London Duathlon

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