Runner Rhys given Olympic torch honour

Published 26 January 2012

The LifeStyle Health and 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.

Nationally, around 37,000 people were nominated to be torchbearers, with 28,000 people being chosen to accompany the flame over 8,000 miles around the UK between 19 May and 27 July.

You can 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 on our Lifestyle pages, you can also read more about the Olympic torch relay on our Olympic page.