All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘Hull’
Hull 10k – 2015
0As a result of the interruption to my training earlier this year, the Hull 10k ended up being the first official charity race of 2015. I took part in this on Sunday 14th June, and was, once again, able to walk to the start line …
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First Costume Run of 2015
Last year I wore one of the fabulous stormtrooper costumes produced by Andrew Ainsworth at Shepperton Studios. He’s the guy who, back in 1976, designed and manufactured the original stormtrooper costumes for the Star Wars films. My costume was made using the same moulds, and …
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Hull Parkrun
In view of the fact that I was unable to compete in the Bournemouth Marathon this year, I decided to take part in my very first Parkrun on Saturday 4th October in Hull. Parkrun is a fantastic opportunity for anyone at all to compete in …
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Another BBC Radio Interview
Following my use of the Humber Bridge for testing out the various modifications I’ve been making to the stormtrooper costume I was invited to appear on the Sally Fairfax Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Humberside today. My son, Jack, came along too and joined in …
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Stormrunning at Toys R Us, Hull
Today we had great fun thanks to the generous support of the managers and staff at Toys’R’Us, Kingston Retail Park, Hull, who allowed me to spend most of the day in store collecting for Kidscape, and being photographed quite a lot! Fortunately I only made …
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Stormrunning on TV
On Wednesday 19th March we headed off into Hull city centre with a TV crew, reporter and photographers for a publicity launch, and created quite a stir! It was astonishing how many people were coming up wanting selfies with a stormtrooper. The reaction from people …
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Publicity Events in Hull
Although I’m running all across the UK as a Stormtrooper, one of the first runs on the calendar is in Hull, and as I’m currently based in Hull it seems as good a place as any to kick start the publicity. We therefore have two …
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