Press release —
Photo Opportunity: Runner with Type 1 Diabetes aiming to complete 40 miles in one day!
What: Bexley-local ultra marathon runner Gavin Griffiths aims to run 40 miles - from Hastings Pier to Brighton Pier - in one day to raise awareness and funds for JDRF UK, one of the UK’s leading diabetes charities. Gavin was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2000 and will have to incorporate numerous pit stops to check his blood sugar and adjust his blood glucose levels by ingesting sugar or insulin along the hilly track. You are invited to take photos, write and tweet about Gavin’s mission – and invite your readers to join in too!
Date: Saturday 14 April 2012
Times:
- Departure from Hastings Pier at 9:30am
- 12pm 20-minute pit stop at Eastbourne Pier
- 1pm Beachy Head
- 2pm 20-minute pit stop at Seven Sisters (before Seaford)
- 4.30pm Anticipated arrival at Brighton Pier
Follow: Gavin will be live-tweeting (via @1GavinGriffiths) during his run using the hashtag #diathlete.
Contact:
- Susan Moolman Communications Director, Timesulin (susan@timesulin.com / 07565464333)
- Gavin Griffiths (Gavinc.griffiths@yahoo.co.uk / 07703793546)
- Vince Griffiths (Gavin’s father) (Vince.griffiths@btinternet.com / 07802195444)
Learn more:
- http://about.me/diabetesgavin
- http://timesulin.com/blog/living-with-diabetes/hastings-to-brighton-run-preview-by-ultra-marathon-runner-gavin-griffiths/
- http://timesulin.com/blog/tag/gavin-griffiths/
- http://www.justgiving.com/Gavin-Griffiths1
Topics
- Other sports
Categories
- diabetes
- type1
- ultra marathon
- brighton
- hastings
- hastings to brighton
- 40-miles in one day
- run 40-miles
- gavin griffiths
- running with diabetes
- brighton pier
- hastings pier
- jdrf
- jdrf uk
- diabetes charity
- diabetes awareness
- insulin pen
- diabetic
- photo opportunity
- event
- charity event
Regions
- East Sussex
Timesulin is a replacement cap that turns any insulin pen into a ‘smart pen’ to show how long it’s been since the last insulin injection, helping to ease daily worries for people living with diabetes and preventing accidental missed or double doses.
