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Crosby Police Officer
braved sub-zero temperatures in Siberian ˝ marathon
A Merseyside Police Officer braved
sub-zero temperatures in Sibera to run a ˝
marathon, while dressed in a kilt. Inspector Scott Crighton, 38, who is
based in Crosby, undertook the Siberian Ice ˝ Marathon, in the Russian
City of Omsk, in temperatures of -26 degrees with wind chill making the
temperature plummet to a chilly -34 degrees. The ˝ marathon was the
1st of 9 months of challenges that Scott is undertaking for Kidneys for
Life, a charity which aims to raise money for life changing kidney research.
His 1st challenge was in Siberia participating in the 1 of the World's
coldest runs.
Scott, who moved from Aberdeen to join
Merseyside Police 14 years ago, said:-
"I decided to do the challenges
because there is a 4 year old boy in my son's class who was going to have a
kidney transplant and has had to undergo a lot of dialysis. I've done a lot
of things for charity in the past but the ˝ marathon in January
coincided with the date of his operation and was also Christmas Day in
Russia, which I thought was pretty cool. I also thought that anything I
would have to go through to complete the challenges was nothing compared
with what he has to go through on a daily basis. It was hard work. I was
running on snow and ice while wearing a kilt in temperatures of -34 degrees.
The Russians thought I was crazy. I thought that I had trained well but
because we had such a mild winter it was difficult for me to get
acclimatised to the cold. The 2 organisers from the Siberian Ice Marathon
who looked after me and gave me permission to run in the kilt; Anna Kireeva
and Inna Chernoblavskaya; were amazing. I played my bagpipes at the finish
line to celebrate Christmas Day and I even appeared in the Russian media."
Scott will follow the Siberian Run, with the Manchester Marathon, in April
2016, the UK Ironman in July 2016, before finishing with the Berlin
Marathon, that takes place in September 2016, which he will run dressed in a
kilt and while carrying bagpipes! He is hoping to raise as much money as
possible for Kidneys for Life. Anyone wishing to sponsor Scott can do so
online.
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