For the last four years, The Extra Challenge has been open to participants
with disabilities or health problems that prevent them from completing the
full Caledonian Challenge. This seperate event has challenged participants
to complete 8 miles of the route, starting near Checkpoint 3.
The Extra Challenge started in 2003 with just 8 hardy souls
on foot over Rannoch Moor. 2006 was the 4th year of the Extra Challenge and
the largest with 27 participants aged from 24 to 72, with medical
conditions such as MS, polio, muscular dystrophy, learning difficulties,
spinal injuries and arthritis completed the 8 miles. Some participants
walked and others used wheelchairs or scooters. 
Over the four years, the Extra Challenge has seen many
successes and achievements. Many of these we could not have anticipated
and we would like to thank several key people and organisations for their
input and energy�
Eva McCracken, Helen Mclean and
Heather Macdonald
Graham Leggett (winner of the
Courage Cup in 2005)
All our marshals and especially
Kyrsta Macdonald and James Templemen
Ian Murphin of
Scottish Disability Sport
Shopmobility for providing
scooters and sweep vehicles.
In order to more
effectively focus its efforts on its core business of raising funds for
Scottish communities and organisations, The Scottish Community Foundation
has been reviewing all activity, including its fundraising events.
Although successful on its own terms, The Extra Challenge is
a cost (direct cost of £12,000) to the Scottish Community Foundation,
requires more specialist resources and is not effective as a fundraising
event for the Foundation (just over £1,000 was raised in
2006).
Therefore, the Scottish Community Foundation
has decided not to continue running the Extra Challenge and to focus its
efforts on core business.
The Caledonian Challenge
continues to be open to participants with special needs. If any individual
with special needs wishes to enter the Caledonian Challenge and like any
participant pay the £125 entry fee, enter in a team and raise the
minimum £500 for the Scottish Community Foundation then they should
contact us and discuss how we can help to meet their needs and
participate.
Through its grantmaking, the Scottish Community
Foundation continues to support projects that provide opportunities for
disabled people in Scotland to participate in leisure and recreation
activities they might otherwise be excluded from and welcomes applications
for funding from community-based organizations and charities working in
this field.
We would like to congratulate those who
have taken part over the past four years and encourage any organisation for
whom running disabled sporting events is within their core business to take
up the baton and continue to provide opportunities for disabled outdoor
challenges and activities.
2006 Role of Honor - Congratulations to all who took
part
Miss Angela
Burroughs
Mr Bryn Tricker
Ms Mary Guild
Mr Geoffrey West
Ms Mary Hardie
Mrs Helene MacLean
Mr John Curran
Mrs Eva McCrachen
Mrs Heather MacDonald
Ms Linda Brown
Ms Elizabeth Ferguson
Ms Rita
Purdie
Mr Billy Hill
Mr
David Wood
Mrs Janet Wood
Mr Billy McKay
Ms Linda Brown
Ms
Lesley-Anne Johnston
Ms
Vivien Mullett
Mr Frank Toulson
Mr Mark Scott
Mr
David Cowan
Miss Holly Millar
Ms Margaret Mullett
Ms Rachel
Thornburn
For more information please contact the Events Team at
[email protected] telephone 0131 524 0350 or you can write to
The Extra Challenge, Scottish Community Foundation, Calton House, 22 Calton
Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8DP or visit: www.caledonianchallenge.com/extra
