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 On 15 November, Micheil Gordon and Jon Lee completed their nine-month cycling challenge from the UK to Hong Kong! - 21 November 2011
 On 14 November, 26 year-old Sarah Outen completed the first leg of her London2London: Via the World challenge by arriving at the British Embassy in Tokyo. - 21 November 2011
 On 22 December Bournemouth resident and committed marathon runner Barry Light will be celebrating his 60th birthday by starting his 60 in 60 at 60 challenge in support of WaterAid – 60 marathons in 60 weeks at 60 years old! - 21 November 2011
 Sunday 18 September dawned bright and put a team of 92 WaterAid runners in good spirits for the 30th Bupa Great North Run in Newcastle. - 5 October 2011
 A pupil from King's College, Taunton, has cycled nearly 1000 miles from Land's End to John O'Groats, raising thousands of pounds for WaterAid. - 12 August 2011
 StarCraft II gamers from across Europe can join an online tournament, part of fundraising initiative Project H2O, on Sunday 14 and 21 August, 2011. - 11 August 2011
 Forty teams battled it out on the River Thames on Thursday 21 July in Thames Water's biggest Reading Raft Race yet, raising an estimated £40,000 for WaterAid. - 1 August 2011
 Nearly 250 supporters completed the Brighton and London Marathons in April, collectively raising an estimated £220,000 to help WaterAid continue its life-saving work in some of the worlds poorest countries. - 18 May 2011
 The Brighton Half Marathon organisers are proud to announce that, for the 3rd year running, WaterAid has been chosen as the official International Partner Charity for the 2012 race. - 9 May 2011
 London Irish players turned out during half time on Sunday to congratulate father and son Jim and Ollie Adkins, who have raised thousands of pounds for charity by completing a unique challenge. - 8 April 2011
Runners from across the UK met at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre in Marlow for the Diageo Water of Life half marathon and 10k race on Sunday 20 March, raising vital funds for international charity WaterAid. - 22 March 2011
 Last year’s wet and windy Brighton Half-Marathon failed to deter 8,000 budding athletes from entering the 21st anniversary of the 13.1-mile seafront challenge on Sunday 20 February. - 3 March 2011
 In May this year climbing enthusiast Keri Page plans to walk solo the UK’s big three mountain rounds. - 1 March 2011
 In February this year, Dave Benson from Montgomery High School overcame his fears and nerves in order to support WaterAid. He had no idea what he was getting himself into when he decided to volunteer for a Tandem Skydive. - 1 March 2011
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