Jamie Peacock smashes 100 mile Charity Ultramarathon
Fundraising for Charity Greenhouse Sports
JAMIE PEACOCK SMASHES 100 MILE CHARITY ULTRAMARATHON, FUNDRAISING FOR CHARITY GREENHOUSE SPORTS
- Jamie Peacock ran a 100 mile double loop of London over Easter weekend in support of sports and mentoring charity Greenhouse Sports on its 20th
- The challenge, called ‘Run For The Roof’ is raising funds for Greenhouse’s urgent work, including their sports coaching with young people and the crucial roof repair of the Greenhouse Centre – a hub for young people in London.
- Jamie Peacock ran the impressive 100-mile distance alongside sports agency founder Simon Dent, former pro-footballer Sam Rents, and Chris Williams, plus guests including Martin Offiah and Jeff Brazier, and supported by a team from sponsors Sales Star
- Greenhouse Sports use a unique combination of mentoring and sport to help young people living in poverty reach their full potential, both at school and then into employment.
- Jamie Peacock says, “What an Easter Saturday. I can’t quite believe we completed the 100 miles. It was an incredibly tough 24 hours on the hottest day of the year. We went to some very, very dark places mentally and physically during the run, and it was the next level of pain. […] Starting and finishing at the Greenhouse Centre, seeing it under scaffolding and the sports hall blockaded off really brought it home. A sports venue shut and silent is just not right and getting it full of kids and energy again is so important to them and me.”
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Jamie Peacock MBE, Great Britain Rugby League legend, completed an impressive 100-mile ultramarathon – a double loop of London – over Easter weekend to fundraise for sports and mentoring charity Greenhouse Sports.
With the sad development that the charity had to temporarily close their Marylebone HQ, the Greenhouse Centre, in December 2021 due to safety issues in the Centre’s roof, Jamie pledged to ‘Run for the Roof’ in 2022. The impressive challenge is also helping to raise awareness of the charity, which is this year celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Running alongside Jamie was sports agency founder Simon Dent, former pro-footballer Sam Rents, Head of Partnerships at British Cycling Chris Williams, plus guests including rugby legend Martin Offiah, personality Jeff Brazier and sponsors Pete Evans and Gemma Betts of sales development company SalesStar.
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