The 13th NAIRNSHIRE CHALLENGE took place on SUNDAY 30 MAY 2010

ROTARY CLUB OF NAIRN

The Nairnshire Challenge is a 30-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 12th Challenge event in 2009  raised almost £50,000 and since the first Challenge in 1997 over £360,000 has been raised and distributed to primarily local charities. 

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 2010 EVENT

The Nairnshire Challenge 2010 took place in good weather conditions, but there had been exceptionally heavy rain the night before, and in consequence the burns on the foot section over the moor were unsafe and we had to use an alternative start position for the foot section and adopt a staggered start for safety reasons.  However, this was a different challenge, because although shorter at 9.3 miles, it was a relentless steady climb up to Drynachan, and running on tarmac roads has its own demands.

701 people registered to enter the event  - a record.  We are not publishing finishing positions and times this year, because that would be unfair given that there was a 20 minute gap between the first and last starters.  The first man home was again Kenny Riddle, and the first lady home was Roxy Bannerman.   Both were amongst the last starters, and their achievement was exceptional.  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.

Check out our short video of the 2009 event.

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