Dementia UK Challengers to Run 100m in the Olympic Stadium

Be among the first people in the world to run the 100m on the track that will see the stars of Team GB and Paralympics GB compete against world Olympic and Paralympics athletes in summer 2012.

Congratulations to Robert Burge and Bethan Ricketts, who have both been given their own 100m race lane in the Gold Challenge Stadium Event on 1st April.

Bethan, to date, has raised the grand total of £1527.50 towards her 20 Sport Challenge and is currently in 11th place in the top fundraisers league.

Robert is not far behind in 12th place having raised, to date, a magnificent £1502.50 towards his 2012km challenge.

This is a fantastic opportunity for both Robert and Bethan to take part in a once in a lifetime experience.   Well done!  We’ll be there to cheer them on!

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Water Polo

Amy Cudmore from the Community Fundraising team at Dementia UK is taking part in the 5 sport challenge.  Read on to find out how she got on…..

After some thought, I decided my new plan of action should be to book successive sports that would take me through the autumn.  This way I would continuously be taking part in my sports.

At the start of the summer I had contacted a Water Polo club in Stratford regards their training times.  As they were closed for a refurbishment during the summer I was advised they would be in contact in September with their new training times.  As I had not heard from them and had already started the enquiry, I thought that I should pick Water Polo as my next sport to book.

Unfortunately, the club previously selected informed me that their pool in Stratford had closed indefinitely but they had found a pool in East Ham to train at.  As East Ham is a little too far for me from both work and home, I decided to find another club a little closer to central London.  On Friday, I used the Gold Challenge Sports finder to find a Water Polo club between work and home.  I came across Out to Swim swimming club who are based in Queensway, W2 5HS and who have a Water Polo team – London Orca.

According to their website “whether you swim with us in Out To Swim and want to give Water Polo a try, or whether you are coming to us for the first time, we’re really pleased to welcome new players, male and female, whether you have played before or not. To help introduce you to what can seem like a bewildering game, we offer your first three water polo sessions free”

I contacted Out to Swim and I got a quick response from ‘G’ who informed me that their next beginner class will take place on Friday 14th October between 8 – 9pm.

From looking at the photos on the Out to Swim website – their players look incredibly fit! (This is an endurance sport after all).  Looking at their physiques, I automatically started to feel a little nervous of what I am going to be taking part in – despite my recent training sessions in Weightlifting at the start of the summer.

Well all I can do now is wait two weeks. I think I’ll start building up my fitness with a few squats and sit ups…..oh, and buy a swimming costume!

Amy is taking part in the 5 Sport Challenge
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