Richard Dunwoody - 1000 Mile challenge
Richard Dunwoody walks 1000 miles in 1000 hours
At 2.20pm on Friday
10 July, Richard Dunwoody completed his '1000 Mile Challenge'
having walked day and night for 42 days - one mile every hour for
1000 consecutive hours.
He was joined for the last mile by racing legend Lester Piggott
and together they passed the winning post in front of packed stands
on Newmarket Racecourse.
Causes supported
Whereas Captain Barclay undertook the challenge for a 1000
Guineas bet, Richard completed the challenge to raise money for
four charities - Racing Welfare, the Alzheimer's Society, Sparks
and Spinal Research. Bookmaker Paddy Power recreated the bet and
will donate the sum of £10,000 to the Charity Trust.
Richard said: "I
undertook this challenge to raise as much money as I could for the
charities but I had absolutely no idea that I would receive this
level of support. It's been great that so many people have got
involved and I have been both humbled and inspired by this.
"There are so many people that I need to thank - the team who
have looked after me, the Bedford Lodge Hotel who have housed and
fed me, and our partners. It is an experience I shall never forget,
although I'm looking forward to getting a little bit of sleep
now!"
Make a donation
CAF set up the Trust and provided the online donation system for
Richard Dunwoody's 1000 Mile Challenge. The challenge has so far
raised in excess of £100,000 but more is hoped for and needed and
you can still make donations:
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