Humphrey

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Name: Humprey
Date registered: November 11, 2010

Biography

Marathon Running Camel! Born to entertain, destined to Run.

Latest posts

  1. Pancake Races for WaterAid on Shrove Tuesday — February 22, 2012
  2. Fans and Photos with Humphrey (Hyde Park) — February 22, 2012
  3. Running in Hyde Park — February 20, 2012
  4. Training Route – Purley, Pangbourne, Goring and back (16 miles) — January 26, 2012
  5. Sponsorship for London Marathon 2012 — January 8, 2012

Most commented posts

  1. Camel at the top of Cribyn, WaterAid Corbett Challenge — 2 comments
  2. Now its time for bed… — 1 comment

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Feb
22

Pancake Races for WaterAid on Shrove Tuesday

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Good food, good fun and £260 raised for WaterAid

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Feb
22

Fans and Photos with Humphrey (Hyde Park)

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Views from the Camel Cam of some of my fans having their photo taken with me

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Feb
20

Running in Hyde Park

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Jan
26

Training Route – Purley, Pangbourne, Goring and back (16 miles)

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Humphrey getting his training into gear for the London Marathon. Took a steady canter through Purley, Pangbourne and Goring (got a bit lost too). Its a realy nice route along the Thames.

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Jan
08

Sponsorship for London Marathon 2012

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As many of you may know I run Marathons for WaterAid. This year I’ll be taking part in my 16th London Marathon (really looking forward to it). But there is little point in me being clapped out on the streets of London without my faithful sponsors digging deep and donating towards this very worthwhile cause. …

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Dec
23

Cycling on my Tandem

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Marathon runners benefit by adding variety to their training (and camels are no different). To stretch the legs out a bit I like to go for a spin on my bike now and again (when the roads are clear)

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Sep
06

Coast Along – 10th September 2011

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Once again Humphrey the Camel took part in the annual WaterAid Coast Along Challenge. He returned to the South West Coast path and walked the stretch from Lee Bay to Croyde Bay in North Devon (10 miles). The coastal views were spectacular and he got lots of cheers from supportive (and surprised) walkers. He survived …

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Apr
19

London Marathon 2011

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On Sunday the 17th April 2011 I ran my 15th London Marathon for WaterAid. I lined up at the back of the Red start in pen 9 with my friends the Rhino’s, a Lion, and a whole herd of Humans. The air was thick with nervous energy. My Sheik Mustafa (Ant Tyler) ran alongside to …

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Apr
12

Moved by Generosity

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Am touched and moved by the generosity of the Great British public. To see the sponsorship coming in is really amazing and special (am up to £750 now) Lauren a New Zealander who I have not met before donated £50 to WaterAid today. Thank you all for the support and encouragement, it really keeps this …

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Mar
28

Reading Half Marathon 2011

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Sorry for the late race report (my padded feet get stuck in the keyboard sometimes and I get writers block). I completed this years Reading Half Marathon in a time of 02:06:16. I was pretty pleased with my pretty consistent split times: 5K – 00:30:11 10K – 00:59:03 15K – 01:30:45 20K – 02:00:12 I …

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