STT takes part in the British 10k

On Sunday the 10th July a team of runners took part in the London 10k run. There were around 26,000 people taking part and included over 500 charities! The run takes in some of the most famous and best loved sights of London...Westminster, Big Ben, the River Thames and the Savoy :) It is a 10km route, mainly flat but with some useful downhill moments. I was lucky to have a partner in crime to complete the race with, otherwise I'm not sure I would've made it all the way around...(huge thanks Ann).
As last year in the Great South Run the STT team comprised of runners (and joggers) of mixed genders, ages and ethnicities...with our youngest runner this year being 21 and the oldest...well that would be telling wouldn't it (71 and proud!!). We were also delighted to have our local MP, David Lammy, striding out in front. After completing the race in one hour and four minutes David said:
"I am very pleased to be supporting Sunseed Tanzania today. I have been training hard and greatly enjoyed running with the team in the knowledge that the money we raise is going to such as good cause".
To name all of the motley crew would be a bit over the top (you know who you are - Ann, Kath, Nabil, Jamie, Ellie and David) but I send them a great big thank you for taking part and helping to raise some much needed funds for STT.
The fastest of the crew was Jamie with a time of only 56mins (run Forest run...) and the slowest, predictably was myself at a snails pace of 1hr 32min. I am seeing this as an opportunity for improvement next year...and if you think you could do better we would love to have you on the team to show us how :)
The total raised comes to just over £2000!! A huge big thank you our supporters and especially our families who sponsor us in these crazy endeavours :)
Preperation has already started for the British 10k 2012 - we need runners and sponsors. The race is some way off, but please contact me as soon as possible if you would like to take part  - admin@sunseedtanzania.org