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A special 36-mile charity fundraising challenge in memory of Simon Lee.

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A special 36-mile charity fundraising challenge in memory of Simon Lee. Message courtesy of Paula Jones at Porth Eirias Runners. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com   The first of our charity fundraising runners takes on her challenge tomorrow (Saturday), so a huge shout out to  Nicola Goodall  who takes on a 36k run in memory of her brother, Simon Lee, who would have been 36 years old this month.  Her husband Gary is going to run 36 miles, with their children joining them for part of the run. They are raising money for three vital charities that support people bereaved by suicide - Cruse, SOBS and Suicide&co. These charities are included in our fundraising day on 29th March but if anyone would like to donate direct the links are at the bottom  Nicola joined Porth Eirias runners about 7 years ago and is one of our longest serving members!! She has trained extremely hard for this run joining other club members on their marathon training while juggling work, fami...

Green, global challenge from ā€˜Dawn to Dusk

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*North Wales Road Runner Helen Hannam will be one of many athletes competing in the global Dawn till Dusk charity challenge on Saturday Green, global challenge from ā€˜Dawn to Duskā€™ Relay teams of North Wales based runners, walkers, and cyclists are preparing to take part in an unusual ā€˜Dawn to Duskā€™ green, global charity challenge this Saturday to see how many kilometres they can complete within a 12-hour period. A number of targets have been set for each of the different activity sections, offering branded coloured wristbands, and beautiful natural wooden eco medals to finishers, along with spot prizes and special awards to category winners. The object is to find the teams who can complete the longest distances worldwide with donations given to Mind, Sporting Equals, or NHS Charities.  All finishers will also have the option to collect a special medal with an Ultra X logo in the centre, and/or to make an additional donation to the organiserā€™s sustainability partners,  Mossy Ea...