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This would have been one tough run – I ran one way many years ago in a Marathon and it ended up being a DNF!

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THIRD LAP AROUND TASSIE – THIS TIME WITH  A RICKSHAW!

Many people have been asking me recently WHAT NEXT?

So here it is. The heading says it all – almost. The main difference is, that it will be solo, without the traditional support from my wife Jo. It will be a big challenge, I will have to carry all my supplies and look after myself all the way. It will test me. But I am looking forward to it. I will keep publishing all the details on my http://vlastislav.skvaril.googlepages.com

I have been very lucky to get a lot of support in obtaining the rickshaw. First of all it was Burnie Musical society who offered a loan of their rickshaw which was built for their musical „King and I.“ It was a generous offer, but the rickshaw was not strong enough for the trip. Luckily, a Victorian company Human Powered Vehicles was asked for an assistance by CanTeen staff and the Director Ben Goodall decided to built the frame with wheels as a sponsorship. He did a wonderful job with it and when ready for shipping, I was again lucky with Toll Shipping bringing it accross the water to Burnie free of charge. Our friend Jarek Sztendur picked it up from the factory and delivered it to the wharf. To complete the woodwork , I was again very lucky to have the necessary timber donated by Timberland in Burnie and then Rudi Winkler, a very experienced cabinetmaker, made the seat for it in a record time and a perfect quality. All I had to do was to buy some paint to finish it off. I am very gratefull to all of them, it would have cost me several thousands dollars to have it build otherwise. More about all of them will be published on my googlepages soon.

I plan to start the run on the 30th of January 2011 and will be the same route as this year on my push scooter. I expect to complete the 1,300 kms in about a month, the exact timetable will be worked out after I find out how far I could expect to get each day, considering the fact, that I have to organise my food during the day and set up a camp each night. I will also try to spend enough time in towns fundraising, so it might take even more than a month.

As always, every cent donated goes to CanTeen. That’s why I am now looking for a sponsor or sponsors to help with the cost of printing flyers, T shirts, camping fees as well as for solar pannels to charge batteries in my laptop, phone and camera. My estimate is that I will need around $1,000,

Personal costs including food I will cover from my own pockets.

As always, I will have an everydayhero page set up for donations little bit later. I will start raising money as soon as I receive an offical approval from CanTeen and have some donation tins available.

I will keep you all informed with any new development.

Thank you all for your support!

Vlastislav (Vlastik) Skvaril

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23
Feb

Telecom Tasmania Run – 1994

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12
Feb

Cradle Mountain Run – 1994

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Dear all,
I have an exciting news. Apart from a great grandad on a push scooter there will be a rider on a UNICYCLE during the Lap Around Tassie!
Please read about it in the attached information. This time it will be “Three Amigos” on the road. We hope for a great support from everyone as always. If you can, please pass this information onto others. The young Australians living with cancer deserve a lot of support and will be very gratefull for it.  As always, every cent donated goes to CanTeen. We are paying all expenses from own pockets. So please, be generous too!
Thank you.
“Three Amigos”, George, Vaclav and Vlastik
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/06/2706297.htm

A 70-year-old Tasmanian ultra-marathon athlete has finished his 3200 kilometre push-scooter ride from Darwin to Adelaide.

Vlastik Skvaril from Burnie took on the epic journey to raise money for the children’s cancer charities CanTeen and Camp Quality.

It has taken Mr Skvaril more than a month to scoot down the Stuart Highway.

He says the experience was very different to last year, when he jogged from Shark Bay in Western Australia to Byron Bay in New South Wales.

“It’s different because we covered a bit longer distances, so it was easier for overnight camping because most of the time we were able to get to some rest area or caravan park.”

“‘We averaged 80 kilometres, but I had a day when I did 140 kilometres in one day.

“It was thanks to the wind, not thanks to my fitness,” he said.

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6
Oct

Ross to Richmond 100km – 1993

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21
Aug

Hobart to Cygnet – Feb 93

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21
Aug

Launceston to Hobart – 1993

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