12th  NAIRNSHIRE CHALLENGE - 24 May 2009

ROTARY CLUB OF NAIRN

THE NAIRNSHIRE CHALLENGE

The Nairnshire Challenge is a 31-mile duathlon on foot and bike.  It is organised annually by the Rotary Club of Nairn to raise money via sponsorship for charities.

All the money raised goes into the Club's Charitable Fund which is a recognised Scottish Charity – reference SCO 27004

The 11th Challenge event in 2008 raised over £47,000 and since the first Challenge in 1997 over £320,000 has been raised and distributed to primarily local charities.  The 12th Challenge of 2009 has just been completed and we are hoping for a record amount of sponsorship.
 
The organisers wish to thank everybody who has participated in and supported the event, and to the Cawdor Estate for allowing access to their land and for their support.

REPORT ON THE 2009 EVENT

The Nairnshire Challenge 2009 took place on Sunday 24 May 2009 in wonderful weather conditions.

648 people registered to enter the event.  The Challenge is not a race, but overall the finishing times this year were significantly faster than previously.  The first man home was Kenny Riddle in 2 hours 4 minutes, and the first lady home was Eleanor Reid in  2 hours 26 minutes.  Congratulations to both, and a huge thank you to the small army of helpers, volunteers and supporters, and not least the participants who make the event such fun and so successful.

We hold some LOST PROPERTY - see the list at the foot of this page.

JUSTGIVING

The Nairnshire Challenge is registered with Justgiving which makes the raising of sponsorship easier and facilitates the collection of Gift Aid Tax relief from the Government - the sponsorship money that participants raise is increased by 28% when donors qualify for Gift Aid. Participants are able to set up their own sponsorship page on www.justgiving.com

LOST PROPERTY

• Yellow Castelli sweater
• White Armani t-shirt
• Adidas hat
• Purple v-necked sweater
• Kangol top
• Blue Crane jacket
• Blue M&S sweater
• Black plastic bag (4 trainers)
• Blue Campagnolo fleece
• Black bum bag
• Silver Beto pump
• Camelbak (black)
• Black Nike cap