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Choke Point Challenge
Welcome and thanks for visiting our page from HMS Middleton, MCM 2 Crew 4.
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After much deliberation and debate the final plan for the great Armed Forces Day Charity Challenge is……
THE HMS MIDDLETON CHOKE POINT CHALLENGE!
This is a triathlon event of running, rowing and cycling within the Gym at the NSA Bahrain covering the total distance travelled through all choke points whilst on passage to Bahrain; 350miles.
This will be broken down into 30 minute slots per machine as follows:
RUN: 3.5 miles
ROW: 4.4 miles
BIKE: 8.0 miles
This is the minimum to be achieved per machine within the 30 minute slot; anything else is a bonus and will mean an early finish! The intention is to commence at 0800 and to be complete by 1900 which gives an hour flex should we be all out of puff trying to achieve those times.
Below is the link to our chosen charity the Royal Navy and Royal marines charity and the link to the Armed Forces Day website with a full list of events taking place all over the world
http://www.armedforcesday.org.uk/
What an Armed Forces Day! MCM Crew 4’s Chokepoint Challenge was a huge success. The commitment, dedication and effort shown by the Crew was only matched by the generosity and support of all our friends and family – thank you all. The effort commenced at 0800 sharp and continued until 1930. The original target of 350nm was beaten by 1800, but such was the dedication that all concerned wanted to complete their stints, so by the time everyone had completed their heroic efforts the Crew has completed over 400nm and even had the support of RN staff based here in Bahrain, led by the Commodore, who contributed an extra 14nm. On the day the Crew also manage to collect over $350 which will be added to the impressive total pledged online.
The efforts on the day were impressive and many of the Crew decided to attempt back to back challenges, 30 min rowing, 30 min running and 30 min cycling one after the other. This proved harder than first anticipated but once everyone had completed their efforts the winner was ET(WE) Cameron who managed an impressive 18.5 nm. Of note were the individual best performances over 30 min. AB (MW) Rickman managed 4.4m running, AB(D) Penny completed an exceptional 4.3m on the rower and the CO, Lt Cdr Goldstone completed 12.3 miles on the bike.
The website will stay active for several days so anyone who missed the chance to donate can still do so. Please enjoy the photos, some amusing, some inspirational and others just plain amusing and thank you for supporting this worthwhile charity and the Armed Forces, it is very much appreciated. Thankyou.
Richard Goldstone
Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy
Commanding Officer
HMS MIDDLETON - MCM2 Crew 4
Recent donors
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Paul Smith £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 01.07.10 From the Middleton Hunt |
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Emma Lund £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 01.07.10 Well done! |
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Kevin Morton £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 30.06.10 Sorry I was late! |
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Anonymous £245.00 (+ £69.10 giftaid) 28.06.10 Well done to all the Men of the 'Mighty Midd'! |
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Lewis Herbert £30.00 (+ £8.46 giftaid) 28.06.10 Well done Pipes. Look forward to seeing you soon when you're back. In Miami we say F*ck You Baby. |
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Michele Berry £30.00 (+ £8.46 giftaid) 27.06.10 Well dione and welcome back! |
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Nana D £5.00 (+ £1.41 giftaid) 27.06.10 Well Done Nobby!!. You've done so well - knew you'd do it my Boy!!!..Looking forward to seeing you soon. Love as always Nana D xxxx |
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Dad (Pedro) £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 26.06.10 Well done Dave and the rest of the crew - Great effort! |
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Jimmy Bond £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 26.06.10 Worth it see Nobster getting a sweat on |
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Rachael £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 26.06.10 Good luck Paul lewis!! C u soon xxx Good luck to u all !! |
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Lucy £15.00 (+ £4.23 giftaid) 26.06.10 Good luck! |
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maffew £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 26.06.10 Doing it for all the sad lonely 1J's !! |
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Harriet Church £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 26.06.10 outstanding effort. |
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Pipes £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 26.06.10 Good luck buoys! xxx |
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Fran Flynn £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 26.06.10 Good Luck James O'Dowd and the rest of the crewe. Lots of love Fran, Morgan, Kayleigh, Jon and Spencer. See you in a couple of weeks hun xxxx |
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Grandma and Grandad James £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 26.06.10 Good Luck James O'Dowd and the rest of the crewe. Lots of love Grandma and Grandad James. See you in September if not before. Looking forward to our holiday. Love you darling xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
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Vicky and Edward £55.00 (+ £15.51 giftaid) 26.06.10 Good Luck James O'Dowd and the rest of the crewe. Lots of love Mum, Ed, Hay and Mick. C U soon huni miss you loads xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 25.06.10 and i thought you would be having a quiet few days to round things out! no rest for the wicked then? |
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Sally Walker £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 25.06.10 Good luck Sam - Look forward to seeing you soon |
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toni & mary Nethercote £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 25.06.10 HBest wishesi Oliver Rickman Have a good challenge |
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Rosie (one day to be Temple) £5.00 (+ £1.41 giftaid) 25.06.10 shame it wasnt rowing the suez canal really.. I love you! |
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Ann Muggeridge £10.00 25.06.10 Longing to see you Oliver. Good luck, will be thinking of you all on Sunday. Lots of love Nan xxxx |
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Ann & Ian Muggeridge £10.00 25.06.10 All the best Oliver. Looking forward to seeing you soon. Lots of love Nan and Grandad. xxx |
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Joolz Halliday (Mrs Peggie to be) £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 25.06.10 Good luck lads, you'll do it easy peasy! and thanks to all of you who sponsored me for my walkathon to build a 'home for the brave' at the QE in birmingham :) |
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George Hines £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 25.06.10 Good luck Benjamin: xx |
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Trish Wass £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 25.06.10 Hi Nobby good luck have a great time and have a beer after for me (your drinking partner :) see you soon best wishes Trish and Reg x |
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reno reynolds £10.00 25.06.10 good luck and well done to you all |
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Rob & Sue kettlewell £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 25.06.10 Good luck Nobby, to encourage you there will be a nice cold beer waiting to collect in Hadleigh when you visit. Good luck also to the rest of the crew.We must admit to having visions of you actually cycling along the Suez canal! |
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Su Mitten £5.00 (+ £1.41 giftaid) 25.06.10 Oliver Rickman - good luck to you all. Looking forward to seeing you soon. All our love Auntie Su & Uncle Brian xxx |
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Charles & Vanessa Walton £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 24.06.10 Good luck to all. |
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daniel parson £5.00 (+ £1.41 giftaid) 24.06.10 good luck guys.and ben :) |
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Mum and Dad Rickman £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 24.06.10 Good Luck Oliver and to the crew. Can't wait to see you very soon. All our love Mum and Dad xxx |
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Billy Blanks £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 24.06.10 Good luck Ben Piper, I will never forget the time you saved me during our time in the CONGO, you are my hero good luck.. |
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Andrew Donald MacAskill £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 24.06.10 1,2,3,4 I love Marine Core |
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The Baliff £35.00 (+ £9.87 giftaid) 24.06.10 |
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Justin Hains £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 23.06.10 Good luck - never give up! |
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Mum and Dad Sharp £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 23.06.10 We'll be thinking of you Chris, Good luck and see you very soon Love Mum and Dad. |
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Grandma £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 23.06.10 Good Luck Chris, Hope it's not too hot!! Love Grandma |
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Dicko £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 23.06.10 Hi Ben, good luck with the challenge i allways thought you needed to lose some weight!!!!! |
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Louise £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 23.06.10 Good luck all. I luv u Mr Bailey. C u soon.xxx |
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Mum 'D' Dad 'D' and Amber £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 22.06.10 PO Diver Nobbers. Got yourself a challenge there mate, pace yourself and fix your thoughts on seeing that cold pint at the finishing line!!! Mum D, Dad D and ambaboo xxx |
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Hannah Mason £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 22.06.10 Nice one bruv! :) Good luck to everyone x |
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Lucy, Steph and Rebekah £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 22.06.10 Diver Oliver 'Blenny' Penney - Good luck Ollie we are all rooting for you, Love from your three sisters xxx |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 22.06.10 Diver Oliver 'Blenny' Penney - Good luck Ollie, we know you will give 100%. Mum and Dad |
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Nanna and Granpop £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 22.06.10 Good luck Chris we are sure you can do it. |
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Anonymous £5.00 (+ £1.41 giftaid) 22.06.10 Good luck to you all. |
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Jill Stewart £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 22.06.10 Good luck Kev! |
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Reggie's mum £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 22.06.10 Good luck to everybody involved. |
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Wendy x £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 21.06.10 Go for it Chris, see you very, very soon |
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Heather and David £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 21.06.10 Good luck Roy, and the rest of the crew!! |
