At 2.58am on 3rd June, Richard Dunwoody reached the first landmark of his `1000
miles in 1000 hours' challenge by reaching the `100 miles in 100 hours'
milestone.

Richard said:

"I've had great support so far as well as a fair bit of stick from the Newmarket
stable staff, but generally things have gone well. Just 900 to go….!"



Richard started the 1000 Mile Challenge on Friday 29th May at 11pm and is
starting to get used to the sleep deprivation getting approx. four single hours
every night.

His quickest mile to date has been 14 mins and 46 seconds, his slowest 16 mins
and 53 seconds with an average of 16 mins and he is feeling quite strong,
although obviously tired and mentally slightly `out of it'.



Upcoming events

This Sunday 7th June, Captain Barclay's descendants will be joining forces with
Spinal Research, one of the four charities the challenge supports, and along
with staff and supporters from the charity, the Barclay family will walk a few
miles with Richard. This will start at 10.40am with the aim to highlight the
work that Spinal Research does and raise much needed funds
Celebrities

Richard will be joined on 10th June by Mike Tomlinson who will walk for 24 miles
in 24 hours with Richard. Mike says:
"Jane and I first met Richard some years ago at the Great North Run and we were
immediately greatly impressed with his enthusiasm to support great causes. It
was an honour to be asked to accompany him for a few miles on his long walk and
I'm just relieved my stint will only be 24 hours! As an added bonus one of the
Charities Richard is supporting is SPARKS which is a cause that has long been
close to our families hearts. This is a tremendous endurance effort from Richard
and he has the support and best wishes from all of us at Jane's Appeal."
To also join Richard soon will be AP McCoy, Lawrence Dallaglio, Frankie Dettori,
Mark Foster, Gabby Logan, Paddy Power and Jilly Cooper – all dates / times will
be supplied


For further information or to interview Richard please contact Liz Ampairee,
liz@... / 0773 333 1945

Anyone wishing to walk with Richard should contact Liz as soon as possible.



Richard's progress and photos and news updates can be found on the website
www.dunwoody1000mile.com plus on Facebook (Richard Dunwoody-Challenge) and
Twitter www.twitter.com/richarddunwoody



About the 1000 Mile Challenge

In 1809 Captain Robert Barclay was bet 1000 guineas that he couldn't walk 1000
miles in 1000 consecutive hours and this was hailed as `one of the greatest
human feats ever attempted'
200 years on, from 29th May to 10th July 2009, Richard Dunwoody is recreating
the challenge, and will walk one mile every single hour for 42 days – from the
Bedford Lodge hotel in Newmarket, up the Bury road and back again
This means Richard will walk 24 miles in 24 hours, and can only have a maximum
of an hour and 15 minutes sleep at any one time
He aims to finish the 1000 miles by walking the last mile on 10th July at approx
2.20pm up the home straight of Newmarket racecourse on Darley July Cup day
The four Charities that the 1000 Mile challenge supports are Racing Welfare,
Alzheimer's Society, Sparks and Spinal Research
The challenge is supported by Barclays, Paddy Power, the Bedford Lodge Hotel,
Nike, The Jockey Club, Tattersalls, Newton Investment Management, University of
Ulster, the Charities Aid Foundation, Newmarket Racecourses, Lucozade, Hilton
Water, British Horseracing Authority, Wild Frontiers and the Race Walking
Association


"He's mad but you've got to admire someone who is giving up sleep and
effectively walking a marathon every day for 42 days for charity."

Olympic swimmer Mark Foster





Liz Ampairee



liz@...

www.lizampairee.com

T: 01276 856220 M: 0773 3331945