Personal Challenge

Running 250km in Jordan

  • 12/05/2012 - 20/07/2012

paul fotheringham is fundraising for Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Hong Kong)

My Story

Hi, thank you for visiting my personal fundraising page. I am due to do a 250km running race on the 12th of May, in Jordan in the middle East. The race is part of a series called Racing The Planet (http://www.4deserts.com/beyond/jordan) and this particular one starts in Amman in Jordan, and finishes up 250km later amongst the ruins of Petra (closely followed by a drink or three in Tel Aviv) - covering about 40km per day running through the desert (with avg temperatures at 30 'C daytime, 0 'C night). One particularly interesting section the organisers have thrown in is where we will need to run for about 16 hours through the night to finish the required 80km stage. We also have to carry all our own food, sleeping bags, water, torches, compasses, cooking utensils etc throughout the race. I thought it would be a good opportunity to raise funds for the Hong Kong Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals (where my dogs came from), especially as my company Macquarie will match whatever funds I raise up to 25K AUD. Thanks in advance for any donations Paul Finished! thanks for all your donations!
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Recent Donors

  • Daniel Pak

    Crazy stuff mate - onya ~

    HKD 200 06/04/2012 08:11:42 AM UTC

  • Natalie Freedman

    Nobody could ever underestimate your determination (or insanity...)

    HKD 250 05/29/2012 10:53:07 PM UTC

  • Henry Pinchbeck

    sure that you just LOVE sand dunes now

    HKD 1,000 05/29/2012 07:29:10 PM UTC

  • Simon F

    This goes against my religion to do requested sponsorship, but I reckon you deserve it. Im very impressed you completed it! hope you got a couple of photos. Nice work.

    HKD 250 05/25/2012 06:24:57 PM UTC

  • Des Clarke

    HKD 500 05/14/2012 05:20:24 PM UTC

  • Chau

    Good luck Paul! Will be thinking of you when I'm sipping my wine in the evening! x

    HKD 500 05/10/2012 08:44:52 AM UTC

  • Matt

    bring back some sand

    HKD 500 05/07/2012 04:49:17 PM UTC

  • Kev

    God Speed!

    HKD 100 05/07/2012 02:37:06 PM UTC

  • Parky

    Good luck chap.

    HKD 500 05/07/2012 02:09:36 PM UTC

  • John Tran

    Go hard Fothers. Don't end up as the next dessert mummy though.

    HKD 388 05/07/2012 02:06:25 PM UTC

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