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3 Peaks Challenge – David McNamara’s Inspiring Report
David McNamara completed the gruelling “3 Peaks Challenge” to raise funds for the Douglas Bader Foundation, specifically theBADER BRAVES initiative. David’s son, Morgan, is an enthusiastic BRAVE with several events under his belt. Reading David’s wonderful account may give you an idea of what you have to go through to complete a challenge like this – the [...]
more >>The London 10k Run-A personal achievement by Andy Kneen
Andy`s British 10 km run on Sunday 12th July First of all, I hope this article does not put anyone off the idea of doing a 10km run (!), but rather acts as some sort of small incentive to sign up for one next year and raise some funds for the Douglas Bader Foundation. I [...]
more >>Welcome!
Hello, I hope you all like the new look Website. It has been a steep learning curve and sometimes a voyage of discovery – often accidental - to get here but we are pleased with it. Unfortunately the Discussion Forum was an unforseen casualty of the changeover as it was linked to the system which [...]
more >>OC OPS SQN GET HIS BOOTS ON FOR CHARITY!
HIKE JORDAN 2008 OC OPS SQN GET HIS BOOTS ON FOR CHARITY! A Personal Report by Marcus Dimbleby Having seen an advert on the intranet at work back in October 07, offering the chance to hike through Jordan from the Dead Sea to Petra, all in aid of The Douglas Bader Foundation (DBF), I jumped [...]
more >>Hike Jordan
Jordan Hike 2008 A Personal Report by David Bickers Meeting up at Heathrow with some old friends from a previous hike in 2005 to Peru and what would become firm new friend over the next week – again some of whom had hiked and biked in aid of DBF over the years – we arrived [...]
more >>From Russia with love
A personal record of the Cycle Russia Challenge which took place between the 5th – 14th September 2008 by Carol Graves Why Russia ? you may ask. Well, it has been “on my list” for a while, and 2008 has evolved as the Year of Eastern Europe, so to speak. I had a holiday in [...]
more >>A day in the life of a Marathon Runner
A day in the life of a Marathon Runner – No 31979 – Sophie D. The abrupt alarm on Sunday 26th April came as a complete shock to the system: I floundered to stop its deafening ring, rolled over, wondered where I was and what was going on. The dial on the clock told me [...]
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