Ed Wethered
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On the 30th august I will embark on a 1000km run around the UK to raise awareness of small charities working with children. The route will take me to head offices of the 12 charities supported by Raise Your Hands.
Whilst I suspect that I will be the only one to run the full 1000km (!), the run has been broken into sections, with some of the most beautiful trails falling over the weekends. So anyone that has a passion for taking on new challenges, getting fit and meeting new people is encouraged to get involved.
Raise Your Hands is about supporting charities in fun and innovative ways, and RYH1000 will be no different. We’ve teamed up with The London Beer Factory who will be providing runners with free craft beer at the end of the day from their converted London Beer Taxi. Ed is also going to carry a 6kg BeatBringer speaker on his back – the equivalent of putting on a stone and running around Algeria – so we can listen to some quality tunes whilst running in some of the most beautiful parts of the English countryside
It’s going to be the first time anyone has run 1000km with 2 x 6” woofers and 2 x 25mm soft dome tweeters - we’re still waiting to get the nod from the Guinness Book of Records.
Like a travelling radio request show hosted by DJ Forest Gump, I will be using runners’ music choices (via a collaborative Spotify playlist) and loads of positive vibes to will a community of runners to achieve something they thought they weren’t capable of. RYH1000 gives people around the UK the chance to get active, become a part of a national challenge and show their support for small charities working with children in the UK.
http://www.raiseyourhands.org.uk/ryh1000