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14th Aug 2015

Still time to sign up to run with Xtreme Everest

The Xtreme Everest team will be running in the Bournemouth Marathon again this year, with return runners Mike, Kay and David making appearance along with some new faces - more than fifteen of our friends and colleagues have agreed to join us in October already, covering every one of the distances on offer.

We are still looking for runners to join us over the weekend, you do not have to do the marathon, you could do 5K, 10K, or a half marathon, or just come along to shout encouragement. All distances are offered over the course of the Bournemouth Marathon Festival weekend - 3rd/4th October

The route is beautiful, with coastal views and the opportunity to run both the Boscombe and Bournemouth piers. The map does makes it look a bit complicated with lots of doubling back, but it is well marshalled so there is no chance of going wrong! It starts at a heady altitude of about 40m above sea level, and appears to end at sea level.

Last year we raised nearly £2000 for the Sherpas that have supported us over the last ten years we have been running research studies in Nepal.

Money raised this year will go to Phase Worldwide, supporting their Phase Nepal arm. We are hoping to aim £8,000 upwards to support a health post in the Humla region, which will help to provide public health education and access to basic primary health care and maternal care.

In the Humla Region, far west Nepal, one in every 17 children will die before their first birthday and one in every 13 children will die before he or she turns five. This region has the highest proportion of women in Nepal who report receiving no anti-natal care at 35%. 24% of women have an unmet need for contraception and only 29% of baby deliveries are attended by skilled personnel.

A Virgin Money Giving page to collect fundraising for this event will be opened soon.

If you want to run with us, please get in touch. Thank you for all your support.




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