running beaver http://www.runningbeaver.co.uk Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:41:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 en For the full story of the epic adventure plus pictures, please follow the link - http://www.runningbeaver.co.uk/the-full-story-plus-pictures-please-follow-the-link http://www.runningbeaver.co.uk/the-full-story-plus-pictures-please-follow-the-link#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:03:51 +0000 admin http://www.runningbeaver.co.uk/the-full-story-plus-pictures-please-follow-the-link Tom finishing run at Dover - http://www.blakehartley.com/ArchtoArc_000.htm   For even more photos go to Arch to Arc on Facebook.

It is not too late to sponsor Tom, he is over half way to his target but still needs another £4,000. If you would like to give something to the charity Missing People please go to - http://www.justgiving.com/arch2arc08 -  whatever you can manage will be greatly appreciated, every little helps. Thank you very much to everyone who has already given .

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At last I am happy to say  I HAVE COMPLETED THE ENDUROMAN ARCH TO ARC. 

I wanted to say a massive THANKYOU to all my sponsors who made my dream come true with out you it would not have been possible. 

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]]> http://www.runningbeaver.co.uk/battered-finishing-the-swim/feed GAME ON!!!! http://www.runningbeaver.co.uk/game-on http://www.runningbeaver.co.uk/game-on#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:53:41 +0000 admin http://www.runningbeaver.co.uk/game-on At last I have been given the green light. I will start at the run at 12:30 from the Marble Arch tomorrow Saturday. 

TO FOLLOW MY PROGRESS AND WRITE ME SUPPORT PLEASE GO TO www.enduroman.com AND CLICK ON TOM BEAVER LIVE FEED. 

Thanks very much.

]]> http://www.runningbeaver.co.uk/game-on/feed THE WAIT GOES ON… http://www.runningbeaver.co.uk/the-wait-goes-on%e2%80%a6 http://www.runningbeaver.co.uk/the-wait-goes-on%e2%80%a6#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:35:58 +0000 admin http://www.runningbeaver.co.uk/the-wait-goes-on%e2%80%a6 As the Indian summer remains windy and wet, I stay at home waiting for the weather to improve so I can start the run. Having spoken to Steve it looks promising for the swim to take place on Monday. (very early) If this is the case I will start running on Saturday. 

Till tomorrow night!!

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 Fingers crossed….. I will keep you updated

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If all goes to plan I will be starting from the Marble Arc this Thursday at 10:30 am.  If you would like to follow my progress and write some support while I am suffering please go to www.enduroman.com and click on my live feed.

 

I would like to say a massive thankyou to Johnson Arabia L.L.C crane hire for there very generous support to me. Also Trailers and Components Ltd for giving me a great deal on hiring the van for the support crew. It is all very much appreciated.

WISH ME LUCK!!! 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT MY CHARITY – MISSING PEOPLE THEN PLEASE CLICK THE ARROW BELOW, THIS WILL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO MY JUSTGIVING WEB PAGE.

 

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As training is slowly coming to an end, I am now counting the days and looking forward to the start of the Enduroman Arch to Arc.  I am just hoping that the weather improves as swimmers are getting frustrating in Dover due to the conditions in the channel are not good enough to swim. Fingers crossed if all goes well weather depending, I will start running on 4th September at around 10:30 am.  

Good luck to my friend Hamish Reid and his pal Dominic Jones who are also waiting in Dover to do a relay channel swim. 

Watch this space……….

 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT MY CHARITY – MISSING PEOPLE THEN PLEASE CLICK THE ARROW BELOW, THIS WILL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO MY JUSTGIVING WEB PAGE.

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Last weekend Joanne and I went down to Weymouth for another swim session with Tom – I did 8 hours. Swimming for that amount of time is hard work thankfully just one more training swim to go next weekend, then the really thing!! Not much more to report on for now.  

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT MY CHARITY – MISSING PEOPLE THEN PLEASE CLICK THE ARROW BELOW, THIS WILL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO MY JUSTGIVING WEB PAGE.

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Sorry I have not been in contact over the past few weeks time is going so quickly and the Arch to Arc is just around the corner. I have been extremely busy at work over the past weeks which have had a knock on effect making my training very hard. I went to Weymouth for another long swim with my wife Joanne yesterday. Sickness when swimming is still an issue, I did try some motion sickness remedies.  However, they did not make much difference, every few hours I was sick!! We are back in Weymouth next weekend for another swim session… 

I would like to say a massive thank JLG Industries (for those of you that don’t know JLG Industries, Inc. is the world’s leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of access equipment - www.jlg.com) for coming on board and sponsoring me. I am really am very grateful for your generous help. 

 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT MY CHARITY – MISSING PEOPLE THEN PLEASE CLICK THE ARROW BELOW, THIS WILL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO MY JUSTGIVING WEB PAGE.

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