Vasanti’s Captain Tom Challenge

For most people getting up the 88 steps on Castle Hill can be a bit of a challenge but for audacious Vasanti Patel going up and down once wasn’t enough. For her Captain Sir Tom Moore Challenge, Vasanti decided to climb up and down the Castle Hill steps 100 times in April. 72 year old Vasanti is a keen Parkrunner and volunteers at Thetford’s Junior Parkrun on Sunday mornings. “I wanted to help something in the town, I’m a big Parkrun fan as I’ve made lots of friends there, so it’s been lovely to help Junior Parkrun”. Initially in February Vasanti was challenged by a couple of her Parkrun friends to go up and down Castle Hill and she said it was hard getting to the top of the 80 foot mound. Encouraged by her friends Marcos and Donna to try a second climb Vasanti carried on, telling herself she could manage a 3rd climb. During February she managed to go up and down the steps 31 times, followed by 74 in March. After coming across the Sir Tom Moore Challenge, Vasanti decided to aim Vasanti climbed an astonishing 9152 steps at Castle

Hill for her Captain Sir Tom Moore Challenge

for a 100 climbs and descents during April. Thetford Junior Parkrun is held on Sunday On one Saturday in April Vasanti managed 11 mornings – 9am at Breckland Leisure Centreclimbs and descents, “I just kept going that day! It For more information visit: www.parkrun.org.uk/used to make me breathless when I first started, brecklandleisurecentre-juniors/but now I can carry on without any problem so I can see how it has improved my health a lot. Most days I went up and down 6 or 7 times, but if I wasn’t tired, I just kept going!” People soon noticed her walking up and down and stopped to say hello and she’s often asked if she’s going up Castle Hill if she’s spotted in the park. Vasanti’s walking group, Thetford Ramblers were so impressed that they gave her a medal, which The Old Rent Office King’s House, King Street Appointments: Vasanti says she was really pleased to receive. THETFORD Foot Health: 01842-339958 In total she managed to go up and down Castle Norfolk. IP24 2AP Therapies: 07775 535 617 Hill 104 times during April and raised £951 for Thetford Junior Parkrun. Redcastle Family School Advert.qxp_Layout 1 12/05/2021 17:19 Page 1Www.mjfeetandhealthpractice.co.uk Email: mjfeethealthpractice@gmail.com

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