In early March, over 20 participants, including teachers from our many new schools and a few returning schools, came together for our annual Teacher Training Day.
Thanks to Maximus International, the day was held at a fabulous location in the heart of Sydney and saw teachers arriving from across New South Wales and as far away as Western Australia.
Joining participants from Bulli High, Doonside Technology High, Duneedoo Central School, Oberon High, Windsor High, Lomandra School, Narrabri High, Queanbeyan High, and Cyril Jackson Senior Campus, among others, were some of our major sponsors – On Running, Bioathletic and Coca-Cola Australia.
Breaking up the “theoretical” side of the day, participants spent time jumping, stretching and generally having a lot of fun as Pete Colagiuri from Bioathletic provided expertise advise on keeping the kids healthy and running fit throughout the year ahead.
After a somewhat sweaty (thanks to Sydney’s humidity on the day) jog around the foreshore our participants headed home inspired and ready for a challenging and rewarding year ahead.
Thanks to all our supporters and our dedicated teachers and schools for making this a memorable and very rewarding day!
RBP HOLDS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL TEACHER TRAINING DAY
Twenty-four teams managed to complete Beyond Borders Virtual Run by covering the 876 kilometres in the 3 week period, with The Mile(age) High Club covering an amazing 3,332km, Goats covering 2,774km and KEO 9 Sole Mates covering 2,245km. Congratulations to The Mile(age) High Club who not only covered the greatest distance, but were also first across the line, winning each of their team members a $600 voucher from our great supporter, On.
On the fundraising front, it was an amazing year with support coming in for runners undertaking marathons around the world and culminating in Rhodes Runners undertaking a special challenge on the final day – a Parramatta to Sydney Opera House run!
In total, more than $55,000 was raised over the three weeks…that equates to around 5 new schools being able to join Run Beyond next year!
A special thanks goes out to all of our teams including our long time, and year round, supporters Rhodes Runners, Sydney Striders, and On Running and, for the first time in 2024, KEO International Consultants, who fielded an incredible 13 teams with 130 participants and donated an amazing $25,000!
Overall it was a fantastic effort by all teams and individuals and an effort that will see us able to bring the Project to many more schools in 2025!
Of course, none of this would be possible without the help of our supporters, On Running, Knightswood House, Sydney Striders, Second Skin, Three Bridges Run and Ultra Series Australia.
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