Tim Wildman
Tim's Marathon du Medoc page
Fundraising for The Drinks Trust
Story
Those of us lucky enough to work in the wine industry can't pretend we're saving lives, but we can console ourselves that in some small way we're adding to the sum of human happiness, not least our own, most of the time. Of course the flip side to this can be the problems associated with the grape derived beverage we create, when enjoyment becomes misuse. At the risk of getting personal, when talking to friends about my own experience a few years back of witnessing firsthand alcohol misuse I was surprised by how many of them confessed to knowing a friend, family member or loved one who had also been affected. I guess we'd be naiive to think otherwise, booze is our nation's favourite drug. Getting the "work - life - wine" balance right is never easy, and for me going out for a run has always been part of how I strike that balance. Entering Marathons is simply motivation not to reach for a second glass on a school night.
I last ran the Marathon du Médoc back in 2007 dressed in a Superman costume and thereby continuing a personal tradition of running on average one marathon per decade, it then being nine years since I'd run The London in my late twenties. Now in my mid forties its time to face the music one more time, and I'll be donning the red underpants and cape for my visit to Bordeaux next month. Who knows, I may even wear them in the race. Le Marathon du Médoc is famous not only for requiring compulsory fancy dress, but also for being known as the "world's longest Marathon" on account of there being 26 wine stops en route (one per mile) accompanied by those famous athletic energy supplements of steak, foie gras, cheese, ice cream and oysters at the twenty mile mark.
It seems appropriate then as I'm running "Le Médoc", a Marathon that celebrates all things wine related in the heart of a famous wine region, that I should raise funds for a wine related charity. All proceeds will go to The Benevolent, The Drinks Industry Charity. The Benevolent provides vital support to colleagues from the UK drinks industry who are facing serious illness, disability or a personal or family crisis. You can read more about how they help by visiting http://www.thebenevolent.org.uk
I'd like to thank the good people at Château Pichon Baron for generously providing me a place in their team.
Many thanks for visiting my JustGiving page and
taking the time to read this, and for whatever donation you can afford to make.
I last ran the Marathon du Médoc back in 2007 dressed in a Superman costume and thereby continuing a personal tradition of running on average one marathon per decade, it then being nine years since I'd run The London in my late twenties. Now in my mid forties its time to face the music one more time, and I'll be donning the red underpants and cape for my visit to Bordeaux next month. Who knows, I may even wear them in the race. Le Marathon du Médoc is famous not only for requiring compulsory fancy dress, but also for being known as the "world's longest Marathon" on account of there being 26 wine stops en route (one per mile) accompanied by those famous athletic energy supplements of steak, foie gras, cheese, ice cream and oysters at the twenty mile mark.
It seems appropriate then as I'm running "Le Médoc", a Marathon that celebrates all things wine related in the heart of a famous wine region, that I should raise funds for a wine related charity. All proceeds will go to The Benevolent, The Drinks Industry Charity. The Benevolent provides vital support to colleagues from the UK drinks industry who are facing serious illness, disability or a personal or family crisis. You can read more about how they help by visiting http://www.thebenevolent.org.uk
I'd like to thank the good people at Château Pichon Baron for generously providing me a place in their team.
Many thanks for visiting my JustGiving page and
taking the time to read this, and for whatever donation you can afford to make.