Tom Hunt hopes to get into the record books – AND to raise funds for The ME Association this autumn. He aims to become the youngest person to run between Land’s End and John o’Groats in just 31 days.
His training is going well and his fundraising is going brilliantly – he has already raised nearly £4000. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Tom-Hunt-Run
But his expedition planning has hit a hitch as the motor home he had hoped to borrow has not materialised. So he urgently needs places to stay along his route.
This would involve meeting Tom at an agreed point (liaising by phone), and giving him a place to stay for the night. His needs are few – a shower or bath, somewhere perhaps to wash his socks, a carb-packed meal and a bed. And then a lift back to where he stopped running the day before.
He is planning on running approximately 30 miles per day, so it may be that someone terribly kind might even be able to have him for 2 consecutive nights.
THIS IS HIS ROUTE – subject to change however due to weather and blisters….
Wednesday 24th August Land's End (before the run starts)
Thursday 25th Redruth
Friday 26th Bodmin
Saturday 27th Launceston
Sunday 28th Okehampton
Monday 29th Tiverton
Tuesday 30th Bridgwater
Wednesday 31st Bristol
Thursday 1st September Monmouth
Friday 2nd Hereford
Saturday 3rd Clungunford (near Ludlow)
Sunday 4th Shrewsbury
Monday 5th Whitchurch
Tuesday 6th Warrington
Wednesday 7th Preston
Thursday 8th Lancaster
Friday 9th Kendal
Saturday 10th Penrith
Sunday 11th Canonbie (just north of Carlisle)
Monday 12th Ettrick (halfway between Peebles and Moffat)
Tuesday 13th Peebles
Wednesday 14th Edinburgh
Thursday 15th Glenfarg (south of Perth)
Friday 16th Dunkeld (north of Perth)
Saturday 17th Calvine (north of Pitlochry)
Sunday 18th Etteridge (south of Kingussie)
Monday 19th Carrbridge (south east of Inverness)
Tuesday 20th Inverness
Wednesday 21st Lamington (north west of Cromarty)
Thursday 22nd Brora
Friday 23rd Latheronwheel (south of Wick)
Saturday 24th John O'Groats
If you are able to help, please could you make contact direct https://www.facebook.com/tomhuntwr/
or via our fundraising manager, Helen Hyland – helen.hyland@meassociation.org.uk
Thank you so much for your support.
Our fundraising managaer, Helen Hyland, has asked be to post this message on her behalf and on Tom’s:
38 MARATHONS IN 31 DAYS – TOM STILL NEEDS OUR HELP
Helen Hyland, our fundraising manager, writes:
Many, many thanks for all the kind offers of accommodation for Tom Hunt’s attempt to get into the record books in September by RUNNING 38 marathons between Lands End and John O’Groats. He’s nearly here, but still has a few gaps –
9th- Kendal
10th- Penrith
11th- Canonbie
12th- Etrrick
17th- Calvine
18th- Etteridge
19th- Carrbridge
if you can put him up for a night, please contact hm via his facebook page https://www.facebook.com/tomhuntwr/, or through our fundraising manager Helen Hyland – helen.hyland@meassociation.org.uk