of Ben Nevis!) just because we like to punish our feet for not being good enough to play football professionally. We did it to raise money for Oxfam and The Gurkha Welfare Trust.
So please help us beat our fundraising target by making a donation through this page. It is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Trailwalker will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.
What will your donations do? £6 can pay for an amazing 100 school dinners for children, encouraging them to go to school to learn to read and write - some food for thought! / £12 buys two dozen chickens (isn't that a KFC family bucket?) / £35 can buy a solar powered water pump and filter system to bring clean and safe drinking water to some of the most remote places on the planet where needed.
Oxfam is a development, relief and campaigning organisation dedicated to finding lasting solutions to poverty and suffering around the world. The Gurkha Welfare Trust was set up in 1969 to relieve hardship and distress among Gurkha ex-servicemen of the British Army and their dependents in Nepal – one of the poorest countries in the world. The Trust’s work now also includes assistance with medical aid, education and aid to communities in which the Gurkhas live. Money raised through Trailwalker funds education projects across Nepal.
Many thanks for your support.
To sponsor us, please just go to www.justgiving.com/braziliannuts
and help us to reach our target
Find out more about the Trailwalker UK here
www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/fundraise/trailwalker/index...
© All rights reserved