Runner Rhys given Olympic torch honour
The
LifeStyle Health & Fitness team at Penarth Leisure Centre would
like to congratulate one of their regular customers Rhys Jenkins
who has been chosen to carry the Olympic torch when the flame makes
its way through the Vale of Glamorgan on Saturday 26 May.
Rhys was nominated by friends and family as a contender to carry
the torch due to his phenomenal fundraising achievements over the
last two years.
In that time, he has raised thousands of pounds for charity
thanks to a series of ultra-endurance races including a 2,000 mile
run across America, a 750 mile run around Wales over four days and
a non-stop 105 mile run from Aberystwyth to Cardiff that he
completed in just 27 hours!
Rhys will be carrying the torch for a much shorter distance in
May when he will join around 100 other people who have been given
the honour of being selected to run sections of the torch relay
stage between Cardiff and Swansea.
Find out more about how a LifeStyle membership at the Vale of Glamorgan’s
leisure centres can help you on your way to becoming super-fit, and
also read more about the torch relay on our Olympic page.
Pictured: Keen runner Rhys Jenkins (left of
pic) and his brother Scott, who both completed the 2,000 mile
run across America.