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Greg Langham took part in our Hyde Park 10k in January dressed in full ski gear (including the boots!) – he tells us more about he took on this challenge…<\/p>\n
Name<\/strong>: Greg Langham I ran the Hyde Park 10k race in full ski kit, including ski-boots, to raise money for Skiing with Heroes<\/strong><\/a>, a veterans charity that supports injured soldiers. Skiing with Heroes provides these brave men and women with a sense of purpose, mental & physical rehabilitation and an opportunity to get back into mainstream life and employment.<\/p>\n The programme is designed to give the Veterans the chance to regain lost confidence<\/strong> and rebuild their fitness and strength<\/strong>, to help them re-enter the world, post-injury. I will be supporting as a ski-buddy for their week of ‘ski-habilitation’, which is only the start of a year-long programme of mentoring, pain management and the searching and securing of jobs and work placements.<\/p>\n When I heard about SWH, I felt that it would be a great fit for me and started to think up some suitably crazy ideas for fundraising<\/strong>. I wanted to do something that I thought would be a genuine challenge for me, so I decided to run a 10k race<\/strong><\/a> in ski-boots. Idiot.<\/p>\n Having told a number of people about this idea, it was too late to back down and I ended up booking the race and starting my training (wearing ski-boots around the house and out walking in the Surrey hills).<\/p>\n The day of the run came and I donned my Lycra race-suit, goggles and ski-boots, picked up my poles and headed to Hyde Park to the start line. I’ll be honest, it was tough going<\/strong>. After 5km, the pain was bearable, but I felt absolutely exhausted. I had some water and flapjack and was able to get back up and running. By 8km, the pain was really kicking in<\/strong>. My shins felt like they had been used as an extra in a Bruce Lee movie, my calves were tightening up and lifting each foot with the extra weight of the ski-boot felt like wading through treacle. With 200m to go, the blister on my left heel burst and I thought that my legs were going to give way, but I managed to stagger over the finish line and complete the race.<\/p>\n With the race over, it was time for champagne and medals and although it was a painful experience, I managed to raise nearly £1500<\/strong> in donations, so it was well worth it!<\/p>\n
\nAge<\/strong>: 33
\nLocation<\/strong>: London
\nFavourite distance<\/strong>: 1\/2 marathon
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