I don't know if anyone will be in the Leeds area up to this Saturday noon, but my friend Paul Shields is currently running on a treadmill in the Asda in Morley aiming to beat the record mileage over 48 hours on a treadmill. He is running to raise noney for Mencap, and would appreciate any encouragement, as the general public seem to think he's a bit mad.
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Good for him and the best of luck too. How many miles does he have to run to beat the record?
Susie
Shame I'm nowhere near Leeds. It is mad ! but an excellent fundraising idea.
Very best of luck to him.
Funny you should mention power cuts but the electric socket they were using packed in yesterday, he has a back up treadmill and second back up would involve dragging mine across the car park!
Do the Paris Marathon, spend the next week running from Paris to London, then run the London Marathon. Any of you here up for this madness?
One of my personal favourite "stupid things to do" is the Enduroman. A guy is hoping to make a race out of running from Marble Arch to Dover, swimming the channel then cycling to the Arce de Triomphe. He has done it himself so it is possible!
Gareth
Did he make it?
Is he still alive?
Does he ever want to see the inside of an ASDA again? Probably not.
SR
Well Paul is now the holder of the 48 hour treadmill record with 137 miles, he passed the old record at just after 4 am on Saturday morning, went to hav e acouple of hours sleep, but couldn't get his trainers on again after, the heat from the running deck had made them swell up so the last nine miles he did in his slippers!
Don't yet know how much he's raised for Mencap, I'll let you know.
Also it is quite an education just seeing the type of person who does actually use the 24 hour shopping facility!
How did he manage to stay hydrated indoors for this length of time?
Bet you cant get hold of any powerade in Asda this week.
C'mon Paula - the gauntlet is down now ;-)
Very impressed, excellent achievement
Nick
(of course if I've mis-remembered an old thread the first para is rubbish - the second para stands)
Serious top effort and many congrats to the man.
What a fantastic achievement - congratulations to Paul.
Here's a radical suggestion:
Why don't all of us who have posted our sentiments on this forum now each post a cheque of at least £5 to Paul. He deserves to make a fortune for Mencap. I'll start the bidding at £10
Monique - we'll need an address - or has Paul signed up for Justgiving.com at all?
Cheers
Happy H