RAF Wittering engineer tackles Bear Grylls obstacle course for JET
Determined RAF Wittering engineer Corporal Dave Howard is tackling obstacle courses in memory of two Red Arrows colleagues to raise money for the Jon Egging Trust.
In July 2015 Cpl Howard, an engineering technician, led the RAF Wittering team at the world famous Nijmegen Marches in the Netherlands. This year he has chosen to support the Jon Egging Trust by taking on the 10K Bear Grylls Survival Race in London on 8th October.
Dave was part of the Red Arrows engineering team in 2011 when tragedy struck and Flight Lieutenants Sean Cunningham and Jon Egging lost their lives. The pursuit of fitness was important to both men and this has inspired Dave to take on the challenge.
He said: “I have never run a 5km obstacle course, let alone a 10km one! The RAF has helped me to complete some of my childhood dreams, what better way to commemorate Jon and Sean than to help raise money so other people can fulfil their dreams.”
Dave’s Just Giving page can be found at http://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/dave-howard3
The London obstacle course race will be Dave’s second, having already completed the Bear Grylls Cambridge Race on August 20th. High winds on the day meant that the largest obstacle was closed for safety reasons. Nonetheless, Dave remains optimistic for the London race.
He said: “I literally have given myself a mountain to climb with this challenge, doubling the distance is a huge hurdle but training is going well and hopefully I can do the Jon Egging Trust proud”.
RAF Scampton personnel in February 2011, including Dave, Jon and Sean supporting Red Nose Day.
