Congratulations to Alastair, Jono, Richie, Andrew and Sam who successfully completed 40 hours of non stop training!  Not too late to support World Vision – go to http://www.famine.org.nz/groups/trainathon

About the Trainathon…

Alastair Wootten and Jono Lester have recruited three new participants, created a brand identity for the event and put together a plan to really ramp up the promotion and awareness of the event in conjunction with the Millennium Institute of Sport & Health (MISH) and World Vision.

The Trainathon concept is simple. The World Vision 40 Hour Famine has traditionally been about giving up something for 40 hours and raising money for those living in poverty.

When Jono and Alastair came up with the Trainathon idea on a lazy Sunday afternoon in front of the TV, it incorporated a combination of efforts. Not only would the team give up their weekend, their sleep, their bodies and a heck of a lot of time in the build up…they would then exert themselves for 40 hours, non-stop, at the Millennium Institute of Sport & Health in Albany.

There was no sharing or relaying in the Trainathon – instead Jono, Alastair and 2009 participant Michael Burdett ran, cross-trained, powerwalked, cycled, weight trained, swam, basketballed, boxed, danced and footballed themselves to exhaustion from 08:00pm on
Friday May 24th, to 12-noon on Sunday the 26th.

The trio raised over $4000 for World Vision and the 40 Hour Famine in the process.

By starting early, they reckon they can reach their goal of raising $10,000 for the World Vision 40 Hour Famine.

This year’s participants are Jono Lester and Alastair Wootten (from the 2009 Trainathon), international single seater driver Richie Stanaway, Formula First racer Andrew Vincent and Sam Robinson from the Suzuki Swift Sport Cup.

Each are committed to ensuring the 2010 New Zealand Motorsport Trainathon is a big success.

http://www.trainathon.co.nz