The PACE 5-a-side fitness challenge!
It’s a good old case of ‘boys Vs girls’ as five men and five women will go head to head in the ultimate charity sponsored weight loss and work out challenge!
The aim of the game is to lose as much combined weight as a team, Boys Vs Girls! Whilst at the same time being sponsored to reach your personal target weight. All proceeds will go to Jersey Women’s Refuge.
Entries came in across the board but were whittled down to a selection of ten committed individuals who each have their own reasons for taking part in the challenge. The boy’s team will be lead by Chris Tanguy of Tanguys bar. He’ll have a handful keeping his team in tow which includes Channel 103’s Peter Mac, Jersey Evening Post’s Harry McRandle and Gallery Magazine’s Ben Davies. So it’s a good job Prison Officer, Alan Kearney is the fifth member of his team!
The girl’s team is lead by Jersey rower, Alison Gallichan. Alison has ten years of rowing club training behind her, so she knows how to keep a team motivated. Completing her team of five will be; Emma Mathew, Communication Manager at Jersey Finance, Tracey Durell of Jackson’s Magazine, Sharon Cronin, Customer Services Officer at Lloyds TSB and current lady of leisure Sandra Bisson.
Getting this lot into shape is Radisson Gym Instructor and event organiser, Ben Boakye. He said; “After I saw that Jersey Women’s Refuge were so down in donations, I wanted to do something to help. It’s a new year, people are trying to stick to their new year’s resolutions, a lot of people are joining a gym or starting to work out more. I thought I’d just give them a hand, and if they raise money for Jersey Women’s Refuge then it all goes to a great cause too!”
Ben will help each team member to set a personal goal that’s achievable and healthy for them. The course will run over eight weeks and each person will get three training sessions a week; two one hour and 15 minute personal training sessions and a group session at the weekend. The course will include a variety of work out sessions including; swimming, circuit training, jogging, cardio and legs, bums and tums (but that one’s for the girls only!) Not only does the challenge involve eight weeks of gruelling training, but Ben will set out each team member a strict and specialised diet to help them reach that target weight!
The weigh took place at The Radisson on Thursday 28th January, followed by a last chance for competitors and guests to be naughty at a pre-challenge party hosted by boy’s captain, Chris Tanguy and Tanguys bar.
The final weigh in will take place on the 26th off March where the winners will be revealed! Will it be the boys or the girls who have lost the most weight? And who will be the overall winner?
Just for fun you can vote for your favourites on our online polls below!
If you would like to sponsor a specific person, or the girl’s or boy’s team; send your sponsors to P.O. Box 708, St Helier, Jersey JE4 0PW, or drop it into Ben at the Radisson or Peter at 103 (remember to include who you’re sponsoring!) If you prefer doing things online then click on the appropriate donate button below to sponsor via PayPal.
Boys Team
Chris Tanguy
Harry McRandle
Peter Mac
Ben Davies
Alan Kearney
Girls Team
Alison Gallichan
Sandra Bisson
Emma Mathew
Sharon Cronin
Tracey Jayne Durell
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