In the press 2008

To view articles on Tusk featured in major publications during 2008 please click on the links below

TITLE: On the spot: cycling for charity across Africa
PUBLICATION: Daily Telegraph
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 15th August 2008
AUTHOR: Charlie Norton

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/2564471/On-the-spot-cycling-for-charity-across-Africa.html

‘A cycle tour from Namibia to Kenya in aid of the Tusk Trust was completed last week. Charlie Norton reports.

Mission accomplished: end of the trail for the Cycle for Life team. A 4,800-mile cycle ride across Africa to raise money for the Tusk Trust was completed last weekend. Tusk, of which Prince William is the royal patron, helps poor rural communities across Africa by conserving local wildlife...........

TITLE: Cycle of life – Call of the wild
PUBLICATION: Daily Telegraph
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Throughout 2008
AUTHOR: Charlie Norton

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/3345101/Cycle-of-Life-call-of-the-wild.html

‘Barty Pleydell-Bouverie is leading a punishing 5,000-mile cycle expedition across Africa, both to support wildlife conservation and to come to terms with the death of his brother. Charlie Norton tagged along. Read the cyclists' online diary here…..........

TITLE: A marathon under the Kenyan sun
PUBLICATION: The Financial Times
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2nd August 2008
AUTHOR: Rebecca Newman

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4f82f64c-5d0e-11dd-8d38-000077b07658.html

'A marathon under the Kenyan sun
The hot, dry African air scorches my lungs as I start to run uphill; the sand underfoot makes it hard for my feet to keep their grip. I have to ask myself what on earth I am doing here, competing in one of the world’s toughest races.

In my teens, I suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome and was largely bedridden for seven years. I have always looked at runners with awe; I never thought I’d join their ranks. Particularly not in an event such as the Lewa Marathon, which takes place in a wildlife conservation area in north-east Kenya, complete with armed guards and spotter aircraft circling to keep the lions at bay. It is a runner’s nightmare: a combination of sharp inclines and shingle descents, made even more punishing by thin air and fierce heat. Yet for better or worse, this is where I chose to start my running career.............

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