Nick Akers Memorial Challenge
Nick Akers was an active member of Quintin RFC for more than 10 years which included captaining the Quintin 2nd XV. Through his genuine good nature and tireless support of the Club and all its members he forged many friendships and was respected and loved by many generations of Quintin faithful. Nick was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer less than 6 weeks ago, which proved to be untreatable and he sadly passed away on Wednesday the 17th June at the young age of 38. He will be missed by many. To remember Nick and raise funds for two charities nominated by Nick's family, Quintin RFC would like to undertake the Nick Akers Memorial Challenge.
Details of the Challenge
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic this seasons tour to Pristina, Kosovo had to be cancelled. In teams we intend to cover the 3,000 miles from our home ground of Dukes Meadow, Chiswick, South West London to Pristina, Kosovo and back, starting on Wednesday, July 1st and concluding on Friday, July 31st.
We would love to see as many current and previous players take part by walking, running, cycling, swimming or rowing and logging those miles for your team in the Strava App.
A dedicated Nick Akers Memorial Challenge JustGiving page (link below) has been created to receive donations so please donate, share and encourage others to participate so we can raise as much as possible for these invaluable organisations and the work they do. If you can't take part in the exercise, you can still show your support by making a donation.
All proceeds will be going to Cancer Research UK, Macmillan Cancer Support, and Epilepsy Society.
Justgiving Page: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/nick-akers-memorial-challenge
Note: Justgiving charges a fee per donation, further details can be found on the JustGiving website.
Finally please take photos/videos of your activities and send them to Talentless and we will create a video of the whole challenge.
Route Map
(Tour De Quintin)
Standings
Teams
For those already committed to take part, please see the teams, where you have been placed.
Your team captain has created a Strava group, which he will use to track daily and cumulative mileage for your team.
If you have access to a bike or run computer and your own strava account then you can join your team’s strava otherwise send your mileage to your captain on a daily basis or when you do it, if less frequent, and he log it for you.
Anybody, who hasn’t already joined in, is welcome to do so by contacting Talentless & Irritating Tim.
Note this is not a race but we can’t stop you from being competitive, remember Nick as you’re out exercising and donate what you can.
