TEAM NAME: Team London Duathlon
DATE OF EVENT: 12th September 2010
TEAM MOTTO: Pain is your friend, it lets you know you’re not dead yet!
LONDON DUATHLON SUMMARY
The London Duathlon is the world’s largest duathlon held annually in Richmond Park, south-west London, combining running and cycling. Within the confines of the Royal Park, which is closed to traffic for the day, it offers athletes of all abilities the chance to race in a unique environment. The London Duathlon Elite race for 2010 will use the 10km : 20km : 5km Challenge Distance course around the closed roads of Richmond Park on Sunday 12th September.
For spectator information see http://www.thelondonduathlon.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7:spectators&catid=1:admin&Itemid=7
THE TEAM, SOME STATS AND FACTS:
VALERIE KEITH
Greatest Personal Sporting Achievement: Women’s intermediate 8s Henley 2007
Sporting Hero: Lance Armstrong
Duathlon Target Time: 2.5 hours if I am lucky, so long as I’m not too far behind Frankie I don’t mind too much 😉
To sponsor Valerie http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/ValerieKeith
AMANDA COLLINS
Greatest Personal Sporting Achievement: Completing the Medoc du Marathon in fancy dress with wine tastings and cheese en route…yum!
Sporting Hero: Lance Armstrong
Duathlon Target Time: 2.5 hours post honeymoon gorging!
To sponsor Amanda http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/AmandaGill
JANE LUPSON
Greatest Personal Sporting Achievement: Women’s Intermediate Club 8s Henley 2010
Sporting Hero: Kath Grainger – greatest female rower this country and possibly the world, has ever produced!
Duathlon Target Time: 2.5 hours if I can get up the hill in Richmond Park more than once – it kills me!
To sponsor Jane http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/JaneLupson
MOZ ALA
Greatest Personal Sporting Achievement: Coming in the top 250 of the BUPA Great Capital 10k run
Sporting Hero: Ayrton Senna
Duathlon Target Time: 1hr 45 mins
To sponsor Moz http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/MozAla
FRANK ARNOLD
Greatest Personal Sporting Achievement: Completing the Duathlon last year
Sporting Hero: Karsten Braasch – Braasch “was a man whose training regime centred around a pack of cigarettes and more than a couple bottles of ice cold lager.”
Duathlon Target Time: 2hrs
To sponsor Frank http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/FrankArnold
LUCY SMITH
To sponsor Lucy http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/LucyclaireSmith
