Post by Di on Sept 28, 2006 14:38:58 GMT -5
Sophie is doing The Great North Run this year, she is running 13 miles for Charity and would love you to sponsor her, find the details at the bottom of the page.
Sophie Raworth's doing it for the first time ever. John Motson's done it 14 times. Carol Vorderman and Susie Dent are doing it very, very slowly. And this year 55,000 other people will be doing it with them on October 1. What is it? It's the BUPA Great North Run, the biggest participatory sporting event in Britain since its inception in 1981.
The Run was set-up by Olympic medallist Brendan Foster. He was in New Zealand, training with fellow competitor Dave Moorcroft for the 1980 Moscow Olympics, when they were invited to participate in the "Round the Bays" run in Auckland.
The runners head out of Newcastle city centre, across the Tyne Bridge and along the river until they reach South Shields and the sea. At 13 miles, the distance is less daunting than a full marathon and more attractive to those, like newscaster Sophie Raworth, who have not yet tackled a long-distance run.
"I've been asked to do it twice, but the first time I was pregnant and the second time I was about to become pregnant," says Raworth. "It has been a shock to the system, but I've really loved it. I couldn't believe you can get addicted to running. It's lovely to feel fit."
With two children to bring up and the BBC's One O'Clock News to present, wasn't she too busy to train? "I find that the busier you are the more you fit in," she says. "My day starts around 6.45am when the kids wake me up. I get them to school, then I'm at work till 2.30. Then it's back to pick up the kids. So I train in the evenings and at the weekend, when I put them in a buggy and run with them in the park."
Raworth will line up alongside pro-athletes Berhane Adere, Jo Pavey, Stefano Baldini and Paul Tergat, as well as John Motson, who has defied the couch potato image of the typical sports commentator to complete the run on 14 occasions. "My best time was 1hr 40mins, two years ago," he says proudly, "and I've only missed two events in the past 10 years."
Sophie, is raising money for Breast Cancer Haven.
The Great North Run is on Sunday 1st October and is live on BBC 1 at 9:30 am.
If you want to sponsor Sophie then go to:
www.justgiving.com/sophieraworth
Best of Luck to Sophie and I shall get a picture of Sophie in training on the site within the hour.
Di xx
Sophie Raworth's doing it for the first time ever. John Motson's done it 14 times. Carol Vorderman and Susie Dent are doing it very, very slowly. And this year 55,000 other people will be doing it with them on October 1. What is it? It's the BUPA Great North Run, the biggest participatory sporting event in Britain since its inception in 1981.
The Run was set-up by Olympic medallist Brendan Foster. He was in New Zealand, training with fellow competitor Dave Moorcroft for the 1980 Moscow Olympics, when they were invited to participate in the "Round the Bays" run in Auckland.
The runners head out of Newcastle city centre, across the Tyne Bridge and along the river until they reach South Shields and the sea. At 13 miles, the distance is less daunting than a full marathon and more attractive to those, like newscaster Sophie Raworth, who have not yet tackled a long-distance run.
"I've been asked to do it twice, but the first time I was pregnant and the second time I was about to become pregnant," says Raworth. "It has been a shock to the system, but I've really loved it. I couldn't believe you can get addicted to running. It's lovely to feel fit."
With two children to bring up and the BBC's One O'Clock News to present, wasn't she too busy to train? "I find that the busier you are the more you fit in," she says. "My day starts around 6.45am when the kids wake me up. I get them to school, then I'm at work till 2.30. Then it's back to pick up the kids. So I train in the evenings and at the weekend, when I put them in a buggy and run with them in the park."
Raworth will line up alongside pro-athletes Berhane Adere, Jo Pavey, Stefano Baldini and Paul Tergat, as well as John Motson, who has defied the couch potato image of the typical sports commentator to complete the run on 14 occasions. "My best time was 1hr 40mins, two years ago," he says proudly, "and I've only missed two events in the past 10 years."
Sophie, is raising money for Breast Cancer Haven.
The Great North Run is on Sunday 1st October and is live on BBC 1 at 9:30 am.
If you want to sponsor Sophie then go to:
www.justgiving.com/sophieraworth
Best of Luck to Sophie and I shall get a picture of Sophie in training on the site within the hour.
Di xx