Cadet Challenge
Go the Distance
If you thought completing a 13 mile marathon on your own was challenging you’ll find doing it as a team requires more than physical fitness.
Cadet forces who enter the Go the Distance challenge must complete the 13.1 mile course together, in a way that demonstrates creativity as well as physical toughness and mental stamina.
Are you up to it?
Completing a half marathon is accessible to anyone in reasonable physical shape. To Go the Distance, you’ll need more. We’re looking for:
- Effective teamwork
- Clever thinking
- A sense of humour – especially when things get tough!
- The will to win
Go the Distance with a St Dunstaner
When you enter the challenge, a blind ex-Service man or woman from St Dunstan’s will come to your Cadet Force to tell you all about the charity and what will be expected of you when you enter the challenge. He or she will also be part of your team, so you can call upon years of experience and smart thinking to help you win.
Be creative!
We’re looking for great ideas on how you can complete the course in a way that doesn’t just demonstrate the toughness and determination needed for a half marathon, but shows inventiveness, and initiative too. Whether you decide to run in uniform or march in full kit, combine various skills or employ unusual props, your imagination is the only limit.
Challenge winners 2009
2009 was another fantastic year for the cadet challenge. Warm congratulations to every unit who participated. Entrants showed imagination as well as strength and stamina. We look forward to similar initiative and achievement in next year’s competition.
2009 Results
The award winners are as follows:
St. Dunstan’s ‘Go the Distance’ Cadet Challenge Competition Winners for 2009 were 177 Blackpool Airport Squadron Air Training Corps. The trophy was presented to Flight Lieutenant Andrew Nickson at the Squadron’s annual dinner at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool. This is the second year in succession that the squadron have won the trophy.
St. Dunstan’s ‘Go the Distance’ Cadet Challenge Competition Runners up trophy went to 9 London Artillery Company, South East London Army Cadet Force. The trophy was presented by St. Dunstan’s trustee David Knowles CBE at a ceremony held at Woolwich Barracks in London.
St. Dunstan’s ‘Go the Distance’ Cadet Challenge Competition third place trophy went to 316 Leigh Squadron Air Training Corps. The trophy will be presented at the squadron’s HQ later in the year.
National Fundraising Trophy went to the Metropolitan Volunteer Police Cadets who raised a staggering £8,400 for St. Dunstan’s. A fantastic effort!
Outstanding Adult Instructor Trophy went to Flight Lieutenant Andrew Nickson from 177 Blackpool Airport Squadron ATC.