Every year, Richard does at least one Charity 5k Run. In 2015, as 2014, this was the Great Winter Run, around Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, on SATURDAY 10 JANUARY 2015.
This year, he ran and collected money for the Prince of Wales’ Hospice in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. One of our team members’ grandparents was looked after by the Hospice in the months leading up to her death several years ago, and the work that they do in looking after the elderly and infirm is second to none.
In spite of horrific conditions, 30mph+ winds, and driving snow and hail, Richard completed the 5 kilometre course in 29 minutes and 36 seconds. Although slower than his personal best, this was a very good run in the circumstances!
So the final results are in – in time order, I was 935th, with a time of 29 minutes and 36 seconds, so only 1 minute 15 seconds from my PB… which is some achievement, given that at two points (approaching Dunsapie Loch, and the cutting) the headwind was so strong it was blowing me backwards, and that the last 1.5km was run in hail which horrible visibility (couldn’t actually see the finish line until I was almost on it!).
Big credit to the organisers and volunteer marshalls – standing still in that wind and weather must have been horrible.
If you’d still like to make a sponsorship donation for the Prince of Wales’ Hospice, please have a look at the details below. Big thanks too to everyone who has donated already!
To donate:
- please visit www.pwh.org.uk/richard-hornby-edinburgh-winter-run
- Text DURH86 £5 (or an amount of your choice) to 70070.
- or if you would prefer to donate offline, email Richard at run@mallard-days.com.