Neil’s Chiltern Challenge 2017 – Ultra Marathon
Neil’s Chiltern Challenge – July 2017
“For the past four years, my IT company, NECL, has been advising and assisting the BBA with all their computer needs.
Working closely with the Barristers Benevolent Association we appreciate the valuable work they do in helping past and present practising members of the bar in England and Wales including the judiciary, their families and dependants.
Given our close working relationship, I am delighted to have the opportunity to undertake some fundraising by running the Chiltern Challenge Ultra Marathon. which takes place on 15th July 2017.
For those of you who know me, I am a keen club runner who has completed three marathons (26.2 miles) and a number of half marathons (13.1 miles). The Chiltern Challenge with a distance of 31 miles is beyond any distance I have ran before. It will take months of training and preparation as well as a huge effort and a little luck on the day.
I really hope that you can support me by making a donation for this very worthwhile cause.”
Neil Enskat, Managing Director at NECL Consulting Ltd.
What is an Ultra Marathon?
An Ultra Marathon is much more extreme than a marathon, in fact most runners will run the equivalent of two marathons a week and will enter a normal marathon race every three weeks just to train for it. Ultra Marathons are at least 8km further, cross country and runners have to carry their own supplies so they can be carrying enough food and water with them because there are limited water stops. On top of that Ultra Marathon runners can also look forward to chafing, stomach aches, hallucinations, blurred vision, cuts, bruises, hypothermia, mussel cramps, stress fractures and even losing the odd toe nail or two.
It’s obviously not for the faint hearted so you can imagine how pleased we were when friend and supplier to the BBA, Neil, asked if he could run on our behalf. Neil will be attempting The Chiltern Challenge on the Saturday 15th July 2017 so please show him your full support and donate to his JustGiving page by clicking on the button opposite.
We will of course be updating this story after the event to let you know how he got on.
Ultra Marathon Update – February 2018?
For those who were kind enough to support Neil running in the ultra marathon for the BBA last year, here are some details on how the race went and how Neil faired in the endurance event.
“I am delighted to have had the opportunity to undertake some fundraising by running the Chiltern Challenge Ultra Marathon which took place on 15th July 2017. The event took months of training and despite being a keen club runner it was by far my toughest challenge yet.
I completed the event in 7 hours 7 minutes and came 178th out of a field of 255. I raised £2,555 excluding gift aid. If you would like to sponsor me it is not too late.
Please just click on the JustGiving link below.”
Neil Enskat, Managing Director at NECL Consulting Ltd.
