MyasthenicKids iMAP Your Finances Triathlon 2011
Hurstpierpoint College, College Lane, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, BN6 9JS
Sunday 20th March 2011
iMap generously match funded every entry fee in donations
Immense thanks to all the competitors and marshals – and all the Hurst friends and family – that came to the Triathlon today! It was an amazing event with some fantastic displays of athleticism and courage :-)
Emma, Denise and Michele, you organised and ran a truly great event. Ladies, you are awesome!
We won't know exactly how much we raised yet, but it is currently looking like somewhere between £4,000 and £5,000 - please let Nick have any further collections or pay in directly to http://www.justgiving.com/Helen-Bedford - all contributions greatly recieved.
THANK YOU ONE AND ALL!
AND THE RESULTS...
|
Name
|
Mins
|
Secs
|
Place
|
|
Andrew Pinker
|
33
|
54
|
1
|
|
Kevin Hinton
|
37
|
52
|
2
|
|
Selma Stafford
|
39
|
7
|
3
|
|
Carol Wright
|
39
|
21*
|
*
|
|
Alex Powell
|
39
|
30
|
4
|
|
Glenn Cameron
|
40
|
57
|
5
|
|
Tom Wright
|
41
|
26
|
6
|
|
Roderick Holdsworth
|
43
|
9
|
7
|
|
Nick Hughes
|
43
|
18
|
8
|
|
Claire Cresswell
|
44
|
33
|
9
|
|
David Stevenson
|
47
|
25
|
10
|
|
Tessa Schaeffer
|
49
|
23
|
11
|
|
Helena Higgens
|
49
|
58
|
12
|
|
Will Perry
|
50
|
57
|
13
|
|
Esme Corbould
|
54
|
22
|
14
|
|
Gary Coomber
|
56
|
27
|
15
|
|
Caroline Revell
|
67
|
34
|
16
|
|
Emma Easterbrook
|
68
|
0
|
17
|
|
Nadia Stacey
|
68
|
0
|
18
|
|
Sharon Starr
|
68
|
18
|
19
|
|
Michele Pearson
|
73
|
34
|
20
|
|
Catherine Holdsworth
|
85
|
12
|
21
|
|
Ashley Maylin
|
DNC
|
-
|
-
|
|
Denise Smith
|
DNC
|
-
|
-
|
|
Hayley Berry
|
DNC
|
-
|
-
|
|
Helen Bedford
|
DNC
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jack Bedford
|
DNC
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jon Sewell-Rutter
|
DNC
|
-
|
-
|
|
Paul Wills
|
DNC
|
-
|
-
|
|
Sophie Giles
|
DNC
|
-
|
-
|
|
Wendy Wood
|
DNC
|
-
|
-
|
|
DNC = Did Not Compete/Ill
|
The Triathlon
A group of mums in the Reception class of Ned Bedford whose twin, Charlie, has Myasthenia - Emma, Denise and Michelle - came up with the wonderful idea of the iMAP Your Finances Triathalon at Hurst in order to raise money for what will be the third annual MGA Children's Weekend for families of children with Myasthenia.
Myasthenia is a weird and wonderful neuromuscular disease - weird in that it is incredibly rare and complex, and wonderful in that our kids are all very special people. Perhaps the most important part of the annual Children's Weekend therefore is that it enables the children to meet other children like themselves. It also enables the parents to learn from each other about how best to care for and support children with a complex neuromuscular condition that is on the frontline of research.
We hold workshops about physio and occupational therapy, school needs and benefits advice. And we invite the research teams at Newcastle, Oxford and Great Ormond Street to come and tell us about the latest breakthroughs.
The video on this page was taken recently and shows 4yr old Toby Jones climbing up the stairs. It is a good example of how difficult life can be for our children. And also just how determined they are!