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Monday, 26 April 2010 |
Humphrey finished his 14th London Marathon in a time of 4h49min. It was a great race.....
Humphrey had the pleasure of meeting Abel Kirui (Kenyan World Marathon Champion) on Friday near Tower Bridge. He knew the competition would be stiff. Abel said there were lots of Camels in Kenya, but he had not yet met one in London. He wished us well in our race, something told me we would not be seeing Abel on race day. He looked lean and mean, and came 5th on Sunday in a time of 2h5min
Humphrey started quite near the back of 'pen' 9 and jostled for position with the Rhino's who sneaked round on the right hand side just before the start line. A group of happy skiers also pulled alongside, they looked cheerful enough but it would be a long race for them (a few days I am sure).
The early rain was welcome relief although Humphrey's fur soaked it up and let off a little steam as the day wore on. The rain cleared by the 4 mile the heat picked up. Humphrey had time for a quick interview with the BBC (see link below) near the Cutty Sark , and ran steadily up until half way.
Humphrey's rear hump took a little strain for a while but pushed through the pain. He had a lot of encouragement from a friendly Caterpillar (team including Princess Beatrice), and plenty of cheers and roars of support from the crowd. They were great as always and kept Humphrey well motivated :-)
Thanks to all our supporters and sponsors and everyone on the day that made it such a success.
Well done Virgin for putting on such a great event, Humphrey will be back next year for his 15th!
Big Camel Hugs
Humphrey
Links:
- BBC News - "Thousands run for charity in fancy dress". 2 minute clip including Richard Branson, the Caterpillar, Humphrey's brief interview and other fancy dress runners on the BBC website:-)
- BBC iPlayer - London Marathon Highlights. Watch it, it will inspire you to run next year. Look for a shot of Humphrey running down the mall at 48min 50sec (show is 1 hour long)
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Monday, 01 March 2010 |
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Humphrey took part in a wet and muddy Goring 10k on Sunday. Was quite slippery under foot, but really good fun as always. Finished in 59 minutes, not bad for the first run on the season. He passed quite a few tired humans on the hills of Goring and was well supported all the way round. (will try get a few photos up for his supporters :-)
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Wednesday, 26 November 2008 |
Humphrey, along with others who have run the London Marathon in previous years (and in 2009 !) attended the launch of the new Memory-Joggers Website. Launched by Flora to look back on 14 years of sponsoring the London Marathon.
Taking part at St. Katherine’s Dock in London, Humphrey lined up along Save the Rhino, Yanni, The Samaritans and Melanie Boorman for photo’s and interviews.   |
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Wednesday, 26 November 2008 |
On a trip down to London to support the new Memory Joggers website Humphrey decided to pop into the Tower of London to see the Crown Jewels, Ravens, Yeoman Warders (Beefeaters) and oh yes, the Tower itself….
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Thursday, 17 July 2008 |
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Humphrey joined the rafts for 'Carry on Rafting' along the River Thames to help raise money for WaterAid. Although he wasn't too sure whether he was in 'Carry On Doctor' or 'Carry On Cleo'..
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