VHR joined Olympic Gold Medallist Daley Thompson to run a Guinness World record-breaking London relay race for charity.
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The I Move London Relay is a month-long relay race with the purpose of breaking the previous world record for longest relay race in the Guinness World Records.
The I Move London Relay race: Guinness World Record Attempt
The I Move London Relay spans 4,000 miles and requires over 2,500 runners to complete in 10K and 5K loops. Groups of 2-50 participants are running each leg of the relay, in central London, repeated for 30 days and 30 nights this July.
On Tuesday 17th and Tuesday 24th July 2018, 20 of VHR’s global technical recruitment team who are based in our London office ran the relay at 7:00am. VHR were joined by double Olympic Gold Medallist Daley Thompson, who in March this year raced the Cape Town Cycle Tour with VHR’s CEO Danny Brooks.
VHR ran the I Move London Relay to raise money for a variety of causes including Laureus (Sport for Good), a charitable foundation that uses the power of sport to end violence, discrimination and disadvantage amongst children and young people across 35 countries. In addition to the money raised by each of our team members, VHR are sponsoring each of our employees £25 to run in the I Move London Relay race.
Both stages of VHR’s London relay races started and finished at Potters Fields Parks by London’s City Hall. The I Move London Relay race continues until the end of the month and the world-record attempt is ongoing – sponsor the race here.
VHR’s Charitable Causes: Recruitment CSR
In the past two years, VHR has raised over £25,000 for a variety of charitable causes, including:
- Hosting the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support
- Competing in the London Santa Dash for Great Ormond Street Hospital
- VHR’s CEO Danny Brooks cycling across Australia in aid of the Steve Waugh Foundation
VHR is not just a recruitment agency, but a catalyst for changing careers and lives. We are prominent supporters and practitioners of ethical recruitment and are proud to give back to our community by supporting a range of charitable causes.
