Milestones and Organisation

Today we past the £1000 on the donation website which I am really pleased about. Helped out by a slightly anonymous Derek W, Thank you very much sir! Its all very much appreciated on behalf of Jem and of course TCHC.

Plans are shaping up the very first 'International Ashfield Health Village Marathon' which is due to take place on Friday the 6th of June. It has very exclusive entrance criteria with qualification being even more rigorous than getting into other International Marathon Majors. The line up is yet to be announced but it looks like a very strong field with a high chance of a course record being set. This is an 82 lap near flat course that takes in a very mild downhill and uphill on the straights.

Training has started on this brutal multi-lap course and will continue weekly until race day arrives. All monies raised via this marathon will of course be going to the Burns Unit at Sheffield Childrens Hospital.

This marathon is taking place, also, as part of the national 'Work Out at Work Day 2014' an idea from the CSP to help people, especially staff at hospitals, take opportunities to become more active at work and at home and therefore be more physically and mentally healthier. Up and down land there are challenges and ideas being put forward to be rolled out and introduced on the 6th June.

For our Hospital we are looking to introduce the idea of walking one or a few laps of the building at lunchtime as a simple, free way of being more active and gaining a long list of other benefits that go with this. These simple ideas can be carried out by everyone at any age and any exercise level and hopefully these skills, ideas and experiences can also be passed on to the many different patients that we come into contact with. Us phyiso's as flagships of general health and activity will be trying other challenges to bring, fitness, comedy and coordination into it as well. There has been talk of an 'Egg and Spoon Race', a '3-legged Race' or running a lap or 2 or 5k, 10k, even a half marathon. As a challenge the physio staff of Ashfield and Mansfield are looking to complete 160 laps in total over the lunch time period. This would equate to a team effort of 50 miles! Bonkers? Well you might just be right, but if we preach it then we need to value it and if we value it then we need to do it. So if we can do it then so can you! Inspired? Then come and join us...