Results tagged “Canary Wharf Jog”
It's been another exciting sporting year and plenty of big names have appeared in the pages of The Wharf, including West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, a quartet of England cricket captains and two heroes of the 1966 World Cup win.
We look back at what's been making the headlines locally and nationally over the last 12 months.
The Canary Wharf Jog hits the streets tomorrow and Trinity Mirror is doing its bit for charity.
The annual event always attracts plenty of support for the British Heart Foundation and this year has proved to be no exception with entries closed weeks ago.
ROBERT DENTON is living the healthy life as he gets set to run the Canary Wharf Jog.
The 25-year-old, who works at Waitrose in Canary Wharf, gave up smoking, is eating mountains of fruit and doing plenty of exercise before he has his first crack at the jog on June 4.
He’s part of the Waitrose Wharfers team which is raising money to support the British Heart Foundation. But he admitted he’s facing the 10km run with trepidation.
“I’m a bit nervous,� he said. “But I’m really keen to do it because it’s such a great cause. My dad and granddad both suffer from heart problems so it’s a hereditary thing in my family.
“I might only be young but I realise it’s important to look after yourself.�
THE Canary Wharf Jog is drawing nearer and this is one runner who will be helping to set the pace.
Diane Kay, sales and marketing manager at Canary Wharf’s Reebok Gym, will be leading a team of 20 colleagues at the jog on June 4.
The Reebok team will be leading the warm-up for 1,500 runners in Canada Square and Diane believes jogging is an excellent way to keep fit.
She said: “I’m a very keen runner and it’s certainly helps prevent heart problems and improves your fitness. And the Canary Wharf Jog is only 10km so it’s not too difficult.�
Diane has already clocked up some impressive distances, including the New York and Chicago marathons but the Canary Wharf event is something special to her.
THIS IS the man who proved Wharfers have big hearts when it comes to raising money for charity.
Alun Thomas, deputy global head at HSBC, raised a magnificent £5,000 in last year’s British Heart Foundation Canary Wharf Jog.
Alun, 49, hopes to exceed that total in this year’s event on June 4, and he’s throwing the gauntlet down to the other banks in Canary Wharf to try and beat him.
He said: “I want other banks to take me and HSBC on. We raised more than £100,000 last year but we can do even better this time. It’s a great cause and a really fun event and the banks can be at the forefront of some really significant fundraising.�
Alun’s efforts saw him pick up The Wharf Trophy for raising the highest individual amount, and he revealed his success was due to revising his strategy.
Wharfers proved they had big hearts when their charity fundraising efforts were recognised at an awards ceremony.
The British Heart Foundation held the event to reward the companies and individuals who made the biggest contributions at the Canary Wharf Jog last June.
The bash, at the Reebok Cafe last Tuesday (February 12), saw HSBC, based in Canada Square, pick up the trophy for raising the highest cash total.
The bank’s impressive £14,156.99 saw it pip local rival Barclays, which raised £13,564.18. Alan Thomas of HSBC won the award for the highest amount raised by an individual, £4,361, which he attributed to the efforts of his PA.
